Stadium Series Concepts Part 2

What's going on guys?

First off, I would like to congratulate the Blackhawks on winning the Stanley Cup last night! With the start they with a shortened season, they deserved it. Congrats!

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Now back to our regularly scheduled program....

Today is part two of my "Stadium Series" concepts which will consist of four uniforms for three teams. I'll get to why that is shortly... In the meantime, let's get started!

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In the last post, I posted my idea as to what the Rangers should wear in their two outdoor games along with one of their opponents, the Islanders. Now, here's their other opponent, the Devils. 

 Nothing extravagant here. It's just a red & black version of their road jerseys when they relocated from Colorado until they switched to the design they currently wear.

It's kinda odd that one of the games will be played at Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine, CA. But the Kings will host the Anaheim Ducks there and I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it works out... I know the kings retired purple this season, but they HAVE to go purple and gold for this game!!

Now before I get to the Ducks, for some reason I decided to make a "light" and "dark" option for them, and since I did it for the Ducks, I will have to do a dark option for the Kings.... I will most likely include it in the next post.

OPTION #1:

OPTION #2: 

I think either of these would be great choices for the Ducks. But I'm leaning towards option two as the number one choice.

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That's it for today...Keep an eye out on Facebook and/or Twitter for updated on the next post!

-Scott

Stadium Series Concepts Part 1

What's going on guys?

Today is the beginning of my "Stadium Series" concepts series, so let's get right to them!

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To start off the concepts series is the Rangers, who will play two outdoor games at Yankee Stadium next season. I tried to mix a couple different eras with this set. Like using their shield logo on the chest for a nod back to the uniforms they used in the late 70's.

The Islanders will be one of the Rangers' opponents in the Stadium Series. Here I basically went with an orange version of their blue uniforms from the early 2000's, which I actually see them using since it's said that their uniforms for the outdoor game wont be too muck different from their regular uniforms.

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That's if for the first part of the series. I haven't set specific days/times as to when the other ones will be posted so keep an eye out for details on Facebook and/or Twitter!

-Scott

Reviewing the Canes' & Stars

What' happening guys?

Well, a few days ago we saw two teams unveil new threads for next season and for us jersey/logo buffs, it's been a long wait. The last time a new uniform in the NHL was unveiled was two years ago when the Nashville Predators and the newly relocated Winnipeg Jets unveiled their own looks. So today I'm going to give my thoughts on both Carolina's and Dallas' new threads!

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(From Sportslogos.net)

 I'll start off with the Hurricanes' new uniforms. To be honest, I had a tough time picking out things that I like about them. What I do like is that they went with a more traditional look. But now starts the long list of whit I don't like about them...

The biggest thing I don't like is that home uniform practically has no black (other than the collar/ number/name outlines) compared to the road. It just doesn't balance well in my eyes.

(From Sportslogos.net)

 I also hate that they have two different collars. Either have both jerseys have laces or don't have them at all! I also feel that They feel empty without the shoulder patches..

The name-bar inside the shoulder yoke on the road jersey kinda bothers me. Maybe it's because it's new to the NHL or maybe it's because it's a Nike thing.

So overall, I , along with many others, think they could have done more with these jersey designs. There are things that can be improved on, and things that shouldn't have happened.

Now, my thoughts on Dallas' new uniforms...

(From icethetics.info)

Unlike Carolina's new uniforms, I really couldn't find anything  that I don't like about the Stars' new uniforms! I think they could have added a black outline to the player name/numbers, but other than that, they're fantastic!

From the shade of green used, the traditional look, the logos and even the new template, the Stars' hit the ball out of the park on these! 

(From icethetics.info)

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So all in all, for both teams there were some things that I like, and some things that I don't like. From the sound of it, this is only the beginning for new uniforms around the NHL and there have been a few in the AHL as well!

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 EDIT

I also got around to mocking up the Stars' number font and jersey template which are free for any of you to use!

EDIT #2:

Here are the Hurricanes new numbers!

-Scott

Charlottetown Islanders

What's happening guys?

I only have one concept for you guys on the eve of the Stars & Canes uniform unveilings and it's for the newly branded Charlottetown Islanders. Not that long ago, they announced their new name and logo but no secondary marks or uniforms. So here's a uniform set I came up with.

To me, the logo is good. The only drawback is the very basic font they used to spell out "Charlottetown". Other than that, I think it works just fine for a Major-Junior team. The colors scream Penguins so I made sure not to give them Penguins-esque jerseys. And yes, I know they're recolored alternates, but I think it looks really sharp with this color pallet!

What are your thoughts?

-Scott