The NHL’s Hometown Remix rollout gave every team a fresh stage on Monday, and the Dallas Stars’ entry immediately drew a mixed reaction. The club went with a white sweater, a departure from the all-black look of previous alternate jerseys, and paired it with black sleeves and a return to the neon green that has shown up in several other Stars designs.
That choice didn’t land especially well with Sportsnet. In the outlet’s ranking of all 32 Hometown Remix jerseys, Dallas came in 29th overall, with the critique centered on the team’s continued use of neon green. For some observers, that color has already been used enough in past releases to feel repetitive.
The white base itself stood out too, since only four other teams made that same call: the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, and Central Division rival Colorado Avalanche. It was a notable shift for a franchise that has long leaned on black and green, colors tied to its Minnesota roots.
Even with the Stars having been in Texas for more than 30 years, the green and yellow look from their North Stars era has not been revisited often. That visual history has largely been carried forward by the Minnesota Wild, who have incorporated pieces of the North Stars identity into their own uniforms.
The Stars’ own social post on the jersey release summed up the design with the line: “D𝐚𝐥𝐥as in the details. pic.twitter.com/psH2rsQJW1”
Sportsnet’s low ranking doesn’t erase the fact that Dallas has had strong jersey history. The team had great sweaters when it moved in 1993, and the star-layout jerseys from the 1999 Stanley Cup run remain one of the franchise’s most recognizable looks. The club’s reverse retros in 2000-21 and 2022-23 were also described as standout designs.
Still, the latest release follows a familiar pattern for the Stars: not as loud or colorful as many of the league’s other Hometown Remix looks, but built around neon green all the same. Fans in Dallas will likely buy in regardless. For everyone else, the design may be a tougher sell.