▁season ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁lock out - short ened ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season , ▁and ▁have ▁also ▁worn ▁them ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁N HL ▁Stadium ▁Series ▁out door ▁game . ▁ ▁With ▁Re eb ok ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁parent ▁company ▁Ad idas ▁as ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁uniform ▁supp lier ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 ▁N HL ▁season , ▁the ▁third ▁j er sey ▁program ▁once ▁again ▁went ▁on ▁hi atus ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁Like ▁what ▁happened ▁during ▁the ▁Re eb ok ▁transition , ▁alternate ▁j er se ys ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁Us age ▁ ▁Once ▁a ▁team ▁has ▁been ▁granted ▁permission ▁by ▁the ▁league ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁new ▁design , ▁they ▁will ▁request ▁and ▁be ▁allowed ▁ten ▁to ▁fifteen ▁games ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁may ▁use ▁their ▁third ▁swe ater . ▁They ▁may ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁third ▁swe ater ▁in ▁subsequent ▁years ▁as ▁well . ▁This ▁alternate ▁design ▁allowed ▁the ▁team ' s ▁appearance ▁to ▁fl irt ▁with ▁radical ▁designs ▁which ▁have ▁occasionally ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁looks ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁particip ating ▁teams , ▁though ▁they ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁quite ▁gar ish . ▁An ▁inf am ous ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁St . Louis ▁Blues ' ▁planned ▁third ▁swe ater ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6