NHL Hometown Remix Jerseys: The Design Stories Behind the New Looks
On 2 November 2026 the NHL and Fanatics unveiled Hometown Remix, a special edition uniform for all 32 teams. According to NHL.com's team-by-team design notes, each jersey was built around the fans, landmarks and local culture of its city, so instead of one league-wide template you get 32 different stories stitched into the details.
Below are the design stories behind nine of the new looks, with the fan-style Hometown Remix jerseys we carry for each. The design notes come from the NHL's own descriptions; the jerseys linked here are our fan-style versions, not on-ice uniforms. For every other team, browse our hockey jerseys collection.
What makes a Hometown Remix jersey different?
Hockey already has alternate, Reverse Retro and outdoor-game jerseys. Hometown Remix is different because the theme is the city rather than the team's own uniform history. Some teams went retro (the Islanders' Fisherman, the Kings' purple), some went graphic (the Penguins' pop art, the Stars' neon), and some changed colour completely (the Bruins' brown). Most of the best details are small: hem patterns, debossed sleeves and patches that only make sense if you know the town.
The design stories, team by team
Pittsburgh Penguins: pop art for a Warhol city
NHL.com describes this one as "pure pop-art energy": the skating penguin gets halftone dots and offset colour like a 1960s screen print, and the back numbers get the same treatment. The shoulder patches carry an igloo for the team's old arena and a triangle for the Three Rivers, and the hem uses colours for Pittsburgh's neighbourhoods.
Why it works: it reads as a Penguins jersey from across the arena, but the close-up details reward the fan who knows the city.
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Boston Bruins: the varsity sweater
Boston went all brown, a nod to the club's inaugural season, and styled it like a college varsity sweater. The arched "BRUINS" wordmark borrows from campus lettering, the sleeve and hem stripes follow the same collegiate look, and a brick pattern on the hem points to the Freedom Trail.
It is the most radical colour change in the set for an Original Six team, which is exactly why it gets talked about.
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Los Angeles Kings: purple, gold and Hollywood
For their 60th season the Kings went back to royal purple. The crest uses a Hollywood-inspired serif with a crown outline and pinstripe detailing, palm trees are debossed into the sleeves, and six diamonds inside the jersey stand for six decades of Kings hockey.
Fans who grew up on the purple-and-gold era will recognise the palette straight away.
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Toronto Maple Leafs: a century of the leaf
Toronto marks 100 years of Maple Leafs history with a pared-back cream sweater. The crest remixes the original leaf logo with tonal vein details above an arched Toronto wordmark, the vein pattern is debossed into the stripes and numbers, and "Toronto Forever" runs along the hem with leaf logos from across the club's history.
It is the quietest design on this list, and the one most likely to look right for years.
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Detroit Red Wings: Hockeytown on the chest
Detroit put its nickname front and centre: "Hockeytown" runs across the chest above the winged wheel, with bold sleeve striping. Inside the hem is a purple octopus, a nod to the famous Detroit tradition of throwing an octopus on the ice.
It keeps the classic red-and-white look that Red Wings fans expect, so it is an easy first Remix for a traditionalist.
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New York Islanders: the Fisherman returns
The cult-classic Fisherman look is back in a cleaner form. The crest pulls from the retro fisherman mark, wavy sleeve stripes echo the Atlantic, the shoulder patches update the lighthouse logo with LI and NY, and the name and number font includes subtle fishing-hook details.
Few uniforms split opinion like the original Fisherman did in the 1990s, so seeing it remixed is a talking point on its own. This one is shown with Mathew Barzal's #13.
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Florida Panthers: a South Florida sunrise
Florida leaned into "tropical sunrise colors" and postcard energy. The front crest is a remix of the throwback Panthers shoulder-patch logo, styled like a graphic beach tee, and the sleeves continue a '90s sunrise pattern.
It is the boldest colour story in this group, built for a team that plays where winter means sunshine. Shown here with Matthew Tkachuk's #19.
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Washington Capitals: monumental
Washington's crest puts the Capitol dome together with stars, sticks and the Statue of Freedom. The sleeves and shoulder yoke carry a sublimated marble texture inspired by the city's monuments, the numbers borrow from etched monument lettering, the screaming eagle returns on the shoulders and cherry blossoms decorate the hem.
It is the most detailed jersey in the set, so it is worth seeing up close.
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Dallas Stars: neon skyline
Dallas celebrates its lit-up skyline. The crest texture is inspired by the city at night, the Dallas wordmark on the hem has a linear neon look, and black and green pop out of a white base.
If you want a Remix that looks modern rather than retro, this is the clearest example.
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Which Hometown Remix should you pick?
- Want something you can wear for years? The cream Maple Leafs or the red Red Wings stay closest to tradition.
- Want the conversation starter? The brown Bruins, coral Panthers or Fisherman Islanders.
- Want the most detail? The Capitals and Penguins reward a close look.
Hometown Remix jerseys also make a strong holiday gift for a fan who already owns the home sweater. If you plan to hang one on the wall, see our guide on how to frame a jersey.