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Could The Boston Bruins ‘Pooh Bear’ Return?
Are the Boston Bruins ‘Pooh Bear’ jerseys making a comeback next season?
According to Icethetics, NHL teams could be announcing fourth jerseys next season that will have a ‘Reverse Retro’ look to it. The jerseys will take former uniform styles and logos from a team’s past and then reverse the base color. Icethetics recently revealed the reverse retro jerseys that the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Ducks could sport soon.
More 4th jersey leaks? Here’s what to expect for the @GoldenKnights and @AnaheimDucks when the Reverse Retro series becomes official. Details on the blog.https://t.co/btEIDG89P7
— icethetics (@icethetics) October 21, 2020
BREAKING: The @Penguins and @NHLFlyers upcoming Reverse Retro jerseys have been leaked by an eBay seller. Lots of photos and details on the blog right now! #Pens #Flyers
BLOG: https://t.co/8pGHJDiFM2
— icethetics (@icethetics) October 19, 2020
Those uni leaks have caused a social media movement to bring back a reverse retro style of the third jerseys the Boston Bruins wore from the 1995-96 to 2005-06 seasons. The jerseys became known as the ‘Pooh Bear’ jerseys because of the bear logo resembling Winnie The Pooh and also because of the Bruins’ less than exciting and far from fierce hockey played during that forgettable era of Boston Bruins hockey.
There has been a growing counter-movement though to honor the days when Boston Bruins team President Cam Neely and General Manager Don Sweeney helped make the Bruins a perennial playoff contender that prided itself on old-time hockey. CBS hockey writer Pete Blackburn concocted reverse retro designs for both eras on Twitter.
And…THE REVERSE 80s pic.twitter.com/faGfVcsn39
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 22, 2020
Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk recently told NHL Network host Jamison Coyle he’d prefer the original ‘Pooh Bear’ jerseys after signing his new four-year contract with the Bruins worth $14.7 million.
“I haven’t heard anything but I feel like with that one [pooh bear] especially, people either love it or they hate it, I think it’s pretty cool to be honest, it’s got that unique yellow look, and I’m sure not everyone is a fan of it but, I certainly am. I wonder if they could maybe put their own spin on it,” Grzelcyk told Coyle.
https://twitter.com/JamisonCoyle/status/1318718487506882561
For the sake of humanity and our eyes, here’s hoping Neely makes sure they go with the uniforms he wore in his prime!