NHL Rumors: Ducks, Kings to Use Modernized Retro Logos on Uniforms Next Season

The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks will debut "modernized" versions of retro logos on new uniforms next season, according to hockey branding site Icethetics.

The Ducks will feature a new version of the Mighty Ducks logo, while the Kings will wear a black-and-silver logo reminiscent of the Wayne Gretzky era "with a new crown design inside," Icethetics reported.

The Kings responded encouragingly to the post:

Icethetics reported that both uniforms should be revealed by the time the 2024 NHL Draft begins June 28.

The Ducks wore versions of the Mighty Ducks logo from when they were founded by The Walt Disney Company in 1993 until 2006.

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The team changed its name and logo for the 2006-07 season and promptly won the Stanley Cup.

The franchise has since stayed away from the Mighty Ducks branding as the team's main logo, although the Ducks have used the design on alternate and Reverse Retro jerseys.

The Kings marked the arrival of Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers by changing their colors to black and silver, with a primary logo emphasizing the word "Kings" in a crest, prior to the 1988-89 season.

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Los Angeles continued wearing silver and black through Gretzky's seven and a half seasons with the team before adjusting the logo and color scheme again in 1998. (Uniform history details h/t NHLuniforms.com.)

The Kings now reportedly plan to combine the Gretzky era black-and-white crest with the bejeweled crown logo worn by players during the team's inaugural 1967-68 season:

The Kings wore versions of this crown from their inaugural season, all the way through the 1978-88 campaign:

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A jersey change this summer would mark the first main-logo rebrand for the Kings since 2021, and the first for the Ducks since 2014.

These Southern Californian clubs won't be the only team getting a jersey rebrand before the 2024-25 season.

The club formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes will mark its first season relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, with a sweater that says "UTAH" across the front, according to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period. Pagnotta expects this jersey to debut at the NHL draft.