▁allows ▁for ▁more ▁complex ▁stri pe ▁and ▁graph ic ▁designs ▁than ▁were ▁possible ▁or ▁practical ▁with ▁traditional ▁manufact uring ▁methods . ▁The ▁initial ▁particip ating ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ▁season ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁concept , ▁although ▁the ▁results ▁were ▁mixed . ▁The ▁Bru ins ' ▁gold ▁j er sey , ▁featuring ▁a ▁brown ▁bear ' s ▁head ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁j ag ged ▁strip ing , ▁last ed ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season , ▁while ▁the ▁P engu ins ' ▁third ▁j er sey , ▁featuring ▁gradient ▁strip ing ▁that ▁complement ed ▁their ▁logo ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁replaced ▁their ▁road ▁j er se ys ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁Can uck s ' ▁red ▁and ▁black ▁j er sey ▁with ▁gradient ▁strip ing , ▁a ▁subt le ▁nod ▁to ▁their ▁gar ish ▁" F lying ▁V " ▁j er se ys ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 8 5 , ▁were ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁changed ▁colors ▁and ▁log os ▁altogether . ▁The ▁M ight y ▁D uck s ▁of ▁Ana heim ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings ▁j er se ys ▁only ▁last ed ▁one ▁season , ▁while ▁the ▁planned ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Blues ▁j er sey ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁then - co ach / GM ▁Mike ▁Ke en an , ▁who ▁reported ly ▁b anned ▁the ▁swe ater ▁from ▁use . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁back