Team Canada’s Olympic hockey jersey scores mixed reviews

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Less than three months before the puck drops, the Team Canada uniform has been unveiled for the Winter Olympics, also known as Milan-Cortina 2026.

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Hockey Canada has shared its newest jerseys, which come in two versions – a traditional white and red jersey, as well as a modern red and black jersey.

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“Every stitch reflects our resilience, pride and belonging, forged by time and pressure,” Hockey Canada wrote in its report. post on social networks with close-up captions describing the equipment as “a symbol forged in ice.”

The ridges of maple leaves—red on white tips and black on red—are meant to resemble an “unbreakable diamond.” Hockey Canada said“reflecting the unassailable nature” of the gemstone and “its ability to withstand enormous pressure.”

If you want to shine bright like a diamond, replica jerseys are now sold on the Hockey Canada website and a portion of the proceeds from all jersey sales will be reinvested into winter sports across the country.

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Hockey Canada asked what people thought about Team Canada's hockey look, and fans were quick to give their opinions.

The red and white jerseys received praise from many, with one person calling them “modestly handsome” and another noting that they look “pretty cool.”

On the other hand, the black and red jerseys were not winners.

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“We don't need a black sheet,” one user wrote, while another added: “I don't understand their obsession with using black.”

A third person commented: “On the third, alternative FINE jersey but on the regular red home jersey I just don't get it.”

A fourth added sarcastically: “I must have forgotten the part where Canada's colors are red, white and black. I also must have forgotten that the maple leaf is black.”

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There were others who preferred the 4 Nations jerseys, with one person chiming in to say that “nothing compares to the 2010 jersey design.”

However, we can all agree with this commenter: “They would look great with gold on the collar.”

Six members of Team Canada have already been announced: Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Cale Makar, Sam Reinhart, Nathan MacKinnon and Brayden Point, all of whom posed in black and red jerseys.

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With the exception of Crosby, who played for Team Canada at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, all five will make their Olympic debuts as NHL players return to the Olympics for the first time since the Sochi Games.

The rest of the lineup will be announced in January.

Canadian women will start the game on February 5 against Finland.

In a week, the Canadian men will take to the ice against the Czechs, and the Canadian Paralympic team will take to the start line. March 7.

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