The Penguins wore CCM branded jerseys for the second consecutive season in 1988-89, but the material was changed to Ultrafil rather than the previous seasons' Air-Knit material. Set 1 jerseys featured all screened-on names, numbers and the skating penguin logo on the front. The collar of the Home (white) jersey changed to black and the numbers moved from the shoulders to the sleeves for both the Home (white) and Road (black) jerseys for the 1988-89 regular season. The back featured the small block CCM sewn on the back right hem with the CENTURY SPORTS customizer logo sewn on the back left hem.
During the 1988-89 pre-season, the Penguins recyled their 1987-88 Set 2 CCM Air-Knit jerseys and wore their Home (white) jerseys in three confirmed games (9/22 vs. Montreal, 9/27 vs. Edmonton at Dallas, TX and 10/1 vs. Hartford) and the Road (black) jerseys for two confirmed games (9/20 at Hartford and 9/24 at Montreal). CCM Ultrafil Road (black) jerseys of Mario Lemieux and Paul Coffey have been confirmed to have been worn during the 1988-89 pre-season which would deviate from the rest of the teams' Air-Knit Road (black) jerseys.
Beginning with the second set of Home (white) jerseys on January 7, 1989 vs. Vancouver and Road (black) jerseys on January 15, 1989 at NY Rangers, the Penguins began wearing all sewn-on names, numbers and a gold-toe skating penguin crest. The names on the back were sewn onto a shoulder-length nameplate which straddled the horizontal shoulder seam for Set 2 of the 1988-89 season. The font of the sleeve numbers (wider) and back numbers (taller) also changed with the transition between Set 1 to Set 2. The font introduced in Set 2 would remain the font style through the 1991-92 season.
The inside neckline of each jersey featured the Maska Ultrafil manufacturer's tag with the size written onto it in blue ballpoint pen.
During the 1988-89 pre-season, the Penguins recyled their 1987-88 Set 2 CCM Air-Knit jerseys and wore their Home (white) jerseys in three confirmed games (9/22 vs. Montreal, 9/27 vs. Edmonton at Dallas, TX and 10/1 vs. Hartford) and the Road (black) jerseys for two confirmed games (9/20 at Hartford and 9/24 at Montreal). CCM Ultrafil Road (black) jerseys of Mario Lemieux and Paul Coffey have been confirmed to have been worn during the 1988-89 pre-season which would deviate from the rest of the teams' Air-Knit Road (black) jerseys.
Beginning with the second set of Home (white) jerseys on January 7, 1989 vs. Vancouver and Road (black) jerseys on January 15, 1989 at NY Rangers, the Penguins began wearing all sewn-on names, numbers and a gold-toe skating penguin crest. The names on the back were sewn onto a shoulder-length nameplate which straddled the horizontal shoulder seam for Set 2 of the 1988-89 season. The font of the sleeve numbers (wider) and back numbers (taller) also changed with the transition between Set 1 to Set 2. The font introduced in Set 2 would remain the font style through the 1991-92 season.
The inside neckline of each jersey featured the Maska Ultrafil manufacturer's tag with the size written onto it in blue ballpoint pen.
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The Penguins began wearing Set 1 jerseys with the start of the 1988-89 regular season on October 7, 1988 at Washington. The set continued throughout the regular season and was worn until January 4, 1989 vs. CSKA (Home (white)) and January 12, 1989 at NY Rangers. The Home (white) jerseys were worn in a total of 21 games while the Road (black) jerseys were worn in a total of 20 games. 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.
