Unveiled: The Shocking Best and Worst NHL Jerseys Every Fan Never Expected
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Best: 2007-10
Nothing against Stinger, the Blue Jackets’ human-sized bug mascot, but his lime green-ness has no place on an NHL sweater, especially a crisp red, white and blue classic. In 2004, Stinger was removed as a shoulder patch, a good first step. In 2007, the Jackets left behind their original “CBJ” kit with a lime green stick jutting through the middle.
Rostislav Klesla and Andrew Cassels, while playing for the Blue Jackets in 2002. (Elsa / NHLI via Getty Images)
Worst: 2000-03
We should start by thanking original GM Doug MacLean, because if it weren’t for him — gasp! barf! — the franchise’s first sweater would have had a green bug for the primary logo. Appalling. These first-year sweaters hold up well as a retro “oh my God, they wore that” look, but they couldn’t have moved on from them soon enough. — Aaron Portzline
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