In the short time of their existence, the Las Vegas Golden Knights have had one of the best kits in sports. Their colors are incredible, their jerseys are always good and they always play with that same sort of flare.
Now, they’ve got it in their helmets, too. The Golden Knights debuted a new helmet on Thursday night when they took the ice against the Anaheim Ducks.
The only proper way to describe these things is that they were…golden. Like, seriously golden. The new helmets they debuted had a golden chrome paint job. Let’s just say they were extremely shiny.
if you look closely you can see your future in our helmet
…and it's looking gold 😉 pic.twitter.com/h6Bay3act9
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) February 12, 2021
NHL Twitter had jokes. So many jokes.
this is all I think about when I see those Vegas Golden Knights helmets pic.twitter.com/5B82GkKOE7
— bianca 🦖 (@biancazilla) February 12, 2021
BREAKING NEWS: The @nhl Board of Governors is considering revoking the Vegas Golden Knights franchise based on damage done to the game of hockey by the horrendously gaudy (even by Vegas standards) helmets.
Veteran attorney Jackie Chiles will be representing the @nhl. pic.twitter.com/H1pFGVDtIz
— The Soup Yahtzee (@cwietz1) February 12, 2021
Good morning to everyone except the people bringing the Vegas Golden Knights’ gold helmets into my timeline!
— Michaela Schreiter (@Schreids) February 12, 2021
Yikes, these Vegas Golden Knights helmets. I guess it could be worse, they could be purple. pic.twitter.com/KfLAVCACQf
— Smitty (@NHLPicks2) February 12, 2021
I think I'd rather put #gorrilaglue in my hair than be caught wearing those gold Vegas Golden Knights helmets. 🤣
— Eddie 4 4 4 (@Rgonzo444) February 12, 2021
The Vegas Golden Knights helmets is the worst thing I’ve seen in hockey equipment history.
— Mitch Gallo (@MitchyGallo) February 12, 2021
Someone did make a good point, though. These helmets are extremely fun and so totally Vegas. Yes, they’re wild. But they’re supposed to be.
I see a lot of people criticizing these helmets. Embrace new ideas. @GoldenKnights has his own identity and brand. That’s 100% Vegas. Like it or not, it makes people talk. Let’s think outside the box here. The hockey culture has been stuck in the 70’s for years now. #GoldenClub https://t.co/VBwt9ovvM8
— Jessy Morin (@MorinJessy) February 12, 2021
It’s easy for fans to hate on new jerseys and team gear when they first release. They’re not the thing that they’re used to already. It’ll take a while but people will get used to these as they see more of them.