With less than six weeks until the big game, the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues have today officially unveiled the uniforms they’ll be wearing at Wrigley Field for this year’s NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Eve.
As is the case with all Winter Classic games, both teams will be wearing uniforms inspired by the history of hockey in their communities.
The Blackhawks, again, will reach back into the wealth of options their ninety-eight-year-old wardrobe offers. St Louis, on the other hand, has had fewer unique uniform designs over the years (and has already used up the big ones several times) and, therefore, has gone away from the franchise history a bit for their design.
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CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 2025 WINTER CLASSIC UNIFORM
Starting with Chicago, a uniform which had leaked a couple of months ago is now confirmed as legit. We get the first time the Blackhawks have worn red for an outdoor game. Inspired by their uniforms and crests worn during the 1940s and ’50s, the Blackhawks will have several horizontal stripes across the chest in white and black with a mishmash of team logos as the main crest.
The current Blackhawks’ primary logo is the centrepiece inside a roundel with four stars around the bottom, a nod to the Chicago city flag. The typeface within the roundel is a block, serif-style font, which is very close to what the crest featured on their uniforms of the late ’40s/early ’50s. You’ll note that the team name was presented as two words in those original photos; the team made their name a single word in 1986. On the back of the jersey, the player numbers incorporate a pinstripe pattern, a nod to the Chicago Cubs (perfect for a game at Wrigley Field).
From the NHL:
The Blackhawks’ NHL Winter Classic uniform pays homage to the franchise’s rich heritage
while introducing distinctive new design elements. The jersey features a classic lace-neck
collar, reminiscent of hockey’s early days, complemented by a vintage cream color that
captures the nostalgic spirit of the Original Six era. In unique design flourishes, the front
crest includes stars from the Chicago flag and the back numbers incorporate subtle
pinstripes, a thoughtful tribute to Chicago’s deep baseball tradition. The elements come
together to create a uniform that honours both the team’s storied past and the city’s broader
sporting legacy.
ST. LOUIS BLUES 2025 WINTER CLASSIC UNIFORM
The St Louis Blues design looks like they’re going back to the 1930s St. Louis Flyers, a team that predates the Blues’ time in the NHL by three decades. The striping across the chest, with the team name across it, seems to be directly inspired by those Flyers uniforms. The colours blue and gold are not what the Flyers wore, but they, of course, are present here to tie this uniform to the Blues franchise.
The font for the ST LOUIS name across the chest is a modified version of that prototype Blues jersey, which served as the inspiration for their Reverse Retro 2.0 uniform back in 2022-23. Something that caught my eye is a modified Bluenote logo on the shoulder, perhaps testing the waters for a future change.
From the NHL:
The Blues’ NHL Winter Classic uniform pays homage to the city’s hockey heritage. The
jersey’s primary wordmark represents the first time in team history that a Blue Note is not
the principal design element appearing on the chest. The font styling and numbers are
inspired by an unworn prototype Blues uniform from 1966, and the jersey also includes a
newly designed vintage-style “Blue Note” on the shoulder. Lastly, fleur-de-lis designs are
featured on the inside back neck and hem loop labels to honour the city of St. Louis.
Jerseys can be purchased right now here
All 2025 Winter Classic uniform photos via Fanatics
