Well, the holiday season is a time for getting together with friends and hosting them at your place. Today, I am hosting, here at SOAC, HJC's regular friday post while the blog is down. welcome to my virtual living room. While you're here, feel free to poke around, and see what I've done with the place.
As far as HJC Votes go this week, we'll have to figure out what's going on with those, as is, you can't see nominees, so you can't really vote... stay tuned to the HJC blog (if it gets back up and running), and also the HJC twitter account, or facebook page for any news.
I heard a really interesting interview today with Steve Rushin from Sports Illustrated, discussing a recent article of his (well worth the read IMO). If I can find a link to the audio from the interview, I'll either post it here, or on my next HJC, or tweet it from the HJC account. From a hockey perspective Rushin touched in his interview, and in the article on the current state of the game within the fabric North American sports scene. From a jersey perspective he touched the popularity of vintage jerseys, who can get away with wearing a vintage jersey, and where he thinks the NHL will go with jersey and corporate sponsorship over the next decade.
Anyways, it's time to get to today's concepts.
Winnipeg Jets (by Bastian S.)
like: the double stripe pattern fits with the other 2 jerseys the jets currently wear. The presence of red on the sweater.
dislike: that both the old and new logos are on the same sweater, this just doesn't work for me. also the collar seems a bit weak.
change: I would either use all new logos, or all old logos, or an up dated version of an old logo (like the one Patrik uses on his concept later on in this post). Shoulder patches wouldn't be necessary in my opinion.
rating: 7/10.
Ottawa Senators (by Kyle C.)
like: I think the Sens are one of the few teams that SHOULD be wearing black as their primary colour at home. I love the uniqueness of the Senators with the gold laurel leaf pattern. Strong and simple jerseys here.
dislike: the small white and red stripes on the home sweater, they don't match the away sweater.
change: make the small stripes one solid white stripe (red might look good too).
rating: 7/10.
Winnipeg Jets (by Patrik G.)
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like: the nods to both the old and new Jets, that updated logo is FANTASTIC.
dislike: the width of the stripes... I would make the red a bit thicker and the white a bit thinner. Also, I really don't like that shoulder patch too much. It seems especially out of place considering it is primarily silver, and there is no other silver on this sweater.
change: resize the stripes a bit, and get rid of the shoulder patch (either go without, or add a "goals for kids" patch, or an updated version of it on one shoulder.
rating: 8/10.
New York Rangers (by Jordan R.)
like: Both these sweaters are really cool. i like that they are inspired by other sweaters, but not actual copies... slightly modernized. The four stars above the text is a very strong look.
dislike: the sheild logo is problematic for me. It is hard to read, and with the chest number (and captain's letter) it would look awkward and crowded.
change: get rid of the chest number on the light sweater. Simplify the shield logo so that text only has one colour behind it... it is really difficult to read the text on the alternating stripes. Maybe try to allude to the current Rangers shield by having the top half red and the bottom half blue and changing the middle bar to white... just a thought.
rating: 8/10.
Winnipeg Jets (by NB-14)
like: the updated Jets jersey. The colour balance is very good.
dislike: again, there is silver in the logos, but not on the sweater.
change: either recolour the logo to eliminate at least the silver ring. also, I would make the red stripes on the arms a tad thicker, and find a way to eliminate the blue from the collar.
rating: 7/10.
Columbus Blue Jackets (by Bastian S.)
like; the simplicity of this set. It is a classic hockey look.
dislike: the random blue bit on the back of the pants, and how "Detroit-y" the pants are... they do play in the same division... so this could be a problem. How small the star is on the cuffs.
change: fix the pants. red is good, just not Red Wings. make the star a bit larger, and place it higher on the cuff (as is, it would likely be covered by gloves).
rating: 8/10.
Nashville Predators (by WinnipegJets96)
like: I really like the blue sweater... it would make a great alternate to go along with what, the Preds currently wear. I love the subtle checkerboard... it was a unique look, and it would have been cool to see the Preds hang on to it.
dislike: the white jersey seems very empty (largely because of the colouration of the logo)
change: I would simply make this concept a one sweater Preds 3rd concept. If you were set on keeping the white sweater I would add blue cuffs, and get rid of the yoke. It might also make the sweater look less empty if the checker board pattern were less subtle (eg. blue and white checks).
rating: 7/10.Chicago Bears (by Tyler G.)
likes: What a great set of logos/ uniforms to work from. I love the Bears (da Bears!) unis. These keep the spirit of them very well. I also like that the striping reminds me of the black hawks (especially on the white sweater) gotta love a Chi-town hockey tie in.
dislikes: nothing.
changes: I know it goes agains the collars on the football uniforms, but for these hockey jerseys, I would make the collars contrasting.
rating: 8/10.
thanks for dropping by SOAC for this HJC friday post, hope you enjoyed it. Fell free to stop backe here any time!
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