Remember Vegas Gold?
Yeah... me neither.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have an outdoor game to host at Heinz Field on Feb. 25. An outdoor game calls for a different look, and they’ve finally unveiled theirs: something incredibly bold and incredibly, well, gold.
Stadium Series ready.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 2, 2017
The Penguins unveil their full uniform for the upcoming outdoor game: https://t.co/jXQGStW9D8 pic.twitter.com/4yDr45qanK
Via the NHL:
"I love the color," Rust said. "I think I like the bright yellow helmets the most. It's something different … something you don't see too often."
Well, that’s for sure - it’s pretty rare to see that much yellow in the NHL.
And they’ve really committed to the look, no details spared:
Kessel helmet pic.twitter.com/oyXhmr87Va
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) February 2, 2017
Hornqvist stadium series gloves. pic.twitter.com/hZ97DPcO4A
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) February 2, 2017
Malkin #71. Black pants with yellow logo branding pic.twitter.com/NorNQDE7Vx
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) February 2, 2017
Of course they need a fair bit of black to offset it all, but it works well.
Meanwhile, Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury are in on the customization, too, but it looks like they’re going in totally different directions, color-wise.
Murray’s going black:
Matt's Vaughn goalie gear pic.twitter.com/Zkj54D9bBR
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) February 2, 2017
While Fleury is embracing the gold:
#29 Fleury's pads - just finished being built. They are on their way to Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/I8PkVYoC62
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) February 2, 2017
MA. Fleury's Stadium Series gloves. He went back to yellow. This time he has black webbing /lacing & highlights pic.twitter.com/AqprERuFOn
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) February 2, 2017
They both have new masks, too! Murray’s looks pretty cool (although you know what they say about yellow snow):
Matt Murray's new stadium series mask. It looks great. pic.twitter.com/aXWwrZVpVR
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) February 2, 2017
While Fleury’s goes for past and present.
Marc-Andre's mask was just completed- it pays tribute to some of his favorite teammates with Immages and names. pic.twitter.com/MQdcxqd9hV
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) February 2, 2017
One thing’s for certain: no matter what, when the Penguins go outdoors, they’re going to be looking really, really great.