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Clarifying the confusion over the Kings’ color purple

August 30, 2011 By John Hoven

Kings’ new purple-less crown

So…here’s the deal…

The Los Angeles Kings are dropping the color purple.

Sort of.

The twitterverse is in a tizzy and facebook is in a frenzy over what many are reporting as the Kings dropping the color purple.

Part of that is true.  Per the team’s official press release, their primary colors are now black, silver and white.

And as most Kings fans had previously heard, the Kings are moving to the ‘shield’ logo as their main crest (the one worn on a black jersey during the playoffs the last two years).

The real news in all of this is that the ‘new’ third jersey will now feature a slightly modified version of the crown that’s been in place since Staples Center opened over a decade ago.

LA’s ‘new’ crown is a black and white version, featuring no purple. However, this crest will be placed on the same black and purple jerseys worn at home over the last few seasons.

So, they’ll still have purple on their third jerseys and, of course, on their vintage jerseys (to be worn three times this season).

If you’ve been reading MayorsManor, the dropping of purple from the crown is probably the only updated news here.  Last October I tweeted the Kings were looking at changing jerseys for the 2011-12 season.  Then, in this article back in January we shared some of the details.

In June, the first official picture of the new road jersey was revealed, along with some additional notes on the upcoming jersey shuffling.

Finally, just a few weeks ago, Kings President of Business Operations, Luc Robitaille stopped by MayorsManor to talk in-depth about the reasons behind the jersey changes.

Moral of the story – fear not Kings fans, we have you covered.

If you’re looking for some more jersey related news before it breaks though…here’s a few tidbits we shared several weeks back…

This season’s three Legends Nights – where the Kings will wear vintage purple and gold jerseys – are scheduled to be 12/10 vs. Dallas, 1/2 vs. Colorado and 2/18 vs. Calgary.  The honorees will be Bernie Nicholls, Daryl Evans and Charlie Simmer, as the team is planning to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the famed Miracle on Manchester.

…fine, fine, fine – you still want more?

This season, the black pants that will be worn under the new home jersey (black with the new shield logo, you still with me?)…those pants are getting a new silver stripe down the leg.

That’s it. Done.

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About John Hoven

John Hoven is a former member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and co-hosts Kings of the Podcast. He's also the founder and editor of MayorsManor.com, which has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and Hockey Blog of the Year. Click "ABOUT OUR TEAM" below for a full bio.

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  1. Michael Castillo says

    August 30, 2011 at 8:16 pm

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