Designer reveals hidden detail in Buffalo Sabres Hometown Remix jerseys

Buffalo native Eric Bodamer recently departed Fanatics to accept a role with Augusta National Golf Club, the famous home of The Masters golf tournament, but before the career move he tackled one final task: the Sabres' Hometown Remix jersey.

The NHL released the new designs Monday morning, and Buffalo's latest uniform received mostly high praise on social media.

Buffalo has a wide variety of nicknames, including the City of Light and the Electric City. Those stem from the area's impact on the growth of electricity using the power of Niagara Falls in the early 1900s, which was famously on display during the Pan-American Exposition, a world's fair in 1901.

"Fun Fact: The number and name font is inspired by typography found on the boiler plates of the original turbines in Niagara Falls," Bodamer wrote on Twitter/X. "Built by Westinghouse with Nikolai Tesla patents for his polyphase alternating current (AC) system."

Some Sabres fans were hesitant to see another jersey using the Goathead concept, of course originating with the team's red and black uniforms, which currently serve as the club's third jersey.

Bodamer and the organization knocked the design out of the park, though. All of the accents, most notably the electrified swords on the shoulder patches, are pitch perfect. It's a wonderful use of the Goathead within the team's standard royal blue, gold and white color scheme.

Here's how the franchise described the new jerseys:

"If Buffalo is the City of Light, then the Sabres are the spark of blue and gold. The raw energy that brings the city to life each week. Hometown Remix honors the electric vibe of our city, in more ways than one. Front and center is our bold Buffalo featuring a red eye (don't mess with us) and metallic gold lurex outline that pops for maximum visual energy. On the shoulder, you'll find the team's 'B' logo intertwined with an electrified sabre. The sleeves continue the theme with meticulously debossed lightning bolts and stars. The gold and white stripes are accentuated by the deep royal blue, making this a seriously striking and collectible Hometown Remix. Sabres fans, this has your power and resilience written all over it."

Buffalo Sabres statement

Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News reported around 100 people waited in line at the Sabres Store on Monday for the first opportunity to grab a Hometown Remix sweater.

A successful launch of an impressive jersey design for the reigning Atlantic Divison champions.

Buffalo Sabres schedule for wearing the Hometown Remix jerseys

The Sabres are set to wear the new design eight times during the 2026-27 season, with the first occasion coming Wednesday night against the Ottawa Senators.

Here's a look at the complete schedule, with seven home games and one away contest:

Between the Sabres' iconic standard jerseys, the Goathead third uniform and the new Hometown Remix release, the organization has perhaps the best group of sweaters in the league.

Now the NHL just has to bring back wearing white jerseys at home and we'll really be cookin'.

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