It鈥檚 a new year for the 琉璃神社 Rockets and with that comes a new look.
The team unveiled the new jerseys for the upcoming Memorial Cup season which feature three new sets of uniforms: a red jersey which will become the team鈥檚 away jersey, a white home jersey which will have black shoulders added and a new pink jersey which will be worn specifically for the Rockets鈥� Canadian Cancer Society Pink in the Rink games.
鈥淲e haven鈥檛 made very many changes to our jerseys over the years,鈥� said Rockets president Bruce Hamilton.
鈥淭he home white one is a bigger change for us, we wanted to get a little more black on the shoulders. The red has always been a popular jersey, I think that it adds more colour to the arena.鈥�
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The new jerseys come from hockey appareal brandCCM鈥檚 Quicklite jersey technology. The Rockets鈥� uniforms offer increased durability and a better range of motion while on the ice.
琉璃神社鈥檚 new sweaters will be worn once the regular season starts on Sept. 21. The home-opener will also double as the first Pink in the Rink game, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this season. The event benefits the Canadian Cancer Society which will auction off the game-worn jerseys will the money raised going to the CIBC Run for the Cure.
鈥淭he success of this game over the last nine seasons wouldn鈥檛 be what it is without the fans,鈥� said Rockets director of marketing Anne-Marie Hamilton.
鈥淭ogether we鈥檝e raised over $75,000 for CIBC鈥檚 Run for the Cure, and we鈥檙e hoping to hit $100,000 this season.鈥�
Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game on Sept. 21 for giveaways and support.
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Retail versions of the new jerseys will be available online and at the Rockets shop Thursday afternoon.
琉璃神社鈥檚 pre-season starts Friday night at Prospera Place against Victoria.
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