1 7 – 1 8 ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 0 ▁seasons ▁( the ▁white ▁or ▁yellow ▁swe ater ▁was ▁pre domin antly ▁the ▁road ▁swe ater ▁with ▁the ▁dark ▁swe ater ▁pre domin antly ▁being ▁the ▁home ▁swe ater ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 1 ▁season , ▁the ▁N HL ▁required ▁teams ▁to ▁wear ▁white ▁( or ▁yellow ) ▁swe aters ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁dark ▁swe aters ▁on ▁the ▁road ; ▁this ▁rule ▁remained ▁in ▁place ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season . ▁When ▁the ▁Third ▁S we ater ▁Program ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ▁season , ▁some ▁teams ▁wore ▁the ▁third ▁swe ater ▁at ▁home , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁to ▁carry ▁two ▁sets ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁uniform s ▁with ▁them ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁under ▁most ▁circumstances . ▁This ▁was ▁alle vi ated ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season , ▁when ▁new ▁rules ▁mand ated ▁dark ▁swe aters ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁white ▁swe aters ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁with ▁yellow ▁now ▁being ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁dark ▁color . ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁N HL ▁team ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁three - s we ater ▁rotation ▁was ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Bru ins ▁had ▁a ▁gold ▁home ▁swe ater ▁and ▁a ▁white ▁road