TOP 10: Best NHL Jerseys with ZERO WINS
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
- This is a no-win situation.
Can a jersey design ever affect the outcome of a hockey game? Seems unlikely. But over the years, the NHL has seen a handful of great jerseys never worn in a winning effort.
From Stadium Series defeats to Reverse Retro flops and a few others in between, let’s countdown the best of the losers-10 jerseys that never picked up a W.
▪️ CHAPTERS ▪️
00:00 - The “Goathead” Revival
02:30 - Intro
03:32 - Number 10
04:34 - Number 9
05:36 - Number 8
06:54 - Number 7
07:56 - Number 6
08:50 - Number 5
09:46 - Number 4
10:57 - Number 3
12:30 - Number 2
13:48 - Number 1
This video showcases best NHL jerseys that lost every game in which they were worn.
Featured teams include the Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, and Washington Capitals.
Referenced in this video is my NHL Uniform Tracker, which contains jersey matchup data going back to the 1991-92 season. If you’d like to take a look, here’s a link to my Google Sheets document: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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The Goathead name really only came about from older fans who were mad about the move away from the original blue and gold and the classic crest, meant to be derisive. But those of us who grew up with the black and red embraced the name and made it our own!
I do like that part of the story. Make it your own!
But then the Sabers went back to the blue and gold but with the Buffaslug on the front. Not for nothing, I loved the Buffaslug.
They’ve been wearing the black jerseys and walking out to “machine head” again
I love how niche this top 10 is. Would love to see more like this in the future!
Definitely more to come!
I always liked the Sprite Can Canucks RR, however, they got it even better with their 2nd RR. Also the Millionaire’s Canucks was great and wish it would come back.
I always hated when a team would always lose in a nice uniform and then it never comes back 😅
It's been in maybe 2 or 3 games this season, but I wish they'd wear the Johnny Canuck ones' more as well. Def agree on the Millionaire's tho
15:15 "a great design is a great design, even when it's a loser" is what my parents say about me at family gatherings
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Genius idea, Chris! I love this--reminds of those magnificent Phillies all-burgundy unis subject only to historic blowouts 40 years apart.
basically the reason why it was called goathead in the first place was because of the little curved triangle underneath the buffalo’s chin was reminiscent of a goats long hair chin. it was used as a term to insult the logo from OG blue gold sabre fans but soon turned into a respected term as the “goat” of all sabre jerseys because of its unique style, angry face and amazing color scheme. not to mention some of the best (“goated” if u will) sabre players wore that jersey. its a double meaning of G.O.A.T. and the billy goat chin hair. awesome logo and jersey. my personal favourite of all time.
This is a very unique video idea
The quality of the content on this channel is insane
Man, I forgot about the Blues WC vs. Preds Stadium, a match made in EA Sports haha. Hope more teams do that kind of thing again soon.
My top 3 are Ducks Wild Wing (wish it was worn more, or at least brought back again), Blues red (it fit the Reverse Retro theme to a T, and it looked solid, I will defend it as long as I'm breathing), and Vegas WC (probable bias cause I saw it in person lol). Canucks Sprite and Kraken Ironmen were also very nice looking on the ice.
Surprised you didn't include Edmonton's throwback from '06, but understandable considering they've went back to it full time twice since then.
Yeah, exactly. The Oilers showing up on that filter was a little misleading because it was effectively a return to a previous jersey at that point in time. It just has to do with how I categorize jerseys in that document. And I thought about mentioning the Calgary HC and Vegas WC from this year, but I figured it wouldn’t be fair since the season isn’t over yet. They could conceivably wear them again and win. Might have to revisit this list in a few years.
Finally. Someone else that also liked the red Reverse Retro. I want to shake your hand.
As a sharks fan I love that RR 1.0 jersey on me in the stands but they were hard to read the names and numbers on the ice.
We also call the previous stealth ones bad luck as well
I knew there were other jersey nerds with crazy spreadsheets out there!😅
I have a document with every Adidas & Reebok NHL jersey, colouring every jersey I currently own.
Great video, as always!
Thanks for watching!
Penguins fan here, and these 2019 Stadium jerseys are among my favorites. And Kris Letang seems to agree with me. When asked about what jersey he could bring back, he picked that one.
Thank you for the ever amazing content, Chris. I would love to see more of these countdowns. Plenty of jerseys on here that I didn't know were winless.
Thanks for watching!
I remember reading an academic paper about sport psychology, and how more “aggressive” colours have a higher winning percentage, colours like red and black. Something about how the colours might have a psychological effect on both teams, scaring the one, but emboldening the team wearing it.
