- The navy lighthouse concept won the Islanders’ fan-designed third jersey contest
- More than 80,000 designs were submitted before the bracket narrowed to two
- Read below for the design details and when New York will actually wear it
The Islanders handed their fans a blank sweater, and the fans picked a lighthouse.
Mathew Barzal announced the navy lighthouse concept as the winner of the team’s third jersey design contest on Thursday night, closing out a summer-long bracket that started with more than 80,000 fan submissions. Here’s the reveal:
The crest is a black and white lighthouse standing inside an orange ring, with beams shooting off the top and teal water rolling behind the tower. Orange and pale blue stripes run across the hem and both sleeves. It is about as Long Island as a hockey jersey can get.
The lighthouse beat a wordmark concept that spelled Islanders across the chest. Barzal revealed those two finalists earlier in the week, and voting on the final round wrapped Thursday.
Nobody is buying one tomorrow. The Islanders said the finished kit gets its own reveal down the road, and the sweater does not hit the ice until the 2027-28 season.
New York has not carried a third jersey in the rotation since 2024, and the franchise has never run a lighthouse out as its primary logo. The closest thing was the Fisherman era, which is still the punchline every time this team touches an alternate design.
Letting the public draw an NHL sweater was a real risk, and the club leaned into it anyway. The Islanders spent weeks sorting through every entry before cutting the field to eight finalists, then ran the whole thing bracket-style.
Two seasons is a long wait for a jersey the fan base already voted for. The lighthouse is coming to UBS Arena either way.
