▁era ▁royal ▁blue ▁j er se ys , ▁which ▁were ▁then ▁adopted ▁as ▁the ▁altern ates ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁A ▁modified ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁era ▁royal ▁blue ▁j er sey ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁worn ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁Blue ▁Bom bers ▁only ▁wore ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Sign ature ▁series ▁uniform s ▁once , ▁whereas ▁all ▁other ▁teams ▁wore ▁their s ▁at ▁least ▁twice , ▁possibly ▁due ▁to ▁negative ▁fan ▁reception . ▁To ▁date , ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁worn ▁a ▁third ▁j er sey . ▁ ▁Ice ▁hockey ▁ ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League , ▁each ▁team ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁distinct ive ▁swe ater ▁design ▁( ho ck ey ▁tradition ▁usually ▁refers ▁to ▁j er se ys ▁as ▁" s we aters ," ▁because ▁hockey ▁players ▁actually ▁wore ▁swe aters ▁on ▁the ▁ice ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ). ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁( save ▁a ▁few ▁isolated ▁instances ), ▁each ▁team ▁only ▁had ▁two ▁swe aters ▁– ▁one ▁for ▁home ▁use , ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁road . ▁One ▁swe ater ▁was ▁domin antly ▁white ▁( or ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁instances , ▁a ▁light ▁color ), ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁domin antly ▁a ▁dark ▁color . ▁The ▁home ▁team ▁has ▁first ▁choice ▁of ▁uniform s ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9