The Canadian Premier League’s HFX Wanderers FC are bringing two of the membership’s core values to the pitch with their kits for the upcoming 2024 season
The Wanderers unveiled each their new major and alternate kits at an occasion Tuesday evening on the Mild Home Arts Centre in downtown Halifax. Manufactured by league-wide provider Macron, the kits are “inspired by our community in Atlantic Canada and two of the club’s core values: Integrity and Innovation.”
The first kits is the Wanderers’ signature shade of Harbour Blue and is roofed in a sample of citadel shapes (the identical form as their primary crest) that kind repeating maps of Nova Scotia, with small anchors marking the situation of Halifax. The citadel shapes come from the Halifax Citadel, a nationwide historic website that’s seen from the Wanderers’ residence floor.
The crew neck collar has gentle blue and white trim, and the sleeve cuffs have Harbour Blue and lightweight blue stripes separated by white.
On the again, below the participant quantity, is a sublimated tonal compass rose with the slogan “Not all those who wander are lost, they’re seeking a place to call home” printed round it.
The alternate package, in the meantime, celebrates the spirit of innovation present in Atlantic Canada, significantly within the space of shipbuilding. It incorporates a new “icy blue” base that’s coated in a collage of ship silhouettes, together with the Bluenose II (additionally discovered on the Canadian dime), the HMCS Sackville (now a museum ship moored in Halifax) and ships below building.
The navy blue collar incorporates a notch on the entrance, and the sleeve cuffs have navy blue and gray stripes separated by yellow.
The Wanderers open their 2024 CanPL common season on Saturday, April 13, after they journey to Victoria, B.C., to tackle Pacific FC. Their residence opener comes two weeks later after they host Atlético Ottawa.
