The full uniforms that will be worn by the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights in the Discover Winter Classic were OFFICIALLY unveiled Wednesday, and we like what we’ve seen… at least for Seattle.

While past uniform (and team name) rollouts have been kept under lock and key until the Kraken could unveil them in their own way, this one went a bit differently. After six days of perplexing “unofficial” rollouts featuring players from the Utah Jazz (why not?) and Dallas Cowboys (of course!) and media personalities of AEW Wrestling fame (obvi!), Seattle’s uniforms were finally displayed in all their glory at Kraken Community Iceplex on Wednesday.

The Kraken Winter Classic kits were revealed in conjunction with the team’s morning skate prior to their game against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.

Kraken Winter Classic jerseys

We had already gotten a good look at the fronts of the jerseys before Wednesday, but it is exciting to see Jordan Eberle, Jared McCann, and Oliver Bjorkstrand sporting them in their full equipment.

On the backs of the jerseys, large red numbers are overlaid on the “ice blue” and cream stripes that wrap around the center of the jerseys. Sometimes numbers on stripes can be hard to see from a distance, but we think there will be enough contrast to read them even from the stands on a gray afternoon at T-Mobile Park on New Year’s Day.

The jerseys have interesting details. The crest, numbers, and lettering are all a felted material with two-to-three layers of “red alert” and cream colors that create a classic look and feel. We especially like the crest, on which the negative-space tentacle on the team’s primary logo has been replaced with an askew and raised “Kraken” wordmark that has each letter individually stitched onto the larger ‘S’ emblem.

You can get a good look at the raised lettering and felted material here:

On the inner collar of the jersey, there’s an offset “1917” written in block letters, a nod to the Seattle Metropolitans team that inspired the jerseys and became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup that year.

Helmet, gloves, pants, and socks

We are THRILLED to share that neither team will wear brown pants—a worn-out trend of past outdoor games—though it does appear the Golden Knights will be wearing brown leather gloves. We will let that one slide.

Seattle will stick with “deep sea blue” for their pants, helmets, and gloves, but the number stickers on their lids will be red, as will the lettering on their gloves. Both are a slight change from what the team wears normally, with the light-blue-on-navy look.

The Kraken will wear socks that are a continuation of the repeating barber-pole pattern in their jerseys.

Golden Knights Winter Classic uniforms

We’ve only seen the full kit of the Golden Knights in the below infographic after the jersey was “leaked” on the aforementioned AEW channel.

We initially hated the Vegas jerseys, but seeing them on a player and as part of the full kit, we hate them less. They feature a more muted gold color, and a big, strange ‘V’ on the chest.

What do you think?

Jersey releases are always polarizing. Some people love them, and some people hate them, no matter the team and look.

Kraken coach Dave Hakstol seemed to like them. “I think they’re cool, they’re good,” Hakstol said. “They’ve got a real cool old-school vibe, and all the feedback and reviews that I’ve heard from all different ages has been awesome.”

What do you think? Let us know in the comments!