in 1961, the hornets returned to the ice and were once again sporting red and white wool jerseys again. the jerseys featured tie-down collars. a full circular crest trimmed in gold replaced the familiar hornet in a hard hat on the sleeves. the captain's "c" or alternate captain's "a's" were worn on the right side of the chest. the home jerseys were red with white trim and featured the stars on the sleeves again. meanwhile, hornets' owner, john harris, wanted his team to have a unique jersey for road games. the result was a blue wool jersey trimmed in gold. the jersey lasted two seasons. however, there were problems with how the blue color translated on black-and-white televisions. home teams wore darker colors and, unfortunately, the hornets' blue jerseys looked like the dark. rare television coverage was too confusing for viewers who couldn't see any contrast between the teams on the television.