Rbk EDGE Review: Kings

Part 17 of 30. All 30 NHL clubs have unveiled new jerseys under the new Rbk EDGE Uniform System for the 2007-08 season. Here at the NHLToL, we're going to review every one of them. Read up and then rate the new sweaters. We'll do a full ranking after completing all of the reviews.

Rbk EDGE Uniform System

Los Angeles Kings

New Uniforms

Old Uniforms

The Unveiling
Friday, June 22. The Kings unveiled their new jerseys to fans at a draft day party in Los Angeles.

Home vs. Road
Home: Black. Road: White. The two sweaters are essentially mirror images of each other and feature secondary logo patches on the shoulders.

The black home jerseys feature purple shoulder yokes with silver trim. Spaced silver-purple-silver stripes wrap around the elbow with the purple stripe being the thickest. The text "LOS ANGELES" runs across the bottom of the front of the sweater in silver letters with a purple stroke. The collar is silver with purple trim on the inside and the primary logo serves as the crest.

The white road jerseys feature purple shoulder yokes with silver trim. Black-silver-purple-black-silver stripes wrap around the elbow with the purple stripe being the thickest. The text "LOS ANGELES" runs across the bottom of the front of the sweater in purple letters with a silver stroke. The collar is silver with black trim on the inside and the primary logo serves as the crest.

In The Details
A unique aspect of the Kings' uniforms is the city name across the bottom. The same numbering and lettering style has been retained.

New & Old
The new sweaters are primarily the same as the old with some slight modifications. The horizontal striping around the waist is gone and the shoulder yokes are rounded at the end instead of coming to a point as they did on the old jerseys. The elbow striping remains the same, however.

Standard FAQ
Numbers on the front? No.
Laces at the collar? No.

NHLToL Editorial by Chris
The Kings are one of the most interesting-looking teams if for no other reason than their use of the color purple — an element unique to them. Their color scheme is one of my favorites, league-wide. It doesn't adhere to the red/blue standard. In fact, it sort of mixes them. Even the name across the bottom is cool — so long as it doesn't get stolen by other teams. My one quibble would be with the color of the home sweater. I'd love to see them go with the purple jersey they wore as an alternate last year on a permanent basis. But we can't have everything, can we? 4/5

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AskMen.com Recommends NHLToL

Ran across something really cool today. A couple of weeks ago, NHLToL was selected as the Yahoo! Pick of the Day. Well if you didn't think that was cool enough, just ask men.

Really.

AskMen.com chose the NHL Tournament of Logos today as one of the "best and coolest sites around" in their daily feature.



I'm always floored by stuff like this. It's so cool. The best thing is that we were given a 9/10 rating by the site.

My thanks go out to whoever recommended NHLToL to them. Hope you guys all continue to enjoy it!

Odd Art, Part II

First off, if you missed Part I then click here. Now that you know what's going on, let's dive right in. You know you like the weird stuff I post here.

We'll get things going with some imaginative Original Six designs.



Let me begin by saying the new Bruins jersey is not something you'd be wanting to mess around with. Trust me. It's that awesome. Now, as far as this concept goes, history has taught me that logos like this were probably not originated by the creator of the jersey design itself. If anyone would like to explain from where this particular Bruins logo is derived, leave a comment.

The Rangers jersey is interesting because there's actually a logo on it. A novel concept, not exactly, but it's something I feel the Rangers have struggled with. The 1970s taught us that this might not be the best use of the logo. I'm also concerned about the whole Broadway Blueshirts thing. For those of you lacking the ability to tell one color from another, that is red.

I will say this though, I am a huge proponent of the Lady Liberty logo and those jerseys. They've used a blue one and a white one and both looked better than anything the Rangers have ever worn. I might even go so far as to say it's the best any team has ever worn. But my suggestion to the Rangers is go with the NYR logo full time, and save the current sweater as a third jersey — beginning next season of course.

But who would want to listen to me anyway?



I haven't yet been able to fully grasp what's going on here but near as I can figure, we're looking at a couple of concepts for the Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars franchise. I get the shooting star thing in the one on the left, but I really can't work out what's going on in the one on the right. If you have any ideas I'd be happy to hear them. Comment away.

