83-84 CCM screened

83-84 - First CCM - Screened Logo

83-84 Steve Ludzik & Behn Wilson game worn jerseys

Brand: CCM
Material: Ultrafil
Hem: Regular season: Gunzo’s screened on the left rear hem and a large CCM screened on the right rear hem.
Set Tagging: None
Patches: None
Sets: One regular season set per color, set of Playoff mesh jerseys
Notes:

First time the Blackhawks wear Ultrafil material (worn in the regular season until 93-94 set 1) and first set of CCM branded jerseys.
The regular season jerseys are the only time CCM is screened on the rear hem and it is much larger this season than any following season.
The Hawks removed the nameplates and reused many of these jerseys in the following year's preseason. Many of them have the nameplates resewn on by the team following the 84 preseson.
Some of the jerseys used this season featured the dazzle crests and numbers, while others did not. It's the last time the dazzle crests were used.
Note that the elbow reinforcements inside the sleeves on the red set are red material. This is the only time red material is known to be used for the reinforcements.
The shoulder tommies used on these first year CCM jerseys look to be a mixture of open C and closed C jerseys. They were replaced after the switch to Sandow SK in 81-82, but as with the mixture of dazzle and non-dazzle crests, it seems that anything that was lying around was used. Photos show multiple players with the open C, including Savard, B Murray and Curt Fraser, on the ice at the same time with guys wearing closed C jerseys. This is the last appearance of the open C on a Hawks jersey.
In the playoffs, the team switched to new sets of jerseys with a smaller CCM on the rear hem, similar to the 84-85 style and the jerseys appear to be mesh. Video evidence of the 1984 Hawks playoff games has not been found, but news wire photos have confirmed the smaller CCM and apparent mesh. Several mesh jerseys with the smaller CCM are in the hobby, it is unknown if there is any differentiators between 83-84 playoff jerseys and 84-85. All examples seen have been similar. See the 84-85 page for examples of these mesh jerseys.
MAR25 UPDATE: A Troy Murray mesh jersey has been conclusively photomatched to both the 1984 and 1985 playoffs - so it may be that the 1984 mesh set was recycled for use in 1985 as well.