Of course, this was a paper from like, the 80s or 90s, but it is interesting
I’ll have to check my tracker to see if there’s any statistical significance for red and black jerseys over other colors.
I can’t begin to describe just how much I love that spreadsheet lol
The goathead Logo is beautiful
I appreciated the injection of puns at the end. Very nice Chris!
Goated hockey channel, idk how you keep quality of videos so consistently high
Also as a Preds fan - lol that the sMAsHvILLE jersey never got a win. Fans still wear it around town at least!
@@kennybryan3588 I love that Smashville uniform. I think they should do a couple of “Smashville” Nights a year with that uniform and have the whole arena experience centered around local Nashville food and music.
Goated or Goat-head?
This my typa content right here
Glad you enjoyed it!
That 2023 Capitals Jersey is the only Jersey Ovechkin never played in, and Tom Wilson scored both goals.
More fun facts!
Icethetics, thank you for always attributing your sources for photos. It’s easy for other content creators to only do so for video, but you are a man of detail and it’s always appreciated!
I appreciate the musical touch for that number 5 jersey
The most expected coming back uniform was definitely the Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks 20th Anniversary on 13th October 2013. They used the Reebok Edge jersey only once but won a beautiful 1-4 game against the Senators.
These videos are always so good. Great content, thank you!
Thanks for the kind words!
What a fascinating idea for a video! I think the idea of a uniform being cursed is really interesting. Sad to see my Sharks so high.
Cool idea for a video. Is the Millionaires jersey the only recycled design since outdoor games began? There are some vintage throwbacks but I can't think of one that a team had already been using within the previous couple seasons.
Weirdly, that wasn’t the only time. Remember the orange throwback the Oilers wore in the 2016 Heritage Classic? It started as a third jersey the season before.
@@icethetics good call. The Oilers are a bit like the Bruins for me sometimes, feels like they've done every variation of the same basic elements so it's hard to keep track of when they first did it.
Keep up the great content man you’re so underrated!
Thanks so much!
I was there in attendance when the Ducks FINALLY wore the RR 1.0 at home, although we had a crappy season, it was cool looking on the ice.
Love that. It’s the sentiment that launched this video.
Did the Kings win a game in their RR1 uniforms? Can’t recall them winning in those. Those were my favorite uniforms in LA history.
Kings were 2-2-1 in those. Great colors! 🟣🟡
Thank you for sharing this sheet! I’ve tried looking up jersey records before and haven’t found what I’m looking for
…. Also Duck duck goose. I realized my comment looked bot like haha
😅 you’re very welcome!
Love this. Excited for the next one!
I want to explore the deepest darkest crevices of that spreadsheet!
As do I! 😅
Great video, Chris!!! Can't wait to see who the winners are in the next video!
I really liked the ombre style from the retro jersey (Sprite Can) from the Canucks. I wish they would have put them out in the official store I would have for sure gotten it. I think the Canucks should bring them back for the 2024 season, as they’re having the best season since forever. And, the millionaire jerseys were iconic too! 💙💚
Good stuff. #5 is my favorite. I have 3. I wish it was worn more than twice. Most teams wore their Reverse Retro more than twice.
There's so much potential in that running list... there have to be more statistical oddities in it!
I’m always keeping an eye out for them!
Really enjoyed the idea behind this video.
Happy to hear it!
The Caps portion of this video hurt me, lol 🙃
I have a feeling fans of any team featured here will be hurt. 😬
love every one of this dudes videos
Thanks for watching!
I really like the kraken reverse retro Jersey, I would love to see them
Bring it back in some form of a third jersey I'm sure they can turn things around and get some wins In those sweaters, much like the devils did with their heritage jerseys last season
Great idea/countdown
Thanks for watching!
Not hockey related but in 1979 the Phillies played a game wearing burgundy uniforms with white trim. They lost 10-5 to the Expos. Fast forward to 2019 and they decided to rock them again. Outcome? They lost to the Braves 15-7. I don't think we'll ever see them again. LOL
The sprite jerseys were sweet too.
As a Kraken fan, my first thought on clicking this video was “Oh cool, we’re doing THAT one…”
Haha, well it was a cool jersey... just a lot of bad game results. 😅
The jersey could be like the NBA:
-Primary logo jersey
-Secondary logo jersey
-History jersey 1
-History jersey 2
-History jersey 3
-City jersey
-Heritage jersey
They have three history jerseys and a heritage jersey?? I don’t think I’d be able to keep up with the NBA. 😅
@@icethetics Yup,i understand,but is boring to see teams uses all time same jersey
"For years, I have been the keeper of a very nerdy document."
