Very cool of TBL to embrace the jersey community, while also demonstrating how legitimate Icethetics is in the industry. Nobody is surprised the quality of the video Chris captured is as polished as any put out by the team

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Gregg!

This is awesome for you Chris! Hope other teams can connect with you in the future!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I hope so too!

It is SO freaking cool that you got to do this! Like, I’m so happy for you right now! The Lightning could have beaten down here but instead they embraced the less traditional coverage and someone from outside their organization. So props to them! But especially all the props to you cause you’ve earned this through years of hard, high quality work but especially with everything you do on this channel! The quality of this vid is amazing once again! So, NHL teams, take notice and invite Chris to all your jersey launches from now on! It’ll be the most high-quality (free) promo you’ll ever get! And in regards to the jersey? I like it! I’m a sucker for a black base and I like how they took those classic elements, modernized them a bit and then brought them together. The jersey feels clean and sharp and jet somehow has a retro touch.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words, Becksy! It was incredibly awesome to be there and I’m thrilled to be able to share that with all of you. 💙

This is easily the best Bolts jersey they have ever got

@shawklan27

2 ай бұрын

Used to not care for it but looking at it in full it's leagues better than their current leafs lite home and away kits

As a fellow lightning fan this video was amazing! Excellent job

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks and go Bolts! ⚡️

I already liked the jersey, but seeing it whole uniform makes it a real beaut. The Victory Stripes going down into the socks is a genius idea, the alternate logo looks GREAT, and the NUMBERS!!! That white with the blue shadow just looks fantastic. Definitely near the top of my jersey wishlist. So awesome that you were able to go to the unveiling-for your team, no less!!

the fact that you knew about this jersey before the leak blows my mind! I appreciate that you kept it a secret rather than exposing it

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I knew some of the details before the leak, but I didn’t go to Tampa for this shoot until two weeks after the leak. From there, I was only given access on the agreement I wouldn’t release anything until the team was ready to launch.

Hopefully, this top-notch production convinces more teams to bring you over for similar jersey reveals. I wasn't sold immediately on that 3rd, but learning about how the stripes on the arms come from the victory stripes, it makes a lot more sense. Plus, the numbers in the back look so good!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! It’s always great to hear the backstory on any jersey from the people who were involved in putting it together.

What an amazing opportunity, congratulations. IMO this is their best jersey.

That's awesome Chris, great to see the Lightning invited you to this. Keep up the great work.

As someone who's been following icethetics for over a decade and met one of my best friends through the site, seeing this look (and our shared love for the Bolts) just fills my heart with so much joy. Honestly. Great video as always, and congrats on your success Chris, this is truly incredible.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

So awesome to hear! Thanks for following all this time and I’m glad you enjoyed this video.

Very Very Very happy for you Chris. No one in this circle deserves these kind of opportunities more than you in my opinion. Good on the TBL to invite you despite the leak situation and your reporting on it. Shows class and intelligence on their end. Amazing stuff!

Kudos to you and the lightning on this collab! Awesome content

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

This was so awesome; not only for you but for us to see some behind the scenes material. Truly an amazing treat!! 🙌🏽

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!

This is awesome, I hope you enjoyed! The Lightning are a first class organization!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

They are! Thanks for watching.

First time seeing this jersey was on your thumbnail on Twitter and all I said to myself was "oh wow they went with a black alternate, looks ok" then after watching this I absolutely love them! Love the retro gloves and pants!! Love the victory stripe on the sleeve and socks!! Amazing! I dig these alot and I'm a stars fan!

This is awesome. Congratulations on this opportunity.

Congrats on the exclusive! I hope other teams see your channel as an outlet to give in-depth analysis on their process, the quality is unprecedented.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I hope so too! That would be a ton of fun.

