Islanders Excited to Wear Fisherman Jersey

It's official - the Fisherman is back.
For this year's Reverse Retro jersey, the New York Islanders cast out a line and reeled in a classic, throwing it back to 1995 with threads inspired by the team's fisherman jersey.

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The Islanders wore the original fisherman jerseys from 1995-1997, featuring heavy teal accents, a gruff looking fisherman and wavy lettering, trim and numbers. The logo has never been worn by the team in a game since then - until now. While the jerseys were maligned at the time, they attained a cult following among the fans, especially younger generations. That includes the Islanders themselves.
"I think they're sick," Mathew Barzal said. "It's clean and I can't wait to wear them."

The original design featured the fisherman logo on a navy jersey with a teal wave at the bottom on the sleeves and orange accents. The updated Reverse Retro design darkens the navy base and adds orange and white angled trim for an updated wave, keeping the teal in the wave below the logo. The new jersey also has orange backing on the numbers, which are a similar font to the original.
"They look great," Anders Lee said. "I think it's a really cool refresh of the old fisherman logo. The orange and navy with the teal makes it pop. Can't wait to wear them."
The team will wear the jerseys six times, debuting them on Dec. 10 against the Carolina Hurricanes and wearing them Dec. 23 against the Florida Panthers for 90s Night. Other games include Dec. 27 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jan. 12 vs. the Minnesota Wild, Jan. 21 against the Hurricanes and Jan. 28 against the Vegas Golden Knights. All games in the Reverse Retro will come at home at UBS Arena.

"It's new, it's fresh, I love the teal and I love the waves," Matt Martin said. "The logo is great."
The jerseys are available for preorder at IslesLab.com and at Isles Lab at UBS Arena. Jerseys will go on sale officially on Nov. 15.