The Third Jersey is used in the National Hockey League as an alternate design for the previously established other two jerseys, the home and away outfits.
In the National Hockey League, each team has its own distinctive jersey design. Prior to 1995, each team only had two jerseys, the home jersey (typically the team's logo on a light colored background) and the away jersey (the same logo on a darker background). With the introduction of the Third Jersey teams were allowed to use a completely new jersey with a re-designed logo and layout.
Introduction
Usage
Once a team has been granted permission by the league to use their new design, they are allocated ten to fifteen games during the season in which they may use their Third Jersey. They may continue to use the Third Jersey in subsequent years as well. This alternate design allowed the team's appearance to flirt with radical designs which have occasionally gone on to become the new looks for some of the participating teams.Chronology
Several teams have had multiple designs of their Third Jersey.
