
The Penguins wore Cooper jerseys for the second consecutive season in 1986-87. The mesh jerseys featured a tri-color Cooper logo with "Cooper" underneath embroidered on the back right hemline entirely in the bottom yellow hem stripe which differentiates 1986-87 jerseys from their 1985-86 counterparts which had the Cooper logo straddling the bottom black and yellow hem stripes. Opposite the Cooper logo was "CENTURY SPORTS" - the local Pittsburgh lettering company who heat-pressed the numbers and names onto the jerseys.
The jerseys featured V-neck collars - black on the Home (white) jerseys and yellow on the Road (black) jerseys - and player names on the back were screened onto a matching color mesh nameplate above the screened-on player number on the back. Player numbers remained on the shoulders in the U-shaped shoulder yoke above the contrasting yellow sleeve color below. The inside neckline of each jersey featured the three manufacturer's tags including the Cooper / Made in Canada / model # tag over top of the size tag and to the left a red maple leaf logo'd "APPROVED" tag.
The jerseys featured V-neck collars - black on the Home (white) jerseys and yellow on the Road (black) jerseys - and player names on the back were screened onto a matching color mesh nameplate above the screened-on player number on the back. Player numbers remained on the shoulders in the U-shaped shoulder yoke above the contrasting yellow sleeve color below. The inside neckline of each jersey featured the three manufacturer's tags including the Cooper / Made in Canada / model # tag over top of the size tag and to the left a red maple leaf logo'd "APPROVED" tag.
The Penguins began wearing Set 1 jerseys with the start of the 1986-87 regular season on October 9, 1986 vs. Washington. The set continued throughout the regular season and was worn through the 1986-87 pre-season. The Home (white) jerseys were worn in a total of 40 games while the Road (black) jerseys were worn in a total of 40 games during the 1986-87 regular season. Each individual jersey within the set was worn as allocated by the Pittsburgh Penguins and each jersey should be researched individually to determine exactly when each jersey was worn.
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Home (White) Set 1 Jerseys |
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Road (Black) Set 1 Jerseys |