Going back a few years in your summaries:
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
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A point of trivia to add for this season: the Americans put players' surnames on the backs of their sweaters in '26-'27. It was the first time it had been done. The practice only lasted the one year, and wasn't resumed again in the NHL for over 40 years. The jerseys worn at the All-Star Game included names on the back beginning in 1969, and the Kings, Rangers, Penguins and Golden Seals added names on the backs of their home jerseys beginning in the '70-'71 season. The Red Wings and Flyers adopted the practice in 1972, the Blues and Capitals in 1974, the Scouts and North Stars in 1975 (Penguins also dropped the names in '75), and finally the Board of Governors passed a new rule in 1977 mandating that all teams had to add names to the back of their sweaters—home and away—going forward. When you eventually get to the '77-'78 season I'm sure you'll note the trivia about one vehement dissenter...