The Oilers debut their third jersey against the Colorado Avalanche in the season opener with a 3-2 victory.

The Oilers launched their alternate sweater on their web site in a seven-minute video featuring a look back at the team's uniform history. Photos were made available featuring Sheldon Souray, Shawn Horcoff, Ethan Moreau, Steve Staios and Ales Hemsky modeling the new jerseys.

An advertisement appears on the Oilers web site promoting the online unveiling of their new third jersey.

During a preseason game webcast on the Oilers' web site, an ad appears promoting Tuesday, October 7 as the "world premiere" of the new alternate sweater.

Howard Berger posts detailed descriptions of all 18 new third jersey. He describes the Oilers' as a revival of the class blue and orange sweater worn in the 1980s.

Alberta's 630 CHED gets confirmation that the Oilers will unveil a new third jersey for this season.