1997-98

Manufacturer - <Sport Maska Inc. / CCM

Material - Air-Knit

Numbers - The numbers are three-color tackle-twill numbers with black on white on bronze for home and white on black on bronze for the road jerseys and bronze on blue on white for the thirds.

Namebar - The letters are three-color tackle-twill letters in the same color scheme as the numbers attached to a namebar made of Airknit material. The letters of the third jersey are arched along the bottom with the beginning and end of the name being taller than the middle.

Tagging

There is a small CCM manufacturers tag in the neck of the jersey. There is also a small size flag in the neck. There is a larger CCM manufacturers tag in the side of the jersey. The CCM logo on the tail of the jersey is a two-color logo with blue letters on white blocks for both the home and road jerseys. For the third jersey, the logo has black letters on white blocks. The black and orange NHL shield is embroidered to the right of the CCM logo.

Set Stamps

For the home jerseys, the set 1 stamp is on a white cloth strip that is heatpressed onto the back hem of the jersey and reads "CUSTOMISED EXCLUSIVLY FOR THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS by CUTTING EDGE SPORTS SET#1 1997-98". Note that the word exclusively is spelled incorrectly. For the road blue jerseys it is stamped behind the crest and very hard to read. I believe it says "Customised for the Washington Capitals by Cutting Edge Sports 1997-98 set#1".

The set stamp for the third jersey is located in the sleeve and is stamped in blue and red and reads "Customized by Cutting Edge Sports for the Washington Capitals set#1 1997-98".

Fight Strap

Nylon base sewn onto jersey with velcro and snap fight strap.

Notes

Beginning with the 1997-98 season, the word "CAPITALS" only appears on the road jerseys. They also added a black "third" jersey to be worn in certain games throughout the year. The third jersey was worn for the first time on January 25, 1998 and was worn a total of nine times in the 1997-98 season.

1997-98
	Manufacturer - <Sport Maska Inc. / CCM
	Material - Air-Knit
	Numbers - The numbers are three-color tackle-twill numbers with black on white on bronze for home and white on black on bronze for the road jerseys and bronze on blue on white for the thirds.
	Namebar - The letters are three-color tackle-twill letters in the same color scheme as the numbers attached to a namebar made of Airknit material. The letters of the third jersey are arched along the bottom with the beginning and end of the name being taller than the middle.

Tagging

There is a small CCM manufacturers tag in the neck of the jersey. There is also a small size flag in the neck.	There is a larger CCM manufacturers tag in the side of the jersey.	The CCM logo on the tail of the jersey is a two-color logo with blue letters on white blocks for both the home and road jerseys. For the third jersey, the logo has black letters on white blocks. The black and orange NHL shield is embroidered to the right of the CCM logo.

Set Stamps
	For the home jerseys, the set 1 stamp is on a white cloth strip that is heatpressed onto the back hem of the jersey and reads "CUSTOMISED EXCLUSIVLY FOR THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS by CUTTING EDGE SPORTS SET#1 1997-98". Note that the word exclusively is spelled incorrectly. For the road blue jerseys it is stamped behind the crest and very hard to read. I believe it says "Customised for the Washington Capitals by Cutting Edge Sports 1997-98 set#1".
	The set stamp for the third jersey is located in the sleeve and is stamped in blue and red and reads "Customized by Cutting Edge Sports for the Washington Capitals set#1 1997-98".
Fight Strap
	Nylon base sewn onto jersey with velcro and snap fight strap.
Notes
	Beginning with the 1997-98 season, the word "CAPITALS" only appears on the road jerseys. They also added a black "third" jersey to be worn in certain games throughout the year. The third jersey was worn for the first time on January 25, 1998 and was worn a total of nine times in the 1997-98 season.