I think everything that needs to be said has already been said on these comments, but I still wanted to add to it. This video, the treatment you got and deserved from the team, these fans and the jersey itself. Pure class through and through. This is all just soo wholesome, it warms this fellow Bolts and Icethetics fan's heart so much! Thank you!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one! So happy to be able to share this experience. 💙

This is awesome! Glad they gave you this opportunity. Jerseys look sharp too!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Congratulations! Such an amazing opportunity for you and yet another indication at the quality and notoriety of what you do!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

Great documentary ! This organization is the best. I used to write and take pictures for a French hockey magazine and Brian always helped me out with accreditations and access. Go Bolts

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

That is awesome! And thanks for watching.

I have a special affinity for the Lightning as they were the last team the Hartford Whalers played in 1997. I was never overly fond of their original jerseys. I think they are looking their absolute best now. I don’t think enough teams consider the entire package from head to toe as Tampa has with this release.

This is so amazing, hopefully the first of many more behind the scenes. Your great work is most definitely paying off.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I hope so too! Thanks for watching.

What an amazing experience & even as a non Lightning fan.. what a great looking third

Well done Chris. Congrats on a dream come true, I know how much you love the Bolts.

@BretKenworthy

4 ай бұрын

PS... it was in.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Bret! As always, I appreciate your support.

These are some nice looking jerseys! Wouldn’t mind them becoming primaries someday. Also, really nice of them to give you this access … I couldn’t think of anyone more deserving to have it.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Very nice of you to say. I was just happy to be able to share it all with you guys!

Wow Chris, what an incredible opportunity! Congrats, and as always, fantastic content. Love it!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

This is just amazing. Glad you were able to cover this and was given access to something so special. hoping you continue to grow and are able to do more projects like this.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Definitely hopeful for more opportunities like this. Great to be able to dig so deep into a jersey design with the people who actually created it!

Really respect your work Chris and so glad you got to be included! Unfortunately, these uniforms just don't click... They feel like a bunch of ideas that don't mesh or create a unique personality. Great work Chris, Icethetics has always been such an amazing resource!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Congrats! I am so happy for you!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

Cool video and all the cooler that they brought you in for exclusive access. Congratulations!

This is so sick!! Thanks for the great content as always and I’m so happy to see you getting love from teams like this!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I’m just glad they brought back the RR gloves. One of the best looking mitts in the league. Looks like an awesome opportunity Chris! I hope they gave you that on-ice jersey as a token of thanks

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

It was really great! And no, that was Kucherov’s actual game jersey. He’s wearing it tonight!

I didn't even realize you got access to these - I need one of these so bad

This might be the coolest uniform of any team

Happy for you man!!! Hope this opens more doors!!!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I hope so too!

I hope more teams use your channel!!! Your production and video quality is always amazing!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks I hope so too!

This is great!!!

Tampa needs the blue/black/white in their jerseys again! This special jersey just highlights how classic/needed it is, as well as how Toronto looking the home/away kits are

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

💯 and silver too!

Great video man. I’m so glad you can finally share this with everyone. I’m really digging this look too

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Josh!

So happy for you brother!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

💙

That is super cool! The 2004 photo is wild, my father and I were on the other side of the cup run, traditionally Oilers fans from Edmonton, we knew plenty of Flames fans who were right in thick of it during that finals, what a run for both clubs that spring!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Haha, crazy right? That’s me and my dad in that photo. Game 6 in Calgary was on my birthday (same as Gelinas, oddly enough) and I remember watching on TV-stunned that we were actually getting a Game 7 back home. Amazing series for sure!

@devackroyd

4 ай бұрын

@@icethetics My Dad was on the Red Mile in Calgary (like the busiest street in town) during game 6 visiting some friends from university watching the crowd ready to blow up in OT, one goal away from winning it all, pretty crazy stuff. What a crazy world that was, back to back years of Alberta teams in the SCF losing in 7 to non traditional hockey market teams haha.

This is amazing. I hope more teams let you do this in the future.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

It would be great! I love being able to share detailed stories like this.

