Brampton Beast & Utica Flames

What's going on guys?

Not much has been going on since my last post in regards to the Hartford Wolf Pack, but a lot has happened in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Which I rather not talk about, lol... But when it comes to jersey new for next season, the Dallas Stars accidentally (or intentionally?) leaked their new logos. I'm not gonna make a judgement on them until the uniforms are officially released next week. Also, on the same day as the Stars' uniform reveal, the Hurricanes are going to unveil new uniforms which are the first major brand update since the Hurricanes packed their bags to North Carolina from Hartford. With the teaser images they've released, I'm having a hard time picturing them...

Anyway, onto today's concepts!

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 Here's a concept for the Central Hockey Leagues first Canadian team, the Brampton Beast.

Here's an idea I had for Calgary's AHL team. I have Calgary relocating the Abbotsford Heat to Utica, New York so the Canucks can move their newly acquired Peoria Rivermen (AHL) to Abbotsford.

I tried to give the Utica Flames their own look while still resembling their parent club.

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That's it for today! I hope my American readers are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend!

-Scott

It's Official, The Pack Is Back!

What's going on guys?

Well, It's official! The Connecticut Whale have been re branded and will take the ice next season (13-14) as the Hartford Wolf Pack!

If any of you follow me on Twitter, you know by now that I am in favor of going back to the Wolf Pack brand. It's unique and has a winning tradition which sadly a lot of people here in Connecticut don't understand. Anyway, here is a link to the offical press release from the American Hockey League's website: http://theahl.com/the-pack-is-back-p183823

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The team has already begun to relaunch hartfordwolfpack.com. It's not much right now. Just a splash page with season ticket information for next season. The only thing I don't like is that it looks as if they will only be selling lower bowl seats and closing off the upper bowl at the XL Center next season. The last two and a half years, my seats have been in the upper bowl. Due to better sight lines (in my opinion) and not as crowded.

Along with the name change, the Wolf Pack's primary logo from 1997-2010 will return. It is still unsure if we will see the uniforms used from 2007 until the re brand to the Whale or a completely new set of uniforms.

(From Sportslogos.net)

I for one would not mind if they brought the old ones back or if they came out with a new set! But if they bring back the old ones, I think they should come out with an edge version of one of the Wolf Pack's inaugural season jerseys as an alternate. Witch were basically Rangers Liberty jerseys with the Pack's primary logo on them which were used until I believe the 02-03 or 03-04 season. You cal also see an idea I had for a new uniform set for the Pack in my last post!

Global Spectrum, the company who will run the day-to-day operations of the team next season will be holding a "town hall meeting" with season ticket holders to get them involved with creating marketing ideas.

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Anyway, that's all I have to share with you guys so far. If I find out anything else or if I have missed something, I will update this post and let you all know about the updated on Facebook/Twitter!

-Scott

 

The Pack Is Back!

What's going on guys?

As you all have probably heard by now, the AHL's Connecticut Whale are expected to be 'un-branded' back to the Hartford Wolf Pack. The change comes 2 1/2 years after Howard Baldwin re-branded the team with hopes to lure the Whaler fans who have been hiding under a rock since 1997 and catch the eye of the NHL so Hartford can once again be an NHL city. But instead, they caught the NHL's eye with a different reason as you all might know by now.

When/if the official announcement comes, I'll have a post dedicated to all the specifics.

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Anyway, here's the main reason for today's post.

Here is my entry to HJC's Wolf Pack re-design contest currently being held. The striping pattern on the home & roads are based on the team's sock stripes until 2010. I also used their primary logo as opposed to the Rangers style word mark on the chest and brought back the 'Wolf-head submarine' alternate logo. On the alternate, I created a edited wolf-head logo for the crest (They used a similar logo as an alternate at one point).

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That's it for today!

Also, if anyone knows where I can get a crash course (a free one) on how to use Adobe Illustrator CS6, or would be willing to do one via email, it would be most appreciated!

-Scott