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  1. Choice of photo aside - yeah, those colours still look good. But they won't return to plum eggplant and jade full time as long as the Samuelis are committed to their Orange County orange shtick. I'm still debating on flying out there to see these in person.
  2. Next up is a DC team, which is also this league's D.C. team. 14. Washington Wings (Wonder Woman) Name: Being in the nation’s capital, Washington’s NHSL franchise didn’t need to look much further than the USA’s national symbol; the spread wings of a bald eagle - representing freedom and the American way - inspired the club’s nickname. Logo: The team’s current logo is a pair of stacked Ws with a pair of wings, resembling an eagle in flight. Nicknamed the “Weagle” by fans, it’s a simple, clever design and hailed as one of the best in the league, if not all sports. Alternate Logo: This modern redesign of the beloved Weagle is more angular and slightly more detailed, now featuring a protrusion vaguely resembling an eagle’s head - apparently calling back to an earlier incarnation of the Wings logo - and a pair of hockey sticks which have awkwardly been placed in front. Colours: American red, white and navy blue, paired with metallic gold. The latter was introduced into their colourway during the 90’s and soon became the focal point of their jersey crests. Uniforms: Inspired by both the US Flag and the Flag of Washington, D.C.; the red, white and blue home and road uniforms are decorated with 3 stars on each sleeve, on the front and back of the hem stripes, as well as on the pants. The jersey stripes also feature thin strips of metallic gold. Third Jersey: The modernised Weagle crest with the hockey sticks is featured on the Wings’ alternate uniform. The stars decorating the home and road sweaters have been relegated to the hanger effect; more emphasis is instead placed on metallic gold, with a striping design inspired by their logo. Wonder Woman’s logo is nothing short of excellent and is pretty much ready made for hockey, arguably comparable to the likes of the Flyers and Whalers; the only change I’ve made is shortening the wingspan a bit to give the jersey crest slightly more verticality and more presence on the jerseys. The Washington Wings name was inspired by the logo itself; the two Ws and the wings that they form together, as well as the alliteration made it the obvious choice. Notably Wonder Woman herself flies without any wings, however her logo was based on a bald eagle and all the American symbolism associated with it, so it made sense to go that route. Something like the Wanderers might also work as a pun on her name, but the Wings felt more appropriate both to the locale and her logo’s design history. As a Mirror Universe version of the Capitals, the primary jerseys are a mashup of them and Wonder Woman’s costume. I mostly referenced the Caps 80’s as well as their 90’s uniforms, but with the navy blue from their modern look. The third jersey and its crest are more directly based on Wonder Woman’s DCEU appearance; the film version of her logo kind of looks like it has a pair of hockey sticks on it, so I ran with this and made them more prominent as that seems like something a hockey team might do.
  3. I don't care for the Addy Dass stripes but on a crazy design like this they're somehow the most unremarkable aspect.
  4. Much like the old third jersey I like that this is evocative of the retro barberpole look without going full barberpole. This version of the Sen head is their best one and it's a shame they never used it. I was going to comment on the reversed orientation of the chest stripes before noticing that you also took cues from the NHL 100 design, and now that I've seen that I can appreciate how you've subtley mashed the two designs together.
  5. I like it more than either of their previous black alternates and the sleeve stripes are a neat nod to the victory stripes. It's very okay.