Man good for you that is awesome. I think I was one of the first subs for this channel; sub 2000ish. What a treat it must have been to be there, so happy to see the channel keep growing

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Heck yeah! Thanks for sticking with me. It was an absolute blast being there and even more fun to share it with you guys!

Keep it coming!!!!❤❤

Icethetics this is so cool! As a huge tampa bay fan and hockey jersey fan it was really cool to find out your a bolts fan too! What a cool experience you got to come down and experience the BTS of the jersey unveiling! My jaw was on the floor when i saw this video pop up on my subscriber lists! I love the gasparilla jersey's and was glad I was able to snag one so I am unsure if I will get this one. The letters/numbers are great and I love the victory stripes reference but i'm not sure I'll be adding this one to my collection.

This is really awesome content. Kudos to you and the Lightning.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Big moves from the jersey man, love to see it

I actually prefer thier previous black thirds. I find these dull. That Gaspirilla logo would make a kick-ass secondary logo. Although people would probably accuse them of ripping off the Buccaneers.

THE MAN THE LEGEND, HE DID IT. THE NHL HAS FINALLY TOOK NOTICE

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

🥳

These are sick

congratulations sir

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your membership!!

Excellent video!! And it's amazing that Tampa Bay asked you to do this, let's hope many more teams do the same in the future. Now as for the jersey, it's ok if a little on the safe side, could do with a bit more colour in the shoulder area, a shoulder patch version of the normal logo or even better a shoulder patch version of the gasparilla logo, love the number kit they've used and the jersey looks so much better customised than blank. 7.5 / 10.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Fingers crossed.

They’re awesome. As a Leafs fan they should have these permanently 😂. Always been like a split squad game when they play

Another great vid, and what a cool opportunity! Great jerseys too. I got a kick out of those armpit stripes when Espo introduced them back in '92... I stitched some into a few of the jerseys that I've made myself. :)

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

It’s funny, when I was a kid drawing my own jersey concepts, I always put those underarm stripes on every team. Didn’t realize it was a special feature of Lightning jerseys until years later!

@KOZMOGRAFX

4 ай бұрын

@@icethetics Bwah ha! And I don't think I'd ever heard mention of a city named Tampa Bay until the expansion was announced. Where??? ;P

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah I guess we kept that a pretty good secret. Thank goodness for Espo! And technically, the city itself is just Tampa. Tampa Bay refers to the body of water alongside, but I think I read the Buccaneers liked the nautical sound of Tampa Bay and how it was more encompassing of the entire region... and so it’s been adopted by every local sports team since!

@KOZMOGRAFX

4 ай бұрын

@@icethetics Like "San Francisco Bay". Actually, I take my last comment back. The Bucs started in 76, so surely I would have heard of Tampa. Maybe I wasn't paying much attention until hockey and baseball arrived in short order during the 90s. ;P

awesome channel

Great stuff 👍🏻… Chris you been doing some amazing work and you deserve it buddy. I very much like Black involved in The Lighting’s Uniforms, Brings me back to the old school Lighting Uniforms. Those Black Pants with the Bolt and the Black Buckets Look so Cool on the Ice.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliments!

Wow this is really cool! Good for you, man.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks hopefully you enjoyed watching!

@whitneysmiltank

4 ай бұрын

@@icethetics Of course!

Very cool

Congrats on the chance to work with the team! Your production quality is top notch, you definitely deserve more chances like this! I like the striping on the jersey, just the logo seems off to me, wish they went with the original Tampa Bay Lightning logo.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for being a member, Daniel! And yeah I’m hoping other teams will want to do this sort of thing going forward. Fingers crossed. And I do have to say I’ve seen a few people suggesting the original 1992 Lightning logo as the crest... but I’m not sure I agree. That logo was just bad design and I think people look back on nostalgically because of the Cup.

That’s awesome you got the chance! Also quick note: I like the numbers used from the inaugural 90s jerseys. Also, I noticed that Vasilevskiy’s pad design is a nod to Khabibulin’s design.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

True! I should’ve mentioned that. Then I could have shown the photo of Vasy meeting Khabi when he was a kid. 😅

Congratulations on getting exposure from a club! Can't wait to see more reveals and jersey deep dives from the channel if other clubs follow suit!

