Philadelphia Flyers unveil ‘gold’ jerseys for 50th anniversary

Claude Giroux in the new Flyers 50th anniversary jersey. (Courtesy flyers.nhl.com)

As the NHL enters its 100th anniversary season, 2016-17 also marks the 50-year anniversary of expansion from the Original Six to 12 teams.

The Flyers are one of those six teams celebrating their 50th season and to do so, they’ll use a special jersey this season. The new design was unveiled Wednesday and what better way to celebrate the traditional ‘Golden Anniversary’ than to trim the jersey with that colour?

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The Flyers will wear these jerseys 12 times in 2016-17:

– Oct. 20, the home opener against the Anaheim Ducks.
– Nov. 2 against the Detroit Red Wings
– Nov. 19 against the Tampa Bay Lightning
– Nov. 25 against the New York Rangers
– Dec. 3 against the Chicago Blackhawks
– Dec. 10 against the Dallas Stars
– Dec. 21 against the Washington Capitals
– Jan. 7 against the Tampa Bay Lightning
– Jan. 21 against the New Jersey Devils
– Feb. 2 against the Montreal Canadiens
– Feb. 4 against the Los Angeles Kings
– Feb. 11 against the San Jose Sharks

Now, the fact Philadelphia’s biggest rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins, also feature gold in their colour scheme, this new jersey design was predictably met with derision online.

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