NHL 4 Nations Face-Off uniforms -- and what each represents - ESPN
When the USA faces Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Feb. 15, it will be the long-awaited first NHL clash between a generation of stars representing their nations.
Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews. Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon vs. Jack and Quinn Hughes. It's an incredible moment for hockey — and it's going to look incredible, too.
The jerseys for the 4 Nations Face-Off were officially released on Friday, giving fans their best look at the sweaters yet. That included the blue USA jerseys and the red Canadians sweaters that will fill the Bell Centre with vibrant colors for their highly anticipated «best-on-best» showdown.
«We wanted to make sure that for a 10-day tournament, the machinations of the colors would work against each other because we were only going to do one set of uniforms for each nation,» said Brian Jennings, NHL chief branding officer and senior executive vice president.
The 4 Nations Face-Off jerseys, which went on sale to the public on Friday, are a collaboration between the NHL, NHLPA and Fanatics, the official outfitter of the NHL's on-ice uniforms.
«The guys had the opportunity to see some prototypes before we went to mass production. The feedback that we've received after they've had a chance to put them on for various marketing promotional activities has been extraordinarily positive,» said Rob Zepp, NHLPA senior director for international strategy & growth. «Obviously they're excited to put these jerseys on, some of them for the first time on this grand of a stage.»
The 4 Nations Face-Off is a round-robin tournament scheduled for Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston. It's the first «best-on-best» tournament for NHL players since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and a tune-up for their return to the