2017-2018 to 2023-2024 Adizero Years

2017-2018

Starting in 2017-2018 Adidas became the jersey supplier for the NHL. These new jerseys, know as the Adizero, use a new cut and new materials. The over all design of the jersey was unchanged from the previous year with only slight changes to the neck area and piping. Also the number and name font changed for the first time since the inaugural season. The numbers and captains letters were all single layer sublimated with the numbers being perforated. (see Font Charts page) The name plate used single layer letters sewn to a jersey colored plate. For all games played thru December 16th (away set 1, away auction set, home set 1 and home auction set) the jerseys had the same Centennial patch from the 2016-2017 season sewn on the right arm. The Jerseys set was noted in the collar of the jerseys. Road Set 1 had the number one written in the center of the collar, Home Set 1 had one dot written next to the size, a home and away set worn for 5 games after set 1 ended was auctioned off by MeiGray, these jerseys had two dots written next to the size, Set 2 away and home jerseys had 3 dots written next to the size and Playoff Set 3 away and home jerseys had 4 dots written next to the size. See the MeiGray Population Report for full details on the different sets. Population Report

2018-2019

For the 2018-2019 season the home and away jerseys stay the same from 2017-2018, but the 3rd jersey made its return. For this season there were 4 sets of home jerseys, Set 1 had a single dot written on the collar, Set 2 had two dots, the "Jersey Off Our Backs" Set used a special set tag and Set 3 had 3 dots. There were 4 sets of white jerseys, Set 1 had nothing written on the collar, Set 2 had two dots, the MeiGray Auction Set had no writing and Set 3 had 3 dots. There were three sets of 3rd jerseys, Set 1 had a single dot written on the collar, the MeiGray Auction Set had no writing and Set 2 had 2 dots. New for this season was the use of multiple set tag designs that were used randomly thru out the sets. See the MeiGray Population Report for full details on the different sets. Population Report

2019-2020

For the 2019-2020 season the jerseys remained the same as 2018-2019. For this season there were 4 sets (3 normal sets and one auction set) of Home jerseys, 3 sets of Road jerseys and 2 sets of 3rd jerseys. The set number is noted as dots on the collar near the Adidas logo (Auction set had no marks, but used a special set tag). See the MeiGray Population Report for full details on the sets. Population Report note the 6 set tags below, not including the 2/14/20 tag used for the auction set, were interchangeable between the home and away jerseys. The 3rd jersey only used the Boomer tag

2020-2021

For the 2020-2021 season the jerseys remained the same as 2019-2020, but the home, road and 3rd jerseys had a 20th Anniversary patch on them. For this season there were 2 sets Home jerseys, Road jerseys, 3rd jerseys and Reverse Retro Jerseys. The set number is noted as dots on the collar near the Adidas logo. See the MeiGray Population Report for full details on the sets. Population Report For this season Adidas unveiled the NHL wide Reverse Retro jersey program. The Reverse Retro jersey takes elements of the early Blue Jackets Jerseys, but in a "Reversed" color. The number and letter font on the Reverse Retro jerseys is the same font that was used on Blue Jackets jerseys until the 2017-2018 Season. The Reverse Retro jerseys were worn with Blue Pants and for one road game in Carolina on May 1st 2021 the Blue Pants were worn with the white road jersey. The blue pants with the white jersey may make a return in 2022-2023.

2021-2022

For the 2021-2022 season the jersey design stayed the same, but the material of the jerseys was changed to the new ADIZERO Primegreen material that is made from 50% recycled content. The ADIZERO jerseys have a logo tag on the bottom back tail of the jersey. ADIZERO Press Release Also, with the material change the shoulder patches and the crest were updated to what Adidas calls Dimensional Embroidery . Like in other years the set numbers were noted in the collar with dots or the number 4.

On January 6, 2022 Jakub Voraceck played in his 1000th NHL game. The jerseys he wore that night had this one off set tag.

Rick Nash Jersey Retirement Night

These Jerseys were worn on March 5, 2022 for Rick Nash's Jersey Retirement Night. The jerseys featured a special patch and set tag.

2022-2023

For the 2022-2023 season the jersey design stayed the same as 2021-2022, but for this season the NHL introduced the use of sponsor patches on the right shoulder. Like in other years the set numbers were noted in the collar with dots. The Reverse Retro Jersey made its 2nd and final appearance. This seasons Reverse Retro Jersey was inspired by 2003 3rd jersey. The Captains A font was changed to what was used for a short time in 2017-2018. See the MeiGray Population Report for full details on the different sets. Population Report

Global Series Games

On November 4th and 5th 2022 Columbus played Colorado in Tampere Finland as part of the NHL Global Series. The jerseys had a Global Series Patch on the right shoulder in place of the sponsor patch. The players wore a new jersey for each period. The period/set number is noted on the set tag. Set 1 was auctioned by Fanatics and the jerseys had a Fanatics tag added to it, Set 2 was the MeiGray set and Set 3 was given to the players.

2023-2024

This season was the end of the Adidas Adizero era. For the 2023-2024 season the jersey design stayed the same as 2022-2023 Like in other years the set numbers were noted in the collar with dots. See the MeiGray Population Report for full details on the different sets. Population Report

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