Home (White) Set 1 Schedule - 21 games10/11 - WASHINGTON CAPITALS
10/15 - ST. LOUIS BLUES 10/18 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 10/22 - CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 10/25 - CALGARY FLAMES 11/1 - VANCOUVER CANUCKS 11/3 - QUEBEC NORDIQUES 11/8 - EDMONTON OILERS 11/10 - TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 11/23 - NEW YORK RANGERS 11/26 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 11/30 - WASHINGTON CAPITALS 12/3 - NEW YORK ISLANDERS 12/6 - CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 12/10 - NEW JERSEY DEVILS 12/14 - LOS ANGELES KINGS 12/17 - DETROIT RED WINGS 12/20 - NEW YORK ISLANDERS 12/29 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 12/31 - NEW JERSEY DEVILS 1/4 - CSKA MOSCOW * * - Exhibition Click HERE to view a gallery of Home (White) Set 1 Jerseys |
Road (Black) Set 1 Schedule - 20 games10/7 - @ Washington Capitals
10/12 - @ Buffalo Sabres 10/21 - @ New Jersey Devils 10/27 - @ St. Louis Blues 10/29 - @ Montreal Canadiens 10/30 - @ New York Rangers 11/6 - @ Philadelphia Flyers 11/12 - @ Los Angeles Kings 11/13 - @ Vancouver Canucks 11/16 - @ Toronto Maple Leafs 11/19 - @ New York Islanders 11/25 - @ Washington Capitals 12/4 - @ Boston Bruins 12/8 - @ Philadelphia Flyers 12/15 - @ New York Islanders 12/21 - @ Toronto Maple Leafs 12/23 - @ New Jersey Devils 12/26 - @ Hartford Whalers 1/2 - @ Washington Capitals 1/12 - @ Minnesota North Stars Click HERE to view a gallery of Road (Black) Set 1 Jerseys |
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The Penguins began wearing Set 2 jerseys on January 7, 1989 vs. Vancouver (Home (white)) and January 15, 1989 at NY Rangers (Road (black)). The set continued throughout the remainder of the regular season and throughout the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs concluding on April 29, 1989 vs. Philadelphia in Game 7. The Home (white) jerseys were worn in a total of 26 games while the Road (black) jerseys were worn in a total of 25 games. 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.
Home (White) Set 2 Schedule - 26 games1/7 - VANCOUVER CANUCKS
1/10 - NEW YORK ISLANDERS 1/14 - NEW YORK RANGERS 1/25 - WINNIPEG JETS 1/28 - DETROIT RED WINGS 1/31 - MONTREAL CANADIENS 2/3 - ST. LOUIS BLUES 2/9 - QUEBEC NORDIQUES 2/12 - CALGARY FLAMES 2/14 - BUFFALO SABRES 2/18 - NEW YORK RANGERS 2/21 - MINNESOTA NORTH STARS 3/1 - NEW JERSEY DEVILS 3/5 - EDMONTON OILERS 3/14 - BOSTON BRUINS 3/18 - MONTREAL CANADIENS 3/22 - WASHINGTON CAPITALS 3/25 - NEW JERSEY DEVILS 3/30 - HARTFORD WHALERS 4/1 - NEW YORK RANGERS 4/5 - NEW YORK RANGERS - Game 1 4/6 - NEW YORK RANGERS - Game 2 4/17 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Game 1 4/19 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Game 2 4/25 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Game 5 4/29 - PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Game 7 Click HERE to view a gallery of Home (White) Set 2 Jerseys |
Road (Black) Set 2 Schedule - 25 games1/15 - @ New York Rangers
1/17 - @ New York Islanders 1/20 - @ Winnipeg Jets 1/21 - @ Edmonton Oilers 2/2 - @ Philadelphia Flyers 2/5 - @ Boston Bruins 2/11 - @ Quebec Nordiques 2/17 - @ Buffalo Sabres 2/23 - @ Detroit Red Wings 2/25 - @ New York Islanders 2/26 - @ Hartford Whalers 3/3 - @ Washington Capitals 3/7 - @ Los Angeles Kings 3/9 - @ Calgary Flames 3/10 - @ Winnipeg Jets 3/12 - @ Chicago Blackhawks 3/16 - @ New Jersey Devils 3/20 - @ Minnesota North Stars 3/26 - @ New York Rangers 4/2 - @ Philadelphia Flyers 4/8 - @ New York Rangers - Game 3 4/9 - @ New York Rangers - Game 4 4/21 - @ Philadelphia Flyers - Game 3 4/23 - @ Philadelphia Flyers - Game 4 4/27 - @ Philadelphia Flyers - Game 6 Click HERE to view a gallery of Road (Black) Set 2 Jerseys |