'But this was digital ice, so it was different. They don't change them lightly,' Merrill said. The crests and sweaters they wear on ice are sacred. 'These are the oldest, most storied franchises on earth, and they are based in the most hockey-crazed markets in the world. Matty Merrill, Design Director for Adidas Hockey, said there was no intimidation in remixing iconic hockey looks.

The Digital Six jerseys will be first available in Hockey Ultimate Team mode on Nov. It was a chance to take six teams with a ton of heritage and tradition, which fans can, understandably, feel conservative around, and do something progressive and exciting with their brands.' 'That was a super exciting thought, and by doing it in 'NHL 19' exclusively, it meant that we got to push the boundaries and try things that might be more bold than teams would be willing to try if it were a real-world, physical design. Global Campaign Lead for 'NHL 19,' told ESPN. 'We got together and started thinking about the opportunity to go beyond the guardrails of what exists in the real NHL and start exploring what we could create that doesn't exist in the real world,' EA Sports' Evan Dexter, Sr. Say hello to the Digital Six, a first-of-its-kind collaboration among Adidas, EA Sports and the Original Six teams, who had a say in how these jerseys ended up looking in the game.

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