2017/18

We anxiously await the announcement of the 2017/18 jerseys. We do know that they will be made by Nike. The white jerseys appear to be very similar to the 2016/17 style with the most noticeable difference being the lack of Should Patches and the addition of stripes around the waist (similar pattern as on the sleeves).

2016/17

Michigan switched to Nike jerseys for the 2016/17 season. Maize, Blue, White and a special 1996 inspired maize script alternate jersey were worn. The “regular” maize jerseys were worn for only 2 games with a special ALS patch added for the October 23, 2016 game. All 4 jerseys have the Big 10 patch on the front with a straight namebar style on the back. Shoulder patches returned with the traditional Block M on both shoulders of the Maize, Blue and White jerseys. The Script Maize Alternate jerseys featured the University of Michigan Crest superimposed over the Block M on both shoulders.

2016/17 “1996 Script” Alternate

2016/17 Blue

2016/17 White

2016/17 Maize

2016/17 ALS patch worn on October 23, 2016

2015/16

Michigan wore Maize, Blue and White jerseys manufactured by Reebok in the 2015/16 season. All 3 jerseys have the Big 10 patch on the front with the curved namebar style on the back. The jerseys have “Go Blue” on the inside collar. There are no shoulder patches on the 2015/16 jerseys. There are subtle differences between the 2014/15 and 2015/16 jerseys which are summarized in the table below.

2015/16 White

2015/16 Maize

2015/16 Blue

Differences between 2014/15 and 2015/16 Jerseys

	2014/15	2015/16
Maize	Inside of the jerseys are Maize Stitching around the neck Strings runs Vertical	Inside of the jerseys are mostly white Stitching around the neck Strings runs Horizontal
White	Stitching around the white neck strings runs Vertical	Stitching around the blue neck strings runs Horizontal
Blue	Stitching around the neck Strings runs Vertical	Stitching around the neck Strings runs Horizontal

2014/15

Michigan wore Maize, Blue and White jerseys manufactured by Reebok in the 2014/15 season. All 3 jerseys have the Big 10 patch on the front with the curved namebar style on the back. The jerseys have “Go Blue” on the inside collar. There are no shoulder patches on the 2015/16 jerseys. There are subtle differences between the 2014/15 and 2015/16 jerseys which are summarized in the table above.

In addition to the 3 standard styles, there was also an Alternate jersey that was worn for the Hockey City Classic played at Soldier Field in Chicago. This jersey would also be worn for a second game at Yost Arena. This jersey has a “Hockey City Classic” patch and the Big 10 patch on the front with the straight namebar style on the back. The jerseys have “Victors Valiant” on the inside collar and the years of Michigan’s 9 national on the back of the jersey above the namebar.

2014/15 Hockey City Classic

2014/15 Blue

2014/15 White

2014/15 Maize

2013/14

2013/14 was the first season of the new Big 10 hockey conference and Michigan wore an amaizing 5 different jersey styles. Michigan wore Maize, Blue, jerseys manufactured by Reebok, All 3 jerseys have the Big 10 patch on the front with the straight namebar style on the back. There are no shoulder patches on the white and blue 2013/14 jerseys while the maize jerseys sport a Block M shoulder patch.

In addition to the 3 standard styles, there were also Maize and Blue GLI style jerseys that were originally intended to be worn in the 2012 Great Lakes Invitational. The 2012 GLI was planned to be played at Comerica Park, but was moved to Joe Louis Arena when the NHL lockout forced the cancellation of the January 1, 2013 Winter Classic. The 2012/13 GLI jerseys were worn for a few games in 2012/13 and then recycled for use in 2013/14 and were used in the 2013 outdoor GLI at Comerica Park in addition to a few other games. A handful of the GLI jerseys were only worn in 2012/13 and these jerseys can be differentiated from the jerseys worn in 2013/14 as they sport the CCHA patch rather than the Big 10 patch. The GLI jerseys have the straight namebar style on the back and also have “Go Blue” on the inside collar. The jerseys also feature block M shoulder patches.

2012/13

2012/13 was the final season of the CCHA hockey conference and Michigan wore an amaizing 5 different jersey styles. Michigan wore Maize, Blue, jerseys manufactured by Reebok, All 3 jerseys have the CCHA Legacy patch on the front with the straight namebar style on the back. There are no shoulder patches on the white, blue and maize 2012/13 jerseys. The White and Blue jerseys are the same style that was worn in 2013/14 but the years can be easily determined from the CCHA patch (2012/13) and the Big Ten patch (2013/14). The maize jersey was modeled after the very popular Big Chill jerseys. Unlike the jerseys that were worn in the Big Chill game, the 2012/13 Maize jerseys had namebars on the back.

In addition to the 3 usual colors, there were also Maize and Blue GLI style jerseys that were originally intended to be worn in the 2012 Great Lakes Invitational. The 2012 GLI was planned to be played at Comerica Park, but was moved to Joe Louis Arena when the NHL lockout forced the cancellation of the January 1, 2013 Winter Classic. The 2012/13 GLI jerseys were worn for a few games in 2012/13 and then recycled for use in 2013/14 and were used in the 2013 outdoor GLI at Comerica Park in addition to a few other games. A handful of the GLI jerseys were only worn in 2012/13 and these jerseys can be differentiated from the jerseys worn in 2013/14 as they sport the CCHA patch rather than the Big 10 patch. The GLI jerseys have the straight namebar style on the back and also have “Go Blue” on the inside collar. The jerseys also feature block M shoulder patches.

A very limited number of the 2012/13 GLI jerseys have entered the hobby. The 2012/13 Maize and Blue GLI jerseys from Trouba(8), Treais(23) and Sparks (39) along with the Blue GLI Kevin Lynch(14) jersey were made available in the 2014 University of Michigan jersey auction.

//TODO – get photos of 2012/13 maize GLI jersey