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In an email from the NWHL Wednesday morning, fans and league supporters got a glimpse of the Buffalo Beauts’ main jersey.

The league held a contest for main jersey designs over the summer, asking fans for submissions, picking two per team and posting them online for the public to vote on.

This jersey design was based on the winning designer’s jersey, Gabrielle Schofield (@gabbyscho on Twitter).

Designers were told their submissions could be adjusted for the NWHL’s purposes, and Schofield’s was no exception. The Buffalo club had to make more changes than others due to the redesigned Beauts logo, previously simply white lettering, and now a smart black-and-white buffalo ringed by stars and a crown, for its nickname, “The Queen City.”

This, however, created difficulties for the Beauts when it came to the torso portion of the jersey when it came to Schofield’s design.

“For all intents and purposes, this is Gabrielle’s design, but revamped,” a league representative said via email. In an earlier email regarding the jersey design contest, the NWHL said that many designers featured stripes on the sleeves for all the teams, and the NWHL has stuck with that on the Beauts’ main jersey.

The redesigned sweater contains the same elements Schofield’s did: arm stripes, a solid body and lacing at the neck of the sweater.

Schofield will still receive a jersey as a reward for winning the voting contest.

While the jersey still features the Beauts’ main colors of black and white, it adds a bit of color on the sleeves and around the collar with the stripes of Columbia blue, white and gray.

This jersey also gives the Beauts a lighter-colored sweater to pull on, featuring a gray body. The Schofield design chosen by voters was beautiful, but very dark, featuring only black and white.

The other jerseys will be announced later.

Fifteen percent of the profit from each jersey ordered will go to the player whose name is featured on the back of said sweater. Fans have a unique opportunity to support their favorite player, not just visually, but financially as well.