nash61

Of Anaheim

The Orlando Solar Bears also use purple with orange, as did the Philadelphia Phantoms. Done right, I agree that it looks super sharp.

Utah Utes Yotes.

Icethetics' fantasy hockey league, the IceHL, had a Salt Lake City team, the Scorpions. This entire identity would be incredible.

I get this reference.

I'm going to be the contrarian and say yes. The Jets did it in two months less time. (May 31 to Sept 6) I feel like Smith has been vocal enough that he has to have something in his back pocket. I think they follow the Jets lead and announce the name at the draft in June.

The sale was officially announced May 31, 2011, and the name was announced at the draft on June 24. Logos were unveiled July 22, and jerseys were Sept 6.

Salt Lake City Sun Devilzz. Let's go for the record for how many teams (AZ State, New Jersey), communities (Tempe, SLC), and religions (Mormons) we can alienate in one shot.

Carolina's "vintage-inspired" specialty jersey uses a serifed version of the current Canes C.

Green buckets for the Leafs' St.Pats jerseys this year.

This had so much potential, but they leaned in too far to what they felt was their minor league duty to have an animal mascot. Imagine this: a cap logo of either a single boxing glove, or two hanging gloves similar to the Red Sox logo, and a wordmark with the gloves hanging off the T in Knockouts. THEN you bring in the dog logos (again, missed opportunity for it not being a boxer breed), and you have a cohesive brand that still feels minor league, but had some class and flair to it. Finally, an alternate cap with the KO and you're one of the best sellers in MiLB.

While we have seen hideously large helmet logos in the Stadium Series, I still can't believe no team has used a helmet stripe yet. https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/A8dN5sjvB85b6fYlLhUxz0Wa1ss=/1400x1400/filters:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23233450/1237839123.jpg

I will sorely miss the Riptide brand. It was the closest we ever got to the Islanders Fisherman actually existing long term, and proved that seafoam works with navy and orange.

News out of New York today that the New York Riptide (NLL) will be moving to Ottawa next season, and will be known as the Black Bears. The logo is a bear holding a lacrosse stick emerging from an O. I would post it, but I'm in phone.

*Modeled after the best jersey the Blue Jackets have ever had. Should have had navy shoulders and red piping on this one.