Me, hearing the contents of the document: *awed silence* - *slow clap like in the movie Brubaker* - *legions of imagined nerdy extras join me for a deserved round of applause*
😂 well thank you
Cool idea for a video, and even better to require 2 or more games to qualify
Some don’t get why I get into logos and uni design so much, but I do
And nice to see others who also get into that
You’ve found the right channel!
The Sabres wore the Goathead jersey in their run to the Finals in 1999, so there must be some sort of magic behind the goathead
Maybe so!
WHAT AN INTRO 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Haha, my longest intro yet! But a good story, right?
I was at the Millionaires vs Red Wings game
Honestly the "Weagle" was cool.
I now need a top 10 list of jerseys that went undefeated (or without losing) could be tougher list.
I've already made that list, now I just have to edit the video!
@@icethetics Let's goooooo! Absolute legend! Can't wait!
Wasn't the Vancouver vs Detroit game the gong show with Tortorella not starting Luongo, then capitulating and putting him in, then the Canucks traded him right after too?
Love this video
Thanks for watching!
I can't believe this channel has 25k subscribers. It is so damn slick!
Just grinding away. Thanks for watching!
I'd be curious to see companion rankings for uniforms that were worn once and lost and for uniforms that have a 1.000 winning percentage. Great content as usual!
It’s on the way! As I mentioned in the credits, I am prepping a video about jerseys that never lost. Should be another fun one.
@icethetics missed that at the end! I hoping either of Kings other Stadium Series uniforms can make the list, but the white pants and chrome helmets might keep them on the low end or just outside the top 10.
A little sneak preview there. 😅
The Blues last Winter Classic never lost.
The Blues’ 2022 WC jersey lost to the Bruins in OT on 4/19/22.
great video! curious which jersey has the worst record?
Good question. Since some of them have OT/SO losses, they did earn points in the standings. The jerseys that have zero points all-time would be the Ducks/Blues Reverse Retro, Caps/Preds/Sharks Stadium Series, and the Canucks' Millionaires throwback. And technically the worst record would also mean the most losses, so that would be a 3-way tie between the Preds/Sharks SS and Millionaires, all 0-3-0.
Great hockey content, just commenting for the algorithm
Thank you for your service. 🫡
I would love to see a deep dive on color on colour games. All the times that no one wore white.
There really aren’t that many, oddly enough. But I do think the few occasions where it’s happened could be worth looking at.
Fantastic
Top 10 best and worst jersey records would be cool videos too
That’s on my radar, too! Best and worst for each team.
@@icethetics Devils original reds with green are toast😂
The team stunk before switching to black and every time they brought them back it was almost a guaranteed loss.
Can you add a link to your spreadsheet so we can see it?
Yeah I put it in the description when I posted this video. Go take a look and let me know what you think.
Now im curious to how many total jerseys have never won a game with 2+ games played. Because I know Vegas’ winter classic this year is on there
Yeah, there really aren’t that many more that didn’t make the list. (I even expanded beyond 10, technically, to include all 3 Sharks jerseys.) Others on the list would be, like you said, the Knights’ WC and Flames’ HC but since the season’s not over yet, I didn’t want to include those. They still could theoretically get a win. The only other non-winner would be the Red Wings’ first Reverse Retro and I couldn’t in good conscience put it ahead of any of the designs in this countdown. 😅
I love the Millionaires jerseys! I really wish they would come back now that the Nucks are winning
I love the yellow and black Penguins jersey
Great list, but wouldn’t the Sharks 25th anniversary jersey be considered a winner ? Since they won in that jersey in the past?
Thanks! And as far as I'm concerned, they never won in THAT jersey. This is a modern Reebok Edge take on an old CCM jersey. The designs may be similar, but they are not the same.
Where did you find how many times each team wore their jerseys? I’m trying to find how many times the Bruins wore their yellow 1.0 reverse retro jersey
Like I mentioned at 2:31, I keep my own document where I track jersey matchups in every game. The Bruins’ RR 1.0 jersey was not yellow... it was a white version of their yellow third from the ’90s. They wore it 6 times, going 5-0-1.
@@icethetics the yellow that they wore at Lake Tahoe was the reverse retro 1.0? Or so I thought. 2.0 was the reverse Pooh bear
I’m sorry, I misunderstood! For some reason I thought you were referring to 2.0, and then I wrote 1.0 even though you did originally say 1.0. What a mess. 😅 Yes, you’re right. The yellow RR jersey worn in the 2021 season was worn in 5 games, going 4-1-0.
@@icethetics haha it’s all good! And thank you!
