I took these pictures from the Kings Draft party. As far as I know, I was one of the few press people to actually photograph them up close. They were shown off later that night.

Several changes to the new jerseys: the striping is gone off the bottom of the jersey. Now the Los Angeles text just floats at the bottom of the jersey. The collar is different as well, coming to a point, rather than the old style. The jerseys were considerably lighter than the older ones, but still seemed sturdy enough to go onto battle on the ice. The mesh connecting the arms to the bottom may look like a lighter hue, but I assure you, it's not. Other than the lack of the bottom stripe, they look pretty much the same.

I wasn't too sure what to expect I was told they were at the party. I recalled seeing several people's proposed design ideas for the jerseys, so I dug upmine, and I have to say... I should go into the jersey design business.

Well, maybe not. I'm not overwhelmed by them. Actually, my next jersey will be a personalized Rob Blake Black throwback jersey.