  6. This next team was not originally planned for this project and might be better suited to a different concept series - but inspiration struck when a classic game franchise was revived after almost 20 years. 13. Florida Falcons (Captain Falcon / F-Zero) Name: The coastal resort city of Big Blue, Florida, is home to world famous race tracks of both the formula and stock car variety. Naturally, this expansion franchise elected to pay homage to the city’s motorsports culture and history; but alas, the obvious choice of Racers was taken. The team instead chose the peregrine falcon as their mascot, citing it as the fastest animal in the world with airspeeds rivalling that of the racing machines seen on Big Blue’s circuits. Logo: A blue falcon in flight, with its wing forming an F. Alternate Logo: A gold falcon spreading its wings. Colours: Primarily blue - a nod to their home city of Big Blue, which itself got its name from the Atlantic Ocean. The Falcons also use red, gold, white and silver accents. Jerseys: The Falcons sport a modern look inspired by the racing culture of Big Blue. A yoke bordered by metallic silver extends down the sleeves, and features red and white striping - a possible reference to the curbs of a race track. On the hem is a pair of gold "racing stripes" which are recoloured to blue on the road white sweater. The jerseys also feature laces forming an X shape, resembling the Flag of Florida - however, some other teams have picked up on this quirk and are using it on their own uniforms. But what is unique for this primarily blue team is their red helmets; this may have originally been the result of a manufacturing mix up, but either way the red buckets have endured as they’ve seen the Falcons to numerous Presidents' Trophies. Third Jersey: Florida’s secondary falcon mark is front and centre on their alternate uniform, another blue jersey which puts more emphasis on red as a secondary colour - perhaps meant to compliment their iconic red helmets. As I said above: this wasn't a team I originally planned, but inspiration struck when Nintendo surprised us all with the resurrection of the F-Zero IP after nearly two decades of dormancy. Series mascot Captain Falcon - and the general aesthetic of the games - was heavily influenced by American comics, and for his more infamous appearances in Super Smash Bros. he behaves very much like a hammy, campy superhero. Despite normally hailing from a completely different genre, he seemed like an appropriate inclusion - and even in the games as well as in the anime, he very much fits that superheroic archetype. Why Florida, specifically? And where the heck is this “Big Blue” place? Basically; I learned that the producer behind F-Zero GX was also the developer of the Daytona USA arcade games, and of course, Daytona being home to a world famous race track made it the perfect place for this team. Speaking of race tracks; Big Blue is a recurring F-Zero venue which usually has an aquatic theme (be it racing over or under water, or sliding on a large patch of ice); so with Daytona Beach being a resort city, I made Big Blue a fictionalised version of it. Similarly to what I did with the Rangers, I based the home and road uniforms on the machine he drives in his home series - the Blue Falcon - as that’s where he’s most often seen. It usually has red and white stripes on its wings and yellow stripes elsewhere. The original SNES game had two yellow stripes on the wings, while later games from the N64 onwards used a single yellow stripe near the cockpit. Originally I had standard stripes on the sleeves, but it wasn’t sitting right with me so I instead went with a modern design inspired by those from the Reebok Edge era like the Blue Jackets, Capitals, and also the Kings in particular with more use of piping. Normally not a style that I like but I think it fits this team, especially considering the futuristic setting of the F-Zero series. Originally I wasn’t going to use laces as I feel they don’t suit a modern uniform like this, but I went with the Florida Panthers’ crossed type as a nod to F-Zero X. Also, the design of the captain’s patch was inspired by the podium from that game. The third jersey is loosely based on Captain Falcon himself, or more specifically the version of him as depicted in the F-Zero anime, where he has red cuffs instead of the orange usually seen both in the F-Zero games and in Smash Bros. As a side note: the striping on this one was not intentionally based on the Ducks but I could see why that comparison might be made. The alternate logo is Captain Falcon’s helmet emblem (which is also his series symbol in Super Smash Bros.) but the primary crest is an original design with a flying blue falcon inspired in part by, well, the Blue Falcon, with a little influence from formula and stock car racing, as F-Zero is like a futuristic blend of the two. I aimed to give it a sense of speed and also work in a subtle “F” shape. This one went through several changes before I landed on something I was satisfied with - but of course I’m open to suggestions for improvements. Also curious to see if there’s any particular preference between either of the falcon logos.
  7. Technically it wasn't an alternate anymore as they'd already retired the original dark uniform, but in their one and only playoff appearance in 2007 the Atlanta Thrashers wore their powder blue jerseys against the Rangers.
  8. I don't follow baseball or Marvel, or even the MCU all that closely, but it's been fun to see how you're interpreting these characters as teams - especially as someone working on a similar project. When names like the Admirals, Generals and even Commanders exist, the Captains makes sense and is a good fit for a Captain America team. The star containing the numbers is a nice touch.
