Top 10 Ugliest Jerseys in NHL History

As I'm still rubbing my eyes to fight off the daze the Canadiens jerseys threw me in on Sunday, I took time to wonder, just what is the ugliest jersey in the history of the NHL? There's been many throughout the years, almost too many. Some of us make them go, people wore that? Or some of them make us say "God, who approved this?". But just what is the ugliest jersey in NHL history?

10) New Jersey Devils - This christmas-esque jersey lasted from the eighties to the early 90's. It was truly a sewer water colored green, I guess it represents New Jersey well. One thing come to mind when viewing this jersey: "Hey don't the elves working at the Mall wear these?".

9) Edmonton Oilers - This was an alternate jersey for the Oilers up until this year when they made their alternate the famous 1980's blue and orange. I always asked "what the hell is this?" when seeing the center logo, is it an oil drop with cranks? Why does an oil drop have cranks?

8) Pittsburgh Penguins - In between the early 90's and early 21st century, the Penguins were stuck in an apparent crossroads in where they wanted to go with their uniforms. It appeared that they were trying to become more modern, but didn't want to move on from their current logo at the same time. While they did they have one of best duos in the game with Mario and Jaromir in their prime the result of this crossroad? Uglier than Jagr's hair-cut.

7) Atlanta Thrashers - Much like the Oilers 3rd jersey, this one left me scratching my head. Was it a bird or a grappling hook? Was it anything? I don't even think they knew really. The Thrasher is the state bird of Georgia, so obviously what you're expecting is a big, probably angry looking bird holding a stick, nope. It's a pure grappling hook if you ask me.

6) New York Islanders - This bad boy worn from '95-'97 made the Islanders even more of a laughing stock. I guess they have alot working against them, it's hard to make orange, blue, white and an odd purple-ish color look nice. It didn't take long for this one to get thrown into the dumpster. Since when is the Gorton's Fisherman guy the goalie for the Isles?

5) Phoenix Coyotes - Another closet dweller, and for good reason. The alternate of the 1998-99 Coyotes screamed "Look at this and not need to sit down!". It was far too busy for a hockey jersey, it looked more like the wallpaper pattern of a TexMex restaurant. It's a shame a player as great as Jeremy Roenick had to wear this garbage and not a B on his chest. And what's up with the desert pattern along the bottom of the jersey? Better question, why's the coyote have two different colored faces, is he Harvey Dent?

4) Boston Bruins - This brute was an alternate jersey up until the 2006-07 season. The Bruins, one of most historically documented franchises, known for hard hitting and fights were wearing a yellow mustard colored jersey with a smiling bear. Yes, a smiling bear. This bear wasn't promoting forest fire awareness or doing tricks, he was just sitting there looking content. Anyone who still wears this deserves to be arrested.

3) Montreal Canadiens - These are their throwbacks from 1911. There's a reason they're not worn anymore fellas. It looked like they were wearing Scrooge's pajamas out there. All they needed was a candle and a hat and to be creeping around with 3 ghosts (of The Forum) to complete the package.

2) Nashville Predators - Puke yellow, always a good choice. History proves that, just look at the Nashville Predators 3rd jersey.

The "Predator" himself looks like a yawning house-cat with tooth picks in his mouth. Also, who thought putting the same logo that's on the chest on the shoulders would be a great and interesting idea?

1) Vancouver Canucks - This beauty, worn from 1978-1985 was simply horrifying to everyone. Women fainted, small children cried and for justifiable reasons. The epic Vancouver Canucks jersey looked like something out of an 80's hip-hop video. I mean how lazy could you get? It's just a V, V for Vancouver? V for Victory-less. The Canucks are still cup-less, and because of this jersey they don't deserve to win a Stanley Cup for 100 years.