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I hope they do!

Excited to see this jersey tonight against the avs. 2022 Stanley cup rematch

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Enjoying the Kucherov/MacKinnon Art Ross race too!

The jersey is so beautiful

Black needs to be Tampa's primary jersey color again. The blue and white make them look like the Maple Leafs

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I agree with that. When the Lightning came into the league, they had a color scheme no other team had ever used and none has used since. That black, blue and silver combo really needs to come back.

Top tier franchise…Go Bolts⚡️

First off, grats on the cool opportunity and piece. It great seeing The Bolts taking care of their fans. As far as the jersey, I do like it but with the oversized crest and empty shoulders it looks a practice jersey.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Absolutely incredible video. I love this so much. And fuck the lightning 😂😂. Those jerseys are sick tho ngl

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! ... I think 😳 😅

Awesome you got that access! I like the jersey more now, seeing it all, but I do still feel like the logo would be better without the thick surrounding circle with the text. Just a bolt in a thin circle would be better in my eyes. But there's a lot to love with this jersey. Being in black again is definitely sharp, and I looooove the jersey numbers, how they come out with the blue 3D. Great stuff overall. 😊 Edit: and with 3 Cups, 3 victory stripes on the sleeves makes sense. And three on the socks separately is just a separate emphasis on their three Cups while throwing back to their old jerseys. Good stuff.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Great attention to detail right? So many cool things to pick up on.

I love the Gasparlilla jersey and wish the league would allow teams to use local event related jerseys in games

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

That would make a great spinoff of the Reverse Retro program. Maybe like a City Retro? A throwback design that ties in regional culture.

It’s not horrible now that I see the full set up. It’s pretty close to 100% better than their previous black one. But congratulations! That is so cool! Maybe they’ll ask you for design tips for the next alternate! Copied the Canucks with the matte black helmet.😎 (So not that original)

TPL should adopt this 3rd jersey as their home jerseys. Their main jerseys is probably the ugliest around the NHL bisides the Hurricanes. Congrats to you Chris and thanx for sharing

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I could see a version of this becoming their future home jersey... and a white road version would look spectacular!

Hope you'll be on fanatics launch

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Hey, they’re based in Tampa, too. Maybe another trip is in my future! 😅

I don't think the crest needs the 'Hockey Club' on the bottom, as it's a lot of lettering, but overall I like the look. It'll look good on the ice and on TV, I bet. Great presentation, Chris.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@mattgajtka

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the content. My kids in particular are huge fans of the mascot series. I think we're responsible for 10% of your views on those. haha@@icethetics

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Haha, love that!

I wish they would go with a shiny silver jersey. Like the Vegas gold

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

That would probably be fun and out there... but we heard Kevin use the word “traditional” a few too many times to think that’s a real possibility. 😅

@mosinc7388

4 ай бұрын

@@icethetics next time they can go wild then

Would love to know if you think there will be player backlash when fanatics takes over. With the mlb players speaking out about the quality of the new "Nike" branded fanatics made jerseys. Also super dope they invited you out good stuff

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Hopefully what’s happening in the MLB will be a learning opportunity before we get to this point in the NHL. Fanatics is essentially taking over Adidas production processes for next season, so the real test will be 2026 or so when they introduce their own jerseys.

Amazing video and great insight. My favorite part about these are the numbers and the gloves, so tired of boring gloves. The width of the stripes just don't look right to me, makes them look like a kid wearing an adult jersey. Also not a fan of the laces but that is on Adidas.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Pretty neat access.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

It was! Thrilled to be there and get to share it with everyone.

Should be the full time home jersey

Could we see these in the playoffs?

@icethetics

2 ай бұрын

That would be fun!

