The Washington Capitals unveiled their new reverse retro jersey design as well as the dates for when they’re wearing them. There will also be some all arena giveaways for four nights.
Here are the giveaway dates and what they are:
Nov. 25 vs. Calgary – Reverse Retro T shirt
Dec. 9 vs. Seattle – Reverse Retro snapback courtesy of Capital One
Jan. 3 vs. Buffalo – Reverse Retro pennant
Jan. 14 vs. Philadelphia – Reverse Retro jersey rally towel presented by Caesars
Additionally the Capitals brand creative through arena game presentation, digital channels and more will feature a throwback theme in honor of the jerseys.
The distinct color pallet of the uniform is paired with 90’s and earl 2000’s tech inspired design trends. Sepia tones, foils, half tone dots, and plastic textures are influenced by the gadget culture of the time, now seen through a modern lens.
As part of the jersey unveil, the Caps also launched an influencer campaign featuring apparel and related throwback items including a bucket hat, fanny pack, 90s cassette speaker that scans to a 90s playlist made by the Capitals, retro doozies, a paper fortune teller, and 90s goodies including a slap bracelet, tape gum, fun dip and scrunchies.
The influencer kits also feature a QR code for the recipient to scan and select one of the reverse retro games to attend. They’ll wear them for seven games.
The reverse retro 2022 ADIZERO jerseys are authentic NHL jerseys made with Adidas innovation Primegreen: a series of high performance materials containing an minimum of 50 percent recycled content.
Each NHL team will wear the Adidas reverse retro ADIZERO authentic jersey in multiple games this season including doing special head to head matchups beginning Nov. 2nd and continuing into early 2023.
Soon the Capitals will announce details surrounding a Rock the Retro Concert presented by FTX at the 9:30 Club to celebrate the jersey.
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The Caps reverse retro jersey will be available exclusively at the Capital One Arena and MedStar Capitals Iceplex team stores starting Nov. 15 as well as online at shop.monumentalsportsnetwork.com and NHLshop.com. Further specifics on what kind of inventory will be available and other details will be announced soon.
To be the first to receive merchandise sales information, sign up at WashCaps.com/retroretail and visit WashCaps.com/reverseretro for additional details on the jersey.