The Penguins wore CCM branded jerseys for the second consecutive season, 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 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.
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 to present day Penguins jerseys.
The inside neckline of each jersey featured the Maska Ultrafil manufacturer's tag with the size written onto it in blue ballpoint pen.
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 to present day Penguins jerseys.
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.
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 |
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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. 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.
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Home (White) Set 2 Jerseys |
Click HERE to view a gallery of the Road (Black) Set 2 Jerseys |