The Montreal Canadiens’ new Hometown Remix look is set to hit the ice tonight, and the goalies are getting in on the rollout too with fresh masks to match.
Fanatics unveiled the jerseys on Monday, and Montreal’s version was pretty close to the leaked design that surfaced last week. The one notable tweak: the numbers are solid red instead of white with a red outline. That change should make them easier to spot on TV, in the upper reaches of the Bell Centre, and from the press gallery.
Reaction to the jersey has already split the fan base. Some see too much white and take issue with the Habs logo not being red, while others like the cleaner, sharper look. The real verdict, though, will come once the team wears them on the ice.
Jacob Fowler’s mask keeps the American netminder’s Iron Man theme, but it adds more Montreal flavor this time around. One side features the Montreal skyline, the other the Olympic Stadium, and both sides include his “Gator” nickname.
The backplate brings in the Quebec license plate and the “Lights will guide you home” lyrics, along with the symbols from the Montreal City flag, which also show up on the jersey. The end result is a clean, classic design.
Jakub Dobes will also have a new lid for the Hometown Remix nights, and he should get a game in it later this season since Montreal is scheduled to wear the jerseys 10 times. Dobes is keeping the Game of Thrones font for the “Doby” nickname on the front, with Ghost, Jon Snow’ wolf, still part of the design.
The sides include icicles, the Canadiens’ logo as it appears on the new jersey, and symbols from the town’s flag. There’s a Fleur-de-lis on one side and on the backplate, along with the usual “Ole Ole Ole”.
The other side carries a fir tree.
It should be interesting to see how the crowd reacts tonight, and how many fans show up wearing the new jersey. The Canadiens have had plenty of Heritage Classic jerseys in the stands over the last few weeks, but this new design will have to prove whether it can match that kind of popularity.
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