Flames 23 HC on its way to this list
i love my sharks jerseys, even tho they went winless 😭
They were great jerseys! It’s why I put them so high on the list. 🦈
Man I’m so glad the Devils finally picked up wins in their white throwback jerseys and got to miss this list. One of the cleanest looks in the NHL that they couldn’t buy a win in for years until recently.
Having to still be reminded nearly 10 years later of the worst hockey game in my life still never seems to die (Alec Martinez). I disagree in the Predators awful jersey being the best worn without winning a game. Never liked the oversized Capitals "Weagle" jersey and the Ducks Reverse Retro 1.0 jersey either.
I do have the Blues' Reverse Retro 1.0 jersey. Very bold, too. Also have the matching retro blue one.
Rangers are good enough to win this year. So your suffering may be over soon.
Very amused by the fact that I happened to watch this video while wearing my millionaires jerseys lol.
Ha, how fitting! 😅
For the Sharks R.R. 1.0 jersey I like to call it the "Surfboard"
What about the Sabres R.R. 1.0 Butterknives jersey
“Surfboard” I get but I’d love to see what the heck kind of butter knife you use. 😅 Sabres’ 2021 RR jersey went 1-4-1.
@icethetics that's what the Sabres logo on the red alt and Sabres' R.R. 1.0 are called Butterknives because the blades aren't sharp, dull like a butterknife. Some BarDown members called Butterknives it as well
Anyone else having trouble with the link for the spreadsheet. Is it not compatible with a phone?
It works in the Google Sheets app for me. Can’t say how well it works in various phone browsers. But honestly, it’s not a great tiny screen experience anyway. It’s a big doc with a lot of data. Probably best viewed on a computer screen.
As of recently it’s the Sharks with their Cali Fin Jersey. 😢
😬 don't worry... plenty of games left to wear them.
When is third making of the mascot Series coming out
Being edited!! But I’m holding it until March because something is happening in a few weeks that I really want to include in the next episode. 😅
@@icetheticsTeasers upon teasers upon teasers. You’re killing us, Chris! And I absolutely love it.
Haha I just have so much in the pipeline! I only wish I had more time to sit down and edit every week. If only Icethetics was my full-time job. 😅
I will always believe the Sabres will be a more successful franchise if they go back to the Goathead Jersey/ red and black scheme full time. It is an aggressive look compared to the royal blue and yellow.
Hell yes. I want it full time.
This is extremely random and nitpicky, (but I'm an Oilers guy, so of course I noticed), why is the Messier retirement game jersey from 2007 counted as a special jersey in your data set?
I get that it was a one off for that season, but besides the patch it wasn't a new look (of course), it returned as a third the next season. By that logic, wouldn't that the original heritage classic 2003 jersey should be on there too? I'm pretty sure they didn't wear the royal blue and orange again in the 2003-04 season either, so I guess I'm just confused.
Oh yeah, happy to dig into that nerdiness. The Oilers throwback from 2006-07 (including Messier night) was a revival of a jersey the team hadn’t worn in 10+ years. If it’s been more than a year or two between uses of a jersey, I create a new entry-though there are not many examples of this happening in NHL history. This version was also made by Reebok unlike the original-which was CCM-and went away in 1996.
And you’re mistaken about it becoming a third jersey the next season because that would’ve been 2007-08, the first year of Reebok Edge-and there were no third jerseys that year. The Edge version of the Oilers throwback came along in 2008-09 and because it was Edge, that automatically makes it a new jersey in my dataset. I did begin separating by manufacturer in 2007 when the league-wide jersey contracts began.
The 2003 Heritage Classic jersey is entered as a separate jersey worn for the one game. Again, the design it’s based on was last used in 1996, so with that many years passing, I consider it a new jersey-even if the design is mostly the same. A throwback is its own thing in my book.
All that being said, if we wanted to gauge how royal blue Oilers jerseys have performed all-time, I can just combine all these versions and call it day. That’s easier to do than trying to determine what data to take out if we wanted to see how it did, say, as the Edge version. I know that was long-winded, but did it answer your question?
@@icethetics Ah yes, I forgot about the gap year between the start of Edge 1.0 and the Royal Blue and Orange being a third, I do appreciate the meticulous thought taken into consideration here.
The rule of a new category existing for something that had been shelved for a few years makes sense. I suppose they technically are different with different manufacturers. I guess it just sort of made my brain hurt because the royal blue Oilers stuff has been pretty regular (outside of the detour to pylon orange) since then that remembering a time where they were true throwbacks is different.
Outside of the 40th anniversary throwback games, the 2003 Heritage Classic and the Messier Retirement, was that throwback ever used again? I can't remember if it was for another retirement, I know it wasn't for Coffey's, but thats all I can remember.
