The Buffalo Sabres’ new Hometown Remix jersey comes with a hidden nod to the city’s electric past, and the detail behind it comes straight from the designer who helped shape the look.
Buffalo native Eric Bodamer, who recently left Fanatics for a role with Augusta National Golf Club, handled one final project before making the move: the Sabres’ latest alternate sweater. The NHL unveiled the design Monday morning, and the reaction online was mostly positive.
Bodamer later pointed out the inspiration behind the numbers and nameplate. “Fun Fact: The number and name font is inspired by typography found on the boiler plates of the original turbines in Niagara Falls,” Bodamer wrote on Twitter/X. “Built by Westinghouse with Nikolai Tesla patents for his polyphase alternating current (AC) system.”
That detail fits neatly with the jersey’s broader theme. Buffalo has long been tied to nicknames like the City of Light and the Electric City, a reference to the area’s role in the growth of electricity through Niagara Falls in the early 1900s and its famous showcase during the Pan-American Exposition in 1901.
The Sabres leaned hard into that identity with the new uniform. The team described the jersey as a blend of Buffalo’s energy and the franchise’s own blue-and-gold look, with the familiar Goathead concept worked into the design. That part may have given some fans pause at first, since the Goathead is already attached to the club’s red-and-black third jersey, but the finished product appears to have won plenty of people over.
The details stand out. The shoulder patches feature electrified swords, and the team’s “B” logo is paired with an electrified sabre.
The sleeves carry debossed lightning bolts and stars, while the gold and white striping is set off by deep royal blue. The Sabres’ own description called the front-facing Buffalo logo bold, with a red eye and metallic gold lurex outline meant to give it extra pop.
“If Buffalo is the City of Light, then the Sabres are the spark of blue and gold. The raw energy that brings the city to life each week.
Hometown Remix honors the electric vibe of our city, in more ways than one. Front and center is our bold Buffalo featuring a red eye (don't mess with us) and metallic gold lurex outline that pops for maximum visual energy.
On the shoulder, you'll find the team's 'B' logo intertwined with an electrified sabre. The sleeves continue the theme with meticulously debossed lightning bolts and stars.
The gold and white stripes are accentuated by the deep royal blue, making this a seriously striking and collectible Hometown Remix. Sabres fans, this has your power and resilience written all over it.”
Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News reported that about 100 people lined up at the Sabres Store on Monday to be among the first to buy the sweater.
The team will wear the Hometown Remix jersey eight times during the 2026-27 season, starting Wednesday night against the Ottawa Senators. The full schedule includes seven home dates and one road game: Nov. 4 against Ottawa, Nov. 25 against the New York Rangers, Dec. 18 against the Montreal Canadiens, Dec. 28 against the Detroit Red Wings, Jan. 16 against the Nashville Predators, Jan. 20 on the road against the New York Islanders, and Feb. 26 against Ottawa.
Between the standard uniforms, the Goathead third jersey and now this release, the Sabres may have one of the strongest sweater collections in the league.
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