  9. That's a good look for the Wild. For some reason the tweaks to the crest make this feel more "Christmassy" than anything they've actually worn - not that it's a bad thing (and it's not even an issue I have with their brand) I was about to point out the upside down shoulder patch before realising that was probably intentional. Makes you wonder why they haven't done that yet.
  10. 12. Toronto Guardians (Alpha Flight) Name: Wanting a name representing all of Canada, ownership sought inspiration from the Canadian Shield, a physiographic region that spans much of the north. At some point - and perhaps taking cues from the national anthem - “Shields” instead became “Guardians”. Logo: A red maple leaf contained within a shield. The leaf is split into three segments, with the negative space forming a “T”. Part of the border inside the shield is cut off, forming a “G”. Alternate Logo: The maple leaf and the T, sans shield. This is featured on the pants and as a helmet decal. Colours: Red and white, of course. Jerseys: A pair of classic red and white sweaters with traditional stripes. The road white jersey features a red shoulder yoke, and swaps the colours of the crest. Third Jersey: In case their regular uniforms weren’t Canadian enough, the Guardians almost literally wrap themselves with the Maple Leaf Flag. The jersey is notable not only for being one of the wildest ever conceived, but also because the team was forced to make the back numbers black after numerous complaints about them being illegible. In terms of his visual identity - much like his Alpha Flight teammate Northstar - Guardian didn’t give me much to work with aside from the blatant Maple Leaf Flag inspired design of his suit; in other words, a concept based on this particular superhero (or Captain Canada, or Captain Canuck, or even Major Mapleleaf) is inevitably going to look like a Team Canada. And as a Mirror Universe version of the Toronto Maple Leafs it only seems appropriate to have a uniform that’s similar to them, even if it’s simply a red and white version - or, if you will, the Maple Wings. But with a name like the Guardians, at least I can do something a little different for the logo. Speaking of names; John Byrne originally intended Guardian to be “the Canadian Shield” (like the physiographic region, as I cited in the background text above) but Marvel wouldn’t allow it because it’s too similar to S.H.I.E.L.D. Guardian was also initially rejected because of other characters with that name (On that note, I have a different name in mind for a Guardians of the Galaxy team). For his first appearance in the X-Men comics he would instead be known as Weapon Alpha, and then Vindicator, before Byrne finally changed the character’s alias to Guardian when the Alpha Flight team got their own comic. An interesting parallel to the Maple Leafs, who were known as the Arenas and then the St. Pats before Conn Smythe bought the franchise and gave them their current name. Be it the Shields or the Guardians, given the source of the name a shield logo makes the most sense. Elements of the shield, such as the overall shape and the T, were borrowed from the coat of arms of Toronto - though it’s fair to point out that the shield is a standard shape. Admittedly it was starting to look a bit generic, but I had an “a-ha” moment when thinking about how to form a G from that shape. The third is directly based on Guardian’s suit, which - again - is obviously inspired by Canada’s flag. Something like this probably fits in not only with the 90’s trend of sublimated designs but also the more recent off-the-wall stuff we’ve seen for the Stadium Series.
  11. Sharks in 2011 with their black alternates The Penguins with their throwbacks in 2016, before switching to them full time
  12. Even before that they'd pretty much swapped it with the home jersey around midseason, relegating that to alternate status. In the 2011 playoffs the Ducks wore their then-third jersey which they introduced earlier in the season, and then once more in 2014 before switching to it full time.
