For the Inaugural Season of the Blue Jackets the brand changed from Pro Player to CCM for the white jerseys and Koho for the blue Jerseys. The design itself did not change other then the addition of the Inaugural Season patch worn on the right lower shoulder during the regular season. The Number font used on these jerseys is unique to this year only. Per the Jackets equipment manager Tim Leroy "It is because we used a different company to do the lettering and numbers on the jerseys the first year. The company we use now started doing our lettering and numbers the 2nd year." The back number font is a shorter (11 1/2" tall) and fatter then what has been used from the 01-02 season to present. Also the numbers were reverse kiss cut for this year only and layered after that . The arm numbers are 4" for all years, but for this season they were reverse kiss cut and used a different font just like the back numbers. The letter size is also different for this year only. For this season the letters were 3 1/4" tall. Also some of the letters shapes are different. Another unique items for this season was the A's and C's. The letters were attached by Velcro and were 3.75" Tall, 1.75" wide. Please see the letter and number charts
Click Here for photos of the numbers, letters and captain letters. During the preseason games the "A"s worn were a single layer A sewn onto a large patch. The set tags also had an unique placement for this season. For the blue jerseys the stamp is located in the elbow and for the white jerseys it is located behind the front crest. There were also two set tags used for the set one jerseys, some of the tags included the NHL Shield and some didn't.