It was rumored and reported for some time that new jerseys would be coming. Suspicions only grew when they coined the “New Era of Orange” marketing slogan, seemingly embracing the coming rebuild with unusual aplomb.

On that level, it’s hard not to like the initiative. The Rangers wrote a letter, but they never shouted about “A NEW ERA” from the rooftops and changed the jerseys just to accommodate their vision. You gotta give the new front office credit, mostly its marketing department (which I believe remains largely in place).

The jerseys aren’t radically different. This is especially true of the alternates, which are literally the exact same. They didn’t even change the orange. That part of this is either a hilarious oversight or a serious commitment to doing as little as possible. China level effort is transpiring here.

That will be the only insinuation of the article about sending the Flyers or any Flyers associated personnel to Beijing or any other part of China. On the whole, they did great work.

The updated bottom of the jerseys is a nice touch. The divergence into white on the sleeves is more rounded and sleek. The numbers are different, and burnt orange is now very much a thing.

On the whole, this is good stuff.

The release was a little hit and miss. But in a fun way, mostly.

The link they initially provided was dysfunctional, and the video they released with it looked like a Batman trailer instead of a jersey reveal. It left everyone trying to get a good sneak peek of the jerseys. It sounds like I’m insulting them. Far from it. That was fun.

I’m not sure if it was intentional, but it was definitely entertaining. And for that, I commend them.

By the way. Additional information came out upon the writing of this piece: the away jerseys are the superior jersey.

Seriously. Behold the improvement.

That better be the jersey Matvei Michkov or Zach Benson are wearing on draft night.

Burnt Orange is back.

Mandatory Credit: Flyers Twitter