Minnesota Wild reveal Stadium Series sweater
The Minnesota Wild revealed a new sweater to be worn against the Chicago Blackhawks in the teams’ home Stadium Series game coming on February 21, 2016.
If the Minnesota Wild fan in your life is looking for a new sweater this holiday season, well things just got a whole lot easier on Tuesday was the Wild unveiled their new sweater for their stadium series game to be held at TCF Bank Stadium.
The Wild trotted out Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise, and Ryan Suter to model the new threads for us. The sweater is pretty simple, but it works being mainly forest green with the Wild logo prominent in the center with secondary color rings on the arms.
On the Wild’s website, they have devoted a gallery to the unveiling of the new threads. They also posted it all over Twitter, too.
https://twitter.com/mnwild/status/669215972860035076
The Wild’s website also asked Parise and Suter what they thought about the new sweaters which resulted in some great hockey talk, not revealing anything, about clothing and playing outdoors.
Here’s Parise’s answer to what he thinks of the jersey:
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"“I think they’re really cool. In a good way, I think they’re plain, and I think they’re sharp. They’ve got a really good look to it; I really like it.”"
Suter on if he’s excited to play outside in front of 50,000 people:
"“Yeah, it will be fun. Hopefully it’s not too cold. I’m sure it will be a great experience. I’m sure our families are going to enjoy it, too.”"
The Stadium Series jersey will be available for purchase through the State of Hockey store on Wednesday. The game is set for February 21, 2016 against the Chicago Blackhawks at the home of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football home, TCF Bank Stadium.
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