The Edmonton Oilers’ next jersey looks like it has already made the leap from tease to leak.
The club has not announced an official reveal date yet, but a design shared online Tuesday appears to show the new uniform the Oilers are preparing for the NHL’s Hometown Remix program. All 32 teams are getting new sweaters this season, with each one meant to capture something distinct about its city.
For Edmonton, the long-rumored look has pointed toward a black jersey with orange and grey accents, styled to echo the Team North America jersey from the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. That idea looked even more plausible earlier this month when Oilers players wore Hometown Remix gear in practice, including a recoloured logo that replaced the blue and white with black and grey.
The leaked version that surfaced on social media - posted by X user Jersey Nerds and presented as Edmonton’s final design - leans fully into the darker palette. With Halloween close, the timing gives the whole thing an especially fitting feel.
There was reason to take a closer look at the leak, too. While a post from an account called Jersey Nerds might normally raise eyebrows, the design was backed up by Icethetics, a source that has become the standard-bearer for NHL uniform reporting.
“Great work here! I can corroborate these. Not all details align with info I have, but generally they’re on target.”
Edmonton itself had already started building toward the reveal with a coded teaser released last week. Once decoded, the message read “Oil Country After Midnight,” which again pointed straight toward a darker uniform.
If the leak proves accurate, it will mark a first for the franchise: the Oilers have never worn a black NHL jersey in their 47-year history.
The exact rollout is still unclear, but other teams across the league have suggested these new uniforms could be used as many as five times this season.
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