That does answer my question though! Great video once again!
the blues play usually good in the winter classic jerseys but seemed to play terrible in the reverse retros that said i hope we get the dark blue arch jerseys back
I believe they had a winning record in the yellow Reverse Retro. And they just won with the old retro on Wednesday too. I really hope the crappy arch jersey stays buried in the past.
cant wait to add the fLames to this list with their 23-24 heritage classic jersey.
by any chance are you an oiLers fan? 😅
@@icethetics oh sorry is my Loilty showing?? haha
Surprised there was no love for the 2018 Sabres Winter Classic jersey that was 0-2
You might be even more surprised to learn the Sabres actually wore that jersey 4 times and went 1-2-1 in it. They beat NYI while wearing it on 2/8/18.
Does the Sharks heritage jersey count when it's a copy of the one they wore for 7 seasons and won 161 games wearing?
I consider it remake rather than a copy-and therefore unique from the original-since it went so long between uses and this one was a Reebok Edge version. Also as someone who tracks this type of data I have to ask: where did you get 161 wins? 😬
Cool
What about the Flames 2023 Heritage Classic? It is 0-2 against the Oilers.
“Is” being the keyword there. I held off on considering any jerseys that are still in active use this season because the team could theoretically wear them again and win.
How many more times is it going to be worn?
@@fantasticvoyage262 they are all done for this year. The Flames won the 3rd game so it’s no longer eligible for this list.
@@nbrandemark Did they beat the Oilers in it? Or someone else?
@@fantasticvoyage262 They beat the Oilers 6-3 in Edmonton in February.
Love Vancouvers. This comment comes from a Runner with a Custom Made blue Red Wings jersey Racing shirt (#13-Datsyuk)
I live in Nashville and those Smashville jerseys make me feel vomitous.
The Preds stadium uniforms were hideous. They deserved to never win them for poor design
i hate that the sharks are my team
Did Montreal won in their Sunday Blues? I thought they went 0-8 in their first year. And I’m not sure about the Expo Blues jersey. I just know they lost their First game in it.
I’m not quite sure what you mean by “Sunday Blues” since the Canadiens never wore either of their blue Reverse Retros on a Sunday, according to my data. 😬 That said, the first RR (2021) went 1-4-1 and the second (2022) went 1-6-1.
Gee it's great being a Canucks fan....
Just goes to show that even when the team is having a rough go, the jerseys can still be awesome!
Didnt the RR1.0 Habs never win?
Not quite. They beat Vancouver in a shootout and went 1-4-1 overall.
Vintage white got the #1 spot 🫣
See? You guys think you know me. I don’t actually hate it when it’s used right and it’s perfect on this jersey!
@@icethetics that's what the giant V on the chest actually means. Vancouver Vintage Whites
sounds like the vw obsession is on the other side of the ice these days... 😅
It’s technically a bison, not buffalo 😅
😆
They aren't the same thing?
The SJS first retro reverse jersey was awesome. Loved the homage to the Seals, and any time that they do that, with the second RR but it just didn’t look very good or very Sharks.
You like ugly gray a lot more than the rest of us.
I heard that suitable laugh at that balding Vancouver Millionaires guy lmao
why would you laugh at someone for how they look? 🤨 i was mildly chuckling at the 12-3 score in a stanley cup final game.
You don't consider the 2020 Red Wings RR one of the 10 best?! C'mon! ;)
haha, does anyone? 😅
I really loved my Sharks Reverse Retro jersey from 2021 and I think its a shame we didn’t wear it that much 🦈🦈🦈
Tight video, Chris! Some of us out here believe that colour psychology can be a factor sometimes... hockey players are creatures of habit and superstition, so it's highly likely that an abrupt change, even visually, could have an impact on your mojo, made worse if you get off to a bad start. Those who dismiss this are ignoring the power of subtlety. And I repeat... SOMETIMES. There are teams that are powerful and skilled no matter what flag they fly, and there are teams that are right on the bubble, where the slightest psychological nudge can make them surge... or plunge. We see it in the playoffs every season. :)
Funny how San Jose lost wearing the ugliest jerseys ever... Then the Islanders copied them and also lost. Gold.
I don't think I've ever seen a Tampa jersey that I liked. Blues jersey's with red is hideous and wrong...both the original and the reverse throwback. Duck's jersey with "wild wing" looks like little kids pajamas.
It’s good to have a positive outlook on life. 😅
@@icethetics the new Sharks 3rds are cool!
Yikes, you have horrible taste.
that smashville jersey is disgusting just like Nashville itself and its nauseating country music.
😅 so what you're saying is i need to put more country music in my videos.