  13. To those of you guessing at a Mighty Ducks team - yup, you got me! That is one I plan to do down the line, given that the hockey playing space ducks were the very source of my interest in this game. However, the Ducks aren't the only NHL team with a pre-Guardian Project superhero connection. 11. Vancouver Canucks (Johnny Canuck / Captain Canuck) Name: Originally a minor league team, the Canucks organisation joined the NHSL as an expansion franchise and retained their moniker. While ‘Canuck’ is popularly known as a nickname for Canadians, it was selected as a tribute to famed wartime hero Johnny “Captain Canuck” Evans. Known to many simply as “Johnny Canuck”, he was said to be a lumberjack residing in British Columbia, who took to the skies as an ace pilot and captain of the Royal Canadian Air Force in WW2. Logo: In their early NHSL years, the team’s logo was a circular C containing a stylised maple leaf, vaguely resembling a RCAF roundel. The Canucks later repurposed it for their current shoulder patch, but their modern primary crest is a side profile of Captain Evans himself, donning an aviator hat; the artstyle is somewhat reminiscent of the logo of their minor league predecessors. Colours: Originally blue and red, the Canucks would swap out red for green, citing inspiration from the forests of British Columbia for their altered colour scheme. Jersey: Taking cues from the Flag of Vancouver which - coincidentally or not - uses the same colours, their current uniforms feature bold green stripes and a pair of smaller white stripes on each side, although the design is somewhat mismatched between the two jerseys. The home sweater also features a white shoulder yoke as a reference to the snow-capped mountains in the area. Third Jersey: A throwback to their original dark uniform. This royal blue sweater features a pair of bold red chest stripes with a white “V”, in lieu of their then-primary logo which served as a shoulder patch. A bit of Johnny Canuck (the 40’s comic character), a bit of Captain Canuck (the 70’s comic character which has nothing to do with the former) and a bit of a what-if / alternate history of the real world Vancouver Canucks basing their visual identity around Johnny from the get go. I originally considered a Captain Canuck themed team, but since the Johnny Canuck comics predate him by several years I decided to go that route instead - however, I didn’t leave the Captain out completely. (From this point on, Johnny Canuck will be abbreviated as “JC” and Captain Canuck as “CC”) Historically the NHL Canucks brand has very little to do with JC despite allegedly being named after the character; although he’s started popping up on new logos and a Reverse Retro in the last couple decades, it’s not exactly what they’re committing to (then again, what is?) but since this fictional NHSL Canucks team is named after him as a historical figure, I think the identity would be somewhat more tied in with this individual. “Canuck” as far as I know isn’t a real surname and it doesn’t make sense that anyone would be called that unless it was an alias or a nickname. So for the backstory stuff I fused JC with CC (Tom Evans) to get Johnny “Captain Canuck'' Evans. The throwback logo (the red C with a maple leaf) was the first logo I designed for this team, as it’s a common element shared by both JC and CC; the former features a design like this, as seen on whatever this is (a cover or some kind of tribute, I’m not sure), and the latter on part of CC’s comic logo. I took the C from the Johnny image and the stylised maple leaf from Captain’s comic. Overall it feels like something a team formed in the 70’s might have started out with - even if the real world Canucks went in a very different direction, using blue white and green from the start of their NHL tenure. Continuing with the fusion theme, the main logo is a mix of Vancouver’s JC logo and the version of him seen in the 40’s comics, so he’s wearing an aviator hat instead of his usual beanie. The jersey stripes are kind of a mix of the current Canucks uniform as well as the Flag of Vancouver, but the main inspiration was the banner at the top of this JC superhero postage stamp from 1995, which I believe was also used for the first comic’s title. The design didn’t translate too well to the white version and I didn’t like any of the other colour variants I attempted, so I took one stripe off the sleeves and added one to the hem. Finally, with this being a Mirror Universe version of the Canucks I made the third jersey a kind of Reverse Retro of their original 1970 sweater, with the V-striping moved from the sleeves to the front, and the blue and red colour scheme of their PCHL predecessors.
  14. I think I prefer this over the existing Stars Skyline jersey. The final North Stars / inaugural Dallas Stars black jersey was always a good fit for that theme, and it probably works better here. Normally I'm not keen on sleeve stripes being cut off halfway, but flipping the arm yokes is an interesting take on that original design.
  15. Made some adjustments to the Spiders based on your suggestions. I've added a web-like pattern to the sleeves on the home and away sets, and made the Spider a slightly darker blue on the home sweater. Also, I redid the third jersey - in retrospect it was a bit too simple and I wasn't satisfied with it.
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