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A hockey jersey, traditionally called a '''sweater''', is a piece of Clothing worn by Hockey players to cover the upper part of their bodies. Hockey sweaters today are typically made out of tough synthetic materials like Polyester to help wick away moisture and keep players dry. It is usually Decorated with the Team 's Logo on the front, the player's Last Name on the upper back (with the first initial in cases of teammates with the same family name), and a designated number below, from 1 to 99 (in the NHL , 98 is the highest allowed number because the league retired 99 for all teams to honour Wayne Gretzky ). A team Captain will have an uppercase "C" above and right of the team logo, and up to two other players, designated alternate captains, will have an uppercase "A." Jerseys worn in Europe an leagues and tournaments are adorned with ads, a concept borrowed from Football jerseys. NHL teams sell replica sweaters of their famous players at their stadiums, as well as through sports Memorabilia stores. The cultural impact of the hockey jersey in Canada is encapsulated by the short story '' The Hockey Sweater '' by Roch Carrier . In it, a young hockey fan orders a Montreal Canadiens sweater from the Eatons catalogue, but receives a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater instead, much to his embarrassment and the derision of his friends. It was later made into a short film, and a quote from it appears on the Canadian five dollar bill. From 1971 until 2003, NHL players wore their white team jerseys at home games and colored ones on the road. This was reversed starting in 2003. The change was mainly a result of the league's implementation of Third, "alternate" Jerseys in the '90s, mainly to profit from sales of replica versions. The alternate jerseys were often worn by teams at selected home games to showcase them to fans, but because most versions were colored, the visiting team would be required to wear their white jerseys to provide contrast on the ice. The haphazard nature of when home teams would decide to wear their alternate jerseys forced all teams to often bring their white jerseys on road trips along with their colored ones, and the NHL eventually had all road teams wear their white jerseys in order to keep the jersey protocol consistent. |
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