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Paticus
I'm 36, I am married(in 2003, together since 1989) to My Special Lady, I have twin daughters born in 2005. I'm a Deadhead. I prefer boxers to briefs. I used to smoke, and must admit I still miss it(and probably always will.) My interests include: Socks, pens, seashells that look like vice-presidents, and old time pharmacy catalogs.

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Did I Miss Something ?

by Paticus
created March 07, 2008, last edited February 10, 2009
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Let me start by saying that I realize the odds are good that I did miss something.

Hell, I have missed a lot of things: the Sexual Revolution, the heyday of the Today Show, Thin Elvis, and the list goes on...But here is the thing I am specifically asking about right now...Didn't the home team in the NHL used to wear their white jerseys ?

I seem to remember watching Ranger games with my Dad from Madison Square Garden(late '70's,early '80's), and the Rangers would be wearing those white jerseys. Am I wrong about that ? Has it always been dark jerseys at home, white on the road, as it seems to be now ?

More importantly, If I am mistaken on this, would this call all of my childhood memories into question ?

Did I not hit the home run that won the big game ?

Did I not kiss Susie Derkins behind the old woodshed ?

Did my friends(we affectionately called ourselves "goonies") and I NOT rescue our town from evil developers by discovering the hidden pirate treasure of One-Eyed Willie ?

I'm afraid I don't know what to believe.


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SSreportersLegend
636 days ago
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Huh?
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False ProphetAll-Star
636 days ago
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ditto
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PaticusJV Squad
636 days ago
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Hmmm...I wrote this, but it seems to be attributing it to my IP address. Does anyone know if there's a way to fix that ? I thought I was logged in, but I guess I wasn't.
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False ProphetAll-Star
636 days ago
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fixed
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Frank StevensonRed-Shirting
636 days ago
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What?
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
636 days ago
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"Didn't the home team in the NHL used to wear their white jerseys?"

Yes.

It is good for hobbies to change now and then.
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False ProphetAll-Star
636 days ago
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When you live in Tallahassee, one can only assume you'll end up missing some major things involving hockey
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
636 days ago
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Or Chicago... Of course during those good ol' Bill Wirtz days.
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PaticusJV Squad
636 days ago
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Thanks False Prophet.
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PaticusJV Squad
636 days ago
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And thank you, Tyrone.
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
636 days ago
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More than welcome. And hope you stick around the 'Chair. Lots of NY Rangers articles to read here!
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PaticusJV Squad
636 days ago
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Living in Tallahassee, you wind up missing a lot of things about a lot of things.
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False ProphetAll-Star
636 days ago
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I can only imagine..
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Steel TownDraft Pick
636 days ago
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Your right Paticus. I don't know when it changed, but it did. In fact, I think it was a recent change, but I could be wrong.
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Frank StevensonRed-Shirting
636 days ago
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This was the best answer from yahoo answers

From nhluniforms.com-

"2003-04 season, the NHL has done a switcheroo of sorts. For the first time since the 1969-70 season the home teams will be donning their dark jerseys at home, while the visiting teams will be dressed in white? Why did they make the move? One of the reasons was logistics -- since teams tended to wear their alternate jerseys at home, that meant some teams had to travel with both their dark and their white uniform sets. That meant twice as many jerseys, socks and helmets to lug around. And with airport security the way it is now... that made for a ponderous situation. So to make things easier for travel, the dark uniforms are now the home uniforms in the NHL."
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SSreportersLegend
636 days ago
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They could wear any jersey they want.....because they'll be enjoying another first round exit.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
636 days ago
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Tyrone- when I lived in Chicago, Wirtz was technically my landlord.

False Prophet- be glad you can only imagine...Actually, it's not that bad, it feels like a good place to raise my kids. Steel Town- thanks.

Frank- O3-04, eh ? that's good to know.

SSreporters- i'm just glad they're not elimintaed in December anymore.
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PaticusJV Squad
636 days ago
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Man, my login is going bazonkers today. I'm the anonymous fanatice, in case anyone couldn't guess.
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DeutscherRed-Shirting
636 days ago
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I miss the third and retro jerseys, it was a cash grab but still 'fun' I guess.
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Captain SarcasticWaterboy
636 days ago
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I will always, have Mark Messier, weairng a white sweater ,at home, in the hockety heaven, of my mind ! '94, forever!
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PaticusJV Squad
636 days ago
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Deutscher- the one with the Statue of Liberty head on it ? that one wasn't too bad. I have always been partial to the white one. Captain Sarcastic- Of course !! How the hell could I forget that ?
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