I've been cautious about this "matte" movement that has been happening in sports over the last few years, but the Lightning really pull the look off quite well.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

It does look good. And the more I watched that game tonight, the more I wondered if this should just be the standard look? Why is glossy plastic preferred anyway? Is it just what we’re comfortable with because it’s been the default for so long? I love that teams are finally starting to think about all these things.

Matte black buckets....where have I seen that before? 🤔

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Wait don’t tell me I know this one. 😆

Oh and I guess unless Toronto are doing a new St Pats design jersey, this is the very last new Adidas jersey design we'll get to see. 😥

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

True. Still awaiting confirmation the St. Pats redesign, but I think it’s safe to call this the last completely original jersey from Adidas. Crazy to think about.

just wondering when should mascot madness 3 coming

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I mentioned at the end of this video that it will be out in March. I delayed it because I found out about an event happening in early March that I want to include in episode 3!

@siplt

4 ай бұрын

@@icethetics nice can’t wait!

9/10 i wished they used cream instead of white

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

😆

When was the last time the Lightning wore a black jersey against Toronto

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

I have that info! It happened twice in the 2016-17 season-December 29 and March 16. The Lightning wore their black BOLTS jersey... and the Leafs won both games. 😒

@user-dq4ik4kc2c

4 ай бұрын

Imagine if Tampa Bay had worn that jersey for the playoffs this year because it looks more style than the home uniform.

Will all of the league's primary jerseys be redesigned when Fanatics takes over?

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

No, not in 2024 at least. They are working on a new template of their own, a la Edge and Adizero, but that’s not due out until at least 2026-27. For the next couple years, the jerseys will be the same style but with a Fanatics logo on the back.

These jerseys are pretty sharp. it's too bad the lightning and sharks can't play each other in their new thirds.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Haha, what a game that would be! 😅

Why did the nhl ban warm up jerseys???

@COSMICBARBEAQUE

4 ай бұрын

They didn't want the "distraction" of players potentially not wanting to wear a pride jersey

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

It’s explained here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmmnscSQgJeso9Y.html

I think Tampa’s new third jersey could really use a blue waist stripe. To me this new jersey looks a bit incomplete without one.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Actually do agree with that. Blue still needs to be a big part of the uniforms. 🔵

The Lightning should use literally anything other than their current home and away jerseys, which rip off the Leafs colours and the Wings striping. They used to have a cool, unique aesthetic, and now they're among the blandest, most uninspired teams in the league.

@shawklan27

4 ай бұрын

Shame because both their previous reverse retros proved otherwise. The 1.0 is easily the best in their history, and it could've worked as a new homem

@abe1996

4 ай бұрын

​@@shawklan27 If they were so insistent on making blue their primary colour, the blue reverse retro would have been a perfectly fine primary design. Then you could have had a blue, white and black version of it. A perfect set.

@KOZMOGRAFX

4 ай бұрын

I agree with the Wings/Leafs rip-off, but since the Bolts won two cups in those jerseys, you can't mess with the mojo!

I just don't Ike that it says hockey club at the bottom bisdes that I like it

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

That’s fair. They do have an alternate version that reads “ESTABLISHED 1992” at the bottom, used as their 2014 third jersey shoulder patch. I wonder if that would’ve been a better play here? I’ll admit there’s a bit of a disconnect between their slogan “Earned Our Stripes” and what seems like a reminder that they’re a hockey club. Very minor thing, though.

The only thing I hate about these jerseys is that their first victory was against the Avs.

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

😅

This is the very last nhl adidas jersey

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

Maybe. There might still be new St Pats throwback coming for Toronto. But if not, yep this would be it.

Lighting need black in their primaries so bad it’s insane. What an awful branding move, though the logo the rebrand brought is lovely

I never was a fan of tje new blank bolt logo

TBH Bolts need a good center patch what theyve been doing with the center bolt is gross

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

🤨

How bad did Jamie Ben smell?

@icethetics

4 ай бұрын

🤨

Cool that u got to do this. In my opinion though, this jersey is pretty mid