With more money possibly on the table for so many teams, sponsorships are hard offers to ignore. So hard, in fact, that even some of the Original 6 teams have opted to forgo their traditional jersey designs to make an extra buck.
Not to be left out of the party, Brad Galli of WXYZ announced that the Red Wings are the next team to accept an official sponsorship and will don a new patch to signify this partnership at the game between Detroit and The Islanders tomorrow evening.
While some may be happy that the leadership for Detroit will be making more money, most fans are not happy. all of them seem to be asking the same question: Why mess with an iconic jersey design for a few extra bucks?
Though Detroit has already had sponsorship deals with Meijer and UWM, they were only for helmets, meaning this is the first time the Red Wings will have sponsorships on their jerseys. With such a recognizable design, it is no wonder the fans are infuriated over the clear greed behind this decision. Now, they can only hope that this scheme will be stopped in its tracks, or at the very least, reversed in the near future.
As seen on Report: Red Wings to announce controversial change to iconic jersey
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FÉVRIER 29 | 85 ANSWERS Iconic Red Wings Jersey About To Make A Huge Change Is this a welcome change to NHL jerseys? | ||
| Yes | 13 | 15.3 % |
| No | 72 | 84.7 % |
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| Nick Schmaltz | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Ryan Donato | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Roman Josi | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Luke Evangelista | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Quinn Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Jordan Kyrou | - | 3 | 3 | |
| John Marino | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Steven Stamkos | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Teddy Blueger | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Philip Broberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Yegor Chinakhov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lawson Crouse | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Lightning | 53 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 74 | |
| Red Wings | 56 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 70 | |
| Canadiens | 55 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 69 | |
| Bruins | 56 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 68 | |
| Sabres | 54 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 67 | |
| Panthers | 54 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 59 | |
| Senators | 54 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 59 | |
| Maple Leafs | 55 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 59 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 55 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 74 | |
| Penguins | 53 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 67 | |
| Islanders | 55 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 65 | |
| Blue Jackets | 54 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 61 | |
| Capitals | 56 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 61 | |
| Flyers | 54 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 58 | |
| Devils | 55 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 58 | |
| Rangers | 56 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 50 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 53 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 81 | |
| Wild | 56 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 74 | |
| Stars | 55 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 73 | |
| Mammoth | 55 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 60 | |
| Predators | 54 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 56 | |
| Jets | 54 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 51 | |
| Blackhawks | 55 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 51 | |
| Blues | 55 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 49 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 55 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 64 | |
| Oilers | 56 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 64 | |
| Kraken | 54 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 61 | |
| Ducks | 55 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 61 | |
| Kings | 54 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 60 | |
| Sharks | 53 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 58 | |
| Flames | 54 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 50 | |
| Canucks | 55 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 42 | |
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