NHL introduces Hometown Remix uniforms for all 32 teams, featuring hyperlocal designs
NEW YORK — The NHL has introduced Hometown Remix uniforms for all 32 teams for the 2026-27 season, marking the league's most extensive alternate uniform program to date. The initiative replaces the previous Reverse Retro format and features each team wearing hyperlocal designs drawn from their specific market identity.
The Florida Panthers opened the program on November 4, wearing coral — a color never before used in the NHL. The design features an updated secondary logo with a hockey stick and palm tree crossing in front of a sunrise, evoking a South Florida sunrise with coral, orange, yellow and navy. The uniform references Amerant Bank Arena's location in Sunrise, Florida.
The Chicago Blackhawks introduced green as the primary color instead of red, with stars from the Chicago Flag embossed on the sleeves. The San Jose Sharks wore scuba blue, a lighter shade of teal, with the "SJ" mark featured front and center and a shark swimming between the letters with jaws open wide. Shark teeth with pink gums appear on the sleeves and socks.
The Minnesota Wild unveiled an all-black design named "Superior Smoke Grey," incorporating northern lights motifs, the North Star, and constellations of the Great and Little Bears on the sleeves. The four colors in the uniform — Boundary Water Black, Northern Light Green, Superior Smoke Grey, and Crescent Moon White — reference Minnesota's wilderness areas and night sky. The primary logo is recolored to match, with a crescent moon worked into the design. Inside the bottom hem, a star and moon sit along a horizon line, and on the back, numbers use two shades with a small star stitched above them.
The program will appear in 261 games this season, including 19 games where both teams wear Hometown Remix uniforms. The initiative builds on the Reverse Retro program that began in 2020 as an NHL-Adidas partnership, with design inspiration drawn from elements showcased at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament earlier in 2026.
Design development involved close collaboration between the NHL, Adidas, and Fanatics, with input from team owners and equipment managers. Each team was typically presented with three design paths before an iterative refinement process. The NHL and Adidas designed all 32 team uniforms within a two-year timeframe, a significantly accelerated schedule compared to the 18-month process typically required for a single outdoor game uniform.