But that's not all. I'll leave you with one more today.

I understand what the designer is trying to do here, but I don't think the "P" in the real logo is that difficult to see. It doesn't jump out at you, but it shouldn't. Logos are meant to be looked at over and over again, so they're more effective when you discover something new every time you see it.

I know a lot of folks would disagree with me on that, but I think it's the reason the Minnesota Wild's logo is so spectacular.

But back to this. The striping is not great and the logo doesn't really need a change. But I feel like an ass for having nothing good to say about it. It's not like it's the worst thing in the world, I'm only thinking that Philly fans would revolt.

But that's all just my opinion. Feel free to share yours below.

And if you or someone you know has been afflicted by the concept art disease and would like help with public dissemination, you know how to reach me. Send an email to nhllogos@gmail.com.

Archive: Tournament Results

Time for a little house cleaning. I'm trying to cut down on all the stuff in the sidebar so I'm archiving a few things that don't really need to be there anymore.

ROUND ONE

	NEW JERSEY DEVILS 51% TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 49%
	MINNESOTA WILD 82% ANAHEIM DUCKS 18%
	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 70% FLORIDA PANTHERS 30%
	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 57% CALGARY FLAMES 43%
	MONTREAL CANADIENS 78% NEW YORK ISLANDERS 22%
	EDMONTON OILERS 62% COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 38%
	OTTAWA SENATORS 55% NEW YORK RANGERS 45%
	ST. LOUIS BLUES 56% NASHVILLE PREDATORS 44%
	BOSTON BRUINS 61% WASHINGTON CAPITALS 39%
	PHOENIX COYOTES 58% DALLAS STARS 42%
	ATLANTA THRASHERS 54% BUFFALO SABRES 46%
	DETROIT RED WINGS 67% LOS ANGELES KINGS 33%
	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 62% TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 38%
	VANCOUVER CANUCKS 53% SAN JOSE SHARKS 47%

ROUND TWO

	NEW JERSEY DEVILS 71% CAROLINA HURRICANES 29%
	COLORADO AVALANCHE 52% MINNESOTA WILD 48%
	MONTREAL CANADIENS 56% PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 44%
	EDMONTON OILERS 51% CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 49%
	OTTAWA SENATORS 51% BOSTON BRUINS 49%
	ST. LOUIS BLUES 62% PHOENIX COYOTES 38%
	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 66% ATLANTA THRASHERS 34%
	VANCOUVER CANUCKS 55% DETROIT RED WINGS 45%

ROUND THREE

	MONTREAL CANADIENS 64% NEW JERSEY DEVILS 36%
	EDMONTON OILERS 59% COLORADO AVALANCHE 41%
	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 50.4% OTTAWA SENATORS 49.6%
	ST. LOUIS BLUES 51% VANCOUVER CANUCKS 49%

ROUND FOUR

	MONTREAL CANADIENS 61% PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 39%
	ST. LOUIS BLUES 52% EDMONTON OILERS 48%

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

	MONTREAL CANADIENS 55% ST. LOUIS BLUES 45%

BONUS: LOGO HISTORY

	VANCOUVER CANUCKS 1970 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	BUFFALO SABRES 1970 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	NEW YORK ISLANDERS 1997 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 2007 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	BOSTON BRUINS 2007 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	WASHINGTON CAPITALS 2007 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	ST. LOUIS BLUES 1998 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 1938 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 1971 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	CALGARY FLAMES 2003 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	SAN JOSE SHARKS 2007 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2007 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 1964 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	EDMONTON OILERS 1996 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	MONTREAL CANADIENS 1952 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	OTTAWA SENATORS 2007 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	PHOENIX COYOTES 2003 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	ANAHEIM DUCKS 1993 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	LOS ANGELES KINGS 1988 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	HARTFORD WHALERS 1992 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!
	WINNIPEG JETS 1990 VOTED BEST ALL-TIME!

Sorry for the huge post. Better it's here and archived than still in the sidebar, right?