The story behind the Anaheim Ducks' new 30th anniversary jersey - ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — NHL draft watch parties are a chance for fans to get together and celebrate the player their team just chose with the hopes that the player can be part of a brighter future.

And for the fans who attended the Anaheim Ducks watch party at Honda Center, they got a chance to watch Örebro HK star center Leo Carlsson be both a part of their past and their future.

Carlsson, whom the Ducks selected with the No. 2 pick of the NHL draft on Wednesday, had his holographic image projected to the fans at Honda Center while wearing the sweater of his new team

But he wasn't just wearing any sweater. The Ducks chose this moment to unveil their 30th anniversary sweater. The Ducks will wear the third sweater at their home-opening game, home games against division rivals and select road games.

«We have such a unique history with our team. It is important to take a look back and dig deep to the origins of our history and how that ladders up to the present day,» Ducks vice president of marketing Merit Tully told ESPN. «We have popular marks throughout our history. We've tried to use a number of them and with this jersey, it's a new and unique way to incorporate what has been a popular mark over time.»

Like the team's first road sweater, the 30th anniversary sweater will be plum with jade, silver, plum and white stripes at the elbow. The center of the sweater features a large circle that has «ANAHEIM DUCKS» in block white lettering, with a slightly more aggressive version of the face of Wild Wing, the famed Ducks mascot in a white hockey mask whose visage is one of the most familiar in team history.

Underneath Wild Wing's face lies one of the subtle details of the sweater, with the Ducks electing to use their «D» logo as a