Hockey Canada Unveils Three New Uniforms for 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy

Hockey Canada has revealed what Team Canada will be wearing during the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Italy.

During the Rivalry Series broadcast on TSN yesterday, Hockey Canada unveiled three uniforms, one red, one white, and one black, which its women’s, men’s, and para teams will wear when the world’s best gather in Milan in February.

Designed by Nike, both sets centre on a maple leaf crest that Hockey Canada says combines sublimated satin twill and silicon to create the appearance of a faceted, “unbreakable” diamond.

Every stitch reflects our resilience, pride and belonging, forged through time and pressure. Introducing the 2026 Team Canada jersey. 🇨🇦#MilanoCortina2026 | @TeamCanada | @BauerHockey pic.twitter.com/CdGg6XIXc3
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) November 7, 2025

“Inspired by the unbreakable diamond shape, each thread weaves a story of resilience, determination, and precision,” said Hockey Canada on their social media channels. “The jersey’s innovative design reflects the team’s commitment to excellence, mirroring the unassailable nature of a diamond and its ability to withstand immense pressure.”

The red jersey pairs a black Maple Leaf with two black sleeve stripes and two black hem stripes, each in a slightly different shade from one another. The sleeve stripes don’t go entirely around each arm, each stopping on the underarm. A Hockey Canada patch is on the sleeve of one arm, and a Canadian Olympic Committee patch is on the other. Numbers on the back are perforated white, allowing bits of the base colour to show through.

The white jersey mirrors the same layout with a multi-tone red maple leaf crest; two red sleeve stripes and two red hem stripes are. Back numbers are perforated red.

“Two red stripes—both slightly different shades from one another to resemble the crest—across the arms and bottom of jersey,” explained a graphic posted by the organization. “Red perforated numbers on the back that allow the white base colour of the jersey to be accented in the numbers.”

A third jersey was also unveiled, featuring an all-black look, with black maple leaf trimmed in red, and red striping. None of the jerseys has any contrasting collar colour, and they all include a “Bauer” wordmark below.

“This Olympic and Paralympic jersey perfectly reflects Canadian hockey and the passion Canadian fans bring,” Hockey Canada president and CEO Katherine Henderson said in the release, noting the goal is to see the teams “wear them with pride as we look to capture gold medals in Italy.”

The red and black sweaters both lean heavily on black, with both featuring a prominent black leaf as the main crest. Lest we need a reminder that Canada’s national colours are red and white, and I don’t remember when that needed anything extra added to it. I mean, you’ll never see anyone suggest the Detroit Red Wings need to do anything to their colours, so why should Canada be any different? If a third accent is genuinely required, I’d rather we lean into metallic gold, as the Hockey Canada logo uses, but only as a sparingly used trim colour.

Up until the 1970s, Canada’s national hockey teams frequently added a third colour to their uniforms— blue was one that had been used the most up until that point, with the teams wearing blue pants with their red and white jerseys for several Olympic games. During the 1972 Summit Series and Canada Cup tournaments, Canada began wearing black pants, but never on the jerseys. After bringing back blue briefly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, black was made a permanent addition in December 1994, debuting at the 1995 World Junior Championships. Silver was initially added as a trim colour before being replaced by gold in the early 2000s.

Those wondering why the jersey has a maple leaf on the front instead of the usual Hockey Canada logo, the International Olympic Committee banned the use of organization logos as the main graphic element on the uniforms before the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

Fans can buy the new jerseys starting today at shop.hockeycanada.ca, priced from $149.99 (plus taxes). Wider availability begins November 14. Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee say a portion of proceeds from all jersey sales will be reinvested into winter sports in Canada.