New reverse retro Capitals jersey is straight fire

The Washington Capitals and the NHL finally revealed their new reverse retro jerseys. Of course the Caps one is straight fire and the best in the league. I’m not just saying that as a Capitals fan either. The Screaming Eagle is iconic and all the merchandise should sell out fast.

After the success of the 2020 launch, Adidas and the NHL once again collaborated with teams to design new reverse retro jerseys calling back to unique and historic moments for each club’s history.

This year’s model is reminiscent of the Capitals jerseys introduced in 1995 which feature a blue, black, and bronze color scheme and the Capitol dome building on the shoulder. This color scheme was first introduced by the Caps on June 22, 1995.

This design is a marriage of the Caps first ever third jersey which became the road jersey in 2000. That alternate had a blue background for the color scheme. It’s the original rebrand from the team’s jerseys with the screaming eagle.

This season marks the first season the primarily black jersey will have the screaming eagle with a dimensional cresting treatment on it.

Back in 2020 the screaming eagle was introduced with a red, white and blue color scheme in the first edition of the reverse retro jersey.

The screaming eagle preying in the downward direction is meant to evoke the energy, power and speed of an eagle which was selected as the national bird of the United States. The shoulder patch will feature the Capital building in front of two crossed hockey sticks. The logo was completed with two stars in the background and a hockey puck nested between the blades of the sticks.

The neckline of this year’s reverse retro jersey is a homage to Alex Ovechkin’s rookie year with the year 2005 written on it. It also features symmetrical striping and a custom unconventional player name and number font system with new colors, Capital blue and metallic copper.

The game dates the jersey will be worn include:

Nov. 5 vs. Arizona Coyotes

Nov. 25 vs. Calgary Flames

Dec. 9 vs. Seattle Kraken

Dec. 23 vs. Winnipeg Jets

Dec. 31 vs. Montreal Canadiens

Jan. 3 vs. Buffalo Sabres

Jan. 14 vs. Philadelphia Flyers

That’s seven total dates which is an upgrade from just four dates worn during the last launch of the reverse retro. These things are a beauty and will be one of the hottest items in the DMV this holiday season.

It’s going to look so cool seeing the players take the ice in these slick new threads. I think while we rock the red mostly we’ll be rocking the black just as much too.