The NHL Lockoout and shortened 2013 season brings significant changes to the Washington Capitals' inventory this season.
The Caps are one of only two NHL teams (the Toronto Maple Leafs are the other) to sport a white Third jersey. The Caps' throwback jersey will be worn seven times this abbreviated schedule, all seven on the road.
Consequently, the Caps will wear two sets of home red jerseys during the 48-game regular season, but only one set of road white and one set of Thirds because both jerseys are white.
The Set Dates:
Red Set 1: January 22, 2013 – March 17, 2013
White Set 1: January 19, 2013 – April 9, 2013
Red Set 2: March 26, 2013 – April 27, 2013
Third Set 1: March 16, 19, 21, 22, 24, April 18 and 20
If the Caps qualify for the playoffs, they are expected to wear Red Set 2 and White Set 1 jerseys. Of course wearing only one set of whites over a 48-game season might necessitate some players to need a second road white jersey. That could happen on a player-by-player basis.
By the way, Caps game-worn jersey collectors are among the most loyal and rabid band of collectors. Each season we find the number of Caps' collectors growing and growing. The Northern Virginia Game-Worn Jersey Expo, scheduled this year for March 30 in Sterling, Va., is one of the most popular and successful area shows in the United States.
And during the previous two seasons, the Caps-MGG Program created a special Verizon Center set of game-worn jerseys that MGG sold in the Team Store during a regular-season home game. That idea is being contemplated again..
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