Flyers Throw It Back To 1995 With New Reverse Retro Jersey

The clock is ticking on plans to get hockey back on ice. The NHL and the league’s players are working hard to agree on financial terms and a return-to-play structure.

While we wait, the league generated a ton of buzz this week with the unveiling of 31 new ‘Reverse Retro’ jerseys. They’ll be worn in select games during the 2020-21 season — still tentatively targeting a Jan. 1 start date.

Design Inspiration

Each team generated a new spin on an old classic. The Flyers built off their primary look from the era between 1982 and 2007. Officially, they’re throwing it back to Eric Lindros’ 1995 Hart Trophy win. He followed that up with his career-high 115-point season with the Legion of Doom in 1995-96.

'95 with a modern-day remix. adidas #ReverseRetro coming soon. pic.twitter.com/D54QattYAA

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 13, 2020

Back then, the fearsome Flyers wore white jerseys with orange shoulders and black lower sleeves for their home games. For road games, it was orange jerseys with white shoulders and black lower sleeves.

The Legion Of Doom line for #LetsGoFlyers was unstoppable in 1995-96. They scored 121 goals and 134 assists. They were John LeClair, Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg. Looking pretty benign here. @FlyersAlumni pic.twitter.com/jbrx9Amptf

— Random 90’s NHL (@NhlRandom) July 25, 2019

What’s New?

New on the Reverse Retro jersey — the black moving up to the shoulders. That was not done in any of the iterations of the 1982-2007 jersey. A brand new white pinstripe also separates the black from the main orange body, which we saw on the old road jerseys.

Like the legends who wore burnt orange & black before. Introducing the Flyers adidas #ReverseRetro jersey. Hitting the ice in 2021. pic.twitter.com/3qHRD5KKVZ

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 16, 2020