New Decals on Player Helmets

New season, new helmet decals. This year's helmets feature the new(ish) wordmark on the back. The white helmet still has the primary logo and stylized numerals from the white jersey. The home helmet is green with the 3rd jersey wordmark and wheat block numerals.

The Changes Are Here

On Saturday, January 30th, 2010, I told you all of some possible changes to the Wild's uniforms. Well, preseason hockey has begun, and those changes have indeed taken place. The first thing I said was that the Wild would be wearing different pants. Actually, they would just wear the alternate, stripe-less pants full time. And I was correct.



Here are last year's pants for comparison:


I also spoke of possible changes to the road jersey. And changes have been made. The old shoulder patches have been removed. They have been replaced with an odd rectangular patch with the new wordmark inside.




I think they look awful. I don't mind the wordmark itself, but the rectangular patch is bad. Perhaps they are preparing for an all-new road jersey? One can only hope.

The original Wild wordmark has now been completely phased out. Say good-bye to the first Wild logo ever...


And finally, it appears the 10th Anniversary patch is only being worn on the alternate jerseys. Darn, I wanted to see it on all 3.


So, there you have it. That is basically your uniform season preview.

Changes Coming Next Year?

According to several different sources, the Wild may be making a few uniform changes next season. The pants the Wild wear may be different. Minnesota currently has two different pants, the lighter green with the red and gold stripes, and the darker green, worn with the 3rd jerseys. All sources indicate a change to the darker green pants full time. Also, there is some speculation about a possible new road uniform, but nothing is official yet. Hopefully we get a lot of concepts for a new road jersey!