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THRASHERS | WILD |
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| Poll opening date Thu Dec 13 | Poll closing date Mon Dec 17 |
I don't really have a theme for tonight's concepts post. Mainly, I just thought these were different and interesting. Kind of curious to see what sort of feedback they get.
One of my favorite things is seeing really nice concepts painted onto game action photos. So I'll start with those. There's this one Kings design from a while back that I liked a lot. 
I think it's kind of funny that Roberto Luongo is wearing it. I guess L.A. fans can dream, right?
There was also a bit of Canadiens artwork that I made part of a Freak Out post that a lot of people responded rather well too. Here you can see what it looks like on Cristobal Huet.
I wonder why both designers decided to paint fake jerseys onto goalies. Hmm.
Anyway here are a few more wacky designs that don't quite warrant being included in the Freak Out series.
For those who don't care for the sky blue, how about maroon? Doesn't look terrible either. I'm sure the asymmetry is still driving you nuts though. And how about the Ducks' logo and colors on a Sabres jersey? That's pretty weird.
I thought the colors were interesting on the Bruins jersey. That logo really did wear out its welcome, though, didn't it? And for a complete change of pace, I've got a Flyers jersey with a redesigned set of logos.
And to finish things off, as far as ironies go, I thought this was a pretty good one.
The Columbus Blue Jackets wearing red sweaters. Don't get me wrong. I think it's a really nice-looking jersey, but blue is in their name. It's one of those no-brainers.
Anyway, let me know what you guys think of those. I'll try to have more posted tomorrow.
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STARS | BRUINS |
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| Poll opening date Wed Dec 12 | Poll closing date Sun Dec 16 |
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CAPITALS | SHARKS |
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| Poll opening date Tue Dec 11 | Poll closing date Sat Dec 15 |
So what do all of tonight's jersey concepts have in common? The color blue. That's it.
We'll begin with the Buffalo Sabres and a design that despite its stripes is actually rather cool.
Yeah, the striping does ruin it though, doesn't it? I like the logos and the colors (though I'd go with a white circle on the blue jersey) but I don't really understand the weird stripes. In case you can't really make it out, the logo on the shoulders appears to be the buffalo from the original '70s logo sans the swords beneath it.
These two deal with some simple modifications. The white Leafs jersey with the blue stripes leaves me wondering whether this would be a home or away jersey. It seems to have too much blue to be a road sweater yet it has too much white to be for home games. The Isles jersey, however, is a nice adjustment. Not great. But better.
Here are a couple of dark Thrashers jerseys. Your pick as to which is home and with is an alternate.
And finally, I promised a Blues fan I'd get this one posted tonight.
You know what to do now. Comment away. I'm interested in seeing what you guys have to say about these.
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COYOTES | PREDATORS |
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| Poll opening date Mon Dec 10 | Poll closing date Fri Dec 14 |
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BLACKHAWKS | LIGHTNING |
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| Poll opening date Sun Dec 9 | Poll closing date Thu Dec 13 |
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SENATORS | HURRICANES |
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| Poll opening date Sat Dec 8 | Poll closing date Wed Dec 12 |
Continuing his rebranding of the NHL, our friend Matt has taken a shot at the look of the New Jersey Devils. He emailed me these images to share with the rest of you.
If you want my opinion, the logos look fantastic, but I think the current primary works too well to throw out altogether. So my suggestion (which I feel like I've made before) would be to swap the primary and secondary marks. I think the secondary here is a great update of the classic Devils logo. I'm also a fan of the wordmark.
These jerseys are another great update, but I couldn't be more impressed by the alternate uniform. That one really grabbed me first. While overall not as impressive as some of his previous work, these are some very sharp designs.
By the way, Matt went ahead and painted his home jersey onto Martin Brodeur. And while I normally wouldn't post a photo of Brodeur on my blog without a puck in the goal net behind him, I'll make an exception here.
Like I said, great logo, but it seems like it belongs more to a minor league team on the front of the jersey. Those black jerseys are my favorite.
By the way, Matt wanted me to let everyone know that if you'd like to contact him directly about his work, feel free to email him at gfb_designs@yahoo.com. Otherwise, leave your comments below for all of us to read.
UPDATE (6:34 PM): Hey guys, due to popular demand, I'm introducing a small new feature. You can now access all of the rebranding concepts by Matt (aka GhettoFarmBoy) by clicking on the link under NHLToL Series in the sidebar. Or by clicking here. I'm considering creating an album solely for his work in the Concepts Gallery.
It's time for another belated edition of the Freak Out series. Hopefully I'll get over this cold soon. It's making me very unreliable here at NHLToL. And it's supposed to be Freak Out Friday, right? Anyway, let's dive in.
Wow, that was awfully violent. Who's hungry for buffalo tongue?!
I got a ton of submissions this week for the "If They Mated" category. And these are all about rivalries.
I don't even know what to say about this. Except that once again, don't send me hate mail as I am excessively illiterate and wouldn't understand it anyway. Also I didn't make these.
Perhaps slightly less inflammatory are these.
Everything's gone haywire. But wait it gets better. Sure anyone can mix two teams in a blender, but it takes a special kind of talent to do three.
Presenting the Anaheim King Sharks. Let me break it down for you. You've got the Sharks logo in Kings colors on a Ducks jersey. Can't get much more to the point than that.
While we're still on the topic of ridiculous jerseys, do you remember the crazy Red Wings design I posted a while back. (It's the second one down in that post.) Were you wondering what it might look like on Dominik Hasek? Wonder no more.
Don't know what he's so happy about. Hideous if I do say so.
Here's a scary merging of the current and original Canucks logos.
Whales that play hockey. I love it.
To finish up this morning's post, I've got a couple more whacked out logos. I'm pretty sure these come from a Quebecois looking to break away from Canada. It's like if Texas decided it wanted to be its own country. I laugh. But then I am a lousy Floridian who knows nothing of the politics of Canada. Look!
But wait, there's more!
So what do you guys think?
Oh and I'm just warning you now that any comments with discussion of politics will be promptly removed. Go elsewhere for that.
In the meantime, I hope I managed to freak you out a little. Until next time.
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