| Wys³any: 2022-09-03 12:12:10 Temat postu: USA Hockey Hockey Canada unveil jerseys for 2018 O In the absence of NHL players, it's easy to forget the 2018 Winter Olympics are just around the corner. In the build-up for their first pre-Games tuneup tournaments next month, USA Hockey and Hockey Canada on Wednesday both unveiled the jerseys they'll wear inPyeongchang come February.The initial reactions were ... le s than enthusiastic.MORE: Let's start with the Americans. Jabrill Peppers Jersey USA Hockey released three concepts: home navy, away white and a royal blue alternate.Introducing the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic jerseys! : USA Hockey (@usahockey) Your U.S. Olympic men's hockey jerseys for the 2018 Games Pa s or fail? Sporting News NHL (@sn_nhl) Jonathan Jones Jersey The sleeve design "inspired by bald eagle feathers," the release said received the harshest critique from the social media ma ses.There's apatrioticinscriptionon theback of the neck, inside the collar (which no one will see), that reads "Land of the Free Home of the Brave."Pa s but barely. Sleeves are stupid Luke Servello (@LukeServello) Are the arms meant to be........wings? amancalledmister (@guyinahumansuit) Again, it doesn't matter b/c nobody cares about men's hockey in the Olympics this year but this looks like a bad Macy's knock off jersey. Spencer Blake (@spencerdjblake) MORE:Canada's sweaters Matthew Judon T Shirts were better received, slightly. There are white and black versions with a red maple leaf crest, and a red version with a silver maple leaf crest. It's a slight, modernized departure from the more traditional concepts of Olympicpast.NOW: provides a glimpse at its sweaters. Sporting News Canada (@sportingnewsca) That NHL players won't feature in the 2018 Games makes these jerseys a bit le s marketable. And in a tickle-down effect of their absence, neither the U.S. nor Canada. That distinction goes to Ru sia, Sony Michel Jersey which touts a superior talent pool thanks to the KHL.Both the U.S Damien Harris Jersey . and Canada,with rosters filled mostly by amateursand overseas pros, will play in their first organized pre-Olympic tournaments this month. Team USA competes intheDeutschland Cup fromNov. 10-12, 2017 inGermany; Team Canada in the Karjala CupNov. 8-12 in Finland.The Olympics openFeb. 9. Related Articles A peek at Pyeongchang: USA Hockey announces roster for pre-Olympic tournament |