Morgan33

The Stars actually use a darker shade of Green than what Minnesota used. "Victory Green" was created by splitting the difference between their original shade, used for the 1993/94 season, and the Forest Green they used after. It was brightened for print applications in 2021 but just so it more closely matched the colours of the sweaters themselves. This is photo I took comparing two jerseys I own. An authentic Dallas Stars one from 2018 to an Authentic North Stars from 1976. The difference in shades is pretty negligible They've always used a metallic gold, this is correct. But the jerseys of the last North Stars and first Dallas Stars teams are almost identical. The only change they made was adding the Texas shoulder patch so there's a through-line there. I just think the Dallas Stars should use Green, Black and Gold in some capacity. Whether it's athletic or metallic. It's a unique colour scheme with a significant amount of history and a championship behind it. The current Stars uniforms look great in a vacuum but replacing Gold with Silver was a mistake. It just doesn't feel like the same franchise.

This is the colour scheme the Dallas Stars should be using. Acknowledge that second-six history. You won your only championship in a darker, 90's version of this scheme and it's not hard to imagine the North Stars ending up with something similar, had they stuck around. Since the Red Wings can be Red & White while the Devils are Red, White and Black... Why can't Minnesota be Green, Yellow and White while Dallas is Green, Yellow, White and Black? It's not like Green and Yellow is an overused scheme. The Stars current uniforms look great. Adding athletic gold would make them even better and play into their history perfectly.

I'm torn on the Wild going with those colours full-time... Up close, they look fantastic. Particularly in the leaked photo with the State of Hockey patch. But sometimes, on the ice, they look downright awful... Maybe it's lighting but this photo makes me think this scheme is in some desperate need of black. Maybe not as much as what the late 80's to early 90's set had but just a small sliver for some contrast. But then again, that would lead to unwanted "are they infringing on the Dallas Star's identity" discussions so I'm not sure what the solution would be. Getting rid of that hideous clash advert would be a great start.

The late 2000's was such a dark time for NHL jersey design... It looked like things were heading in the right direction in 2004 with Minnesota's All Star jerseys, the Flames going back to red, the re-emergence of lace-up collars, the only "howler" jerseys worth remembering and the phasing out of the wackier 90's designs. Then the lockout arrives and the two big re-brands to emerge after are this and this... And I can't think of a more appropriate jersey to sum up what came after than this...

As someone who's been drinking this soda since 2012, I absolutely hate the new can design and logo. All the personality and charm of the product has been sanded down for something painfully generic and soul-less. The new font is nice but every other change they made frankly sucks. If they had just incorporated the new font and left everything else the same, they'd have something. But I really miss the sublimated bubbles and absolutely can't stand the wavy, pepsi-esque background they employed.

The Coyotes Kachina isn’t just a great jersey, it’s a work art… But yeah, everything else about the franchise is a joke and they probably should have left back in 2007 if not earlier.

Judging from the amount of Likes your comment got, far from it. I don't share that opinion and here's why... My biggest gripe with the Panthers new look is that they replaced a logo with a wholly unique visual style that was charming & fun with something overtly corporate and arguably bland... Not unlike what the Penguins did in 1992, except that change at least retained the basic idea of the original (penguin in a triangle) and contained a clever civic reference to the Three Rivers. The new Panthers logo is contained in a generic shield that is more evocative of MLS than NHL, with the civic part spelled out. Beyond the logo, the jerseys don't fare much better... The way the overtly thick sleeve-stripes coalesce with the chest stripe makes the design look claustrophobic & cluttered. And I've never seen a design with a more confusing & unbalanced colour hierarchy. On the logo it's Navy > Gold > Red and on the sweater it's Red > Gold > Navy. To me, the colours on the original jerseys look significantly better balanced and there's no confusion about the hierarchy of Red > Navy > Yellow > Gold. Lastly, the new shade of gold just looks so drab compared to the bright yellow used on the originals. As their wildly popular Reverse Retro design proved: bright, vivid colours scream Florida. The perfect Panthers set, IMO, would be the jerseys on the left with the recent Reverse Retro as a full-time alternate. They could lose the double-outline on the road numbers as advocated by @tBBP but besides that, I wouldn't change a thing.

This might belong in the unpopular opinions thread, I'm not sure. But in my opinion there was no reason to change either of these things... They got it right the first time and everything since has been a downgrade, starting with the decision to promote the navy alternate to primary status.

I disagree. I really liked how they included Royal Blue on the recent one and I don't it's inclusion detracts at all from the original design

I would make two tweaks... First I would change all instances of Navy, on the primary logo, to the lighter blue. Then I would change the Black base to Navy.

According to Icethetics: the Rangers and Wild could be seeing the return of their Reverse Retro 2.0 jerseys as alternates.

The argument that all the colours found on a team's jersey always have to be present on its accompanying logo is flawed anyways... Case in point: this jersey has an orange base but doesn't feature the colour anywhere on its logo... Looks like a perfectly balanced design to me.

I get what you're saying. On paper there's no way a jersey containing a crest that omits its two main colours could look good... But I've seen lots of concepts that try and fix this issue by making the Triangle Jade, on the home jersey, and it always looks off. The circle is supposed to represent a puck so you couldn't really change it to Eggplant so where else would you add that colour? To me, it's just one of things that shouldn't work but inexplicably does... Nostalgia probably has a lot to do with it but I just can't picture the jerseys looking any other way.

They've never been able to use the colour scheme effectively which makes me think that it's just not that great of a scheme to begin with. The, dull as dishwater, cup-winning jerseys had just a small sliver of Orange while the current ones are completely suffocated with it... Neither of them look good.

The only change the Ducks needed to make in 2006 was the removal of the word "Mighty" from their name... Everything else should have stayed exactly the same. Imagine if the cup had been lifted in this jersey*... *with an updated roundel of course

I like those metallic silver stripes. The rest is… okay. Not terrible but nowhere close to as good as the jersey we want.

Since we're discussing the Bruins, I was curious if opinion on here has soured on these uniforms? I remember them being one of the first Edge unveilings, getting near universal acclaim on arrival, and being held up as an example of a modern classic for many years after... Though in the past couple years I've seen a lot of people advocate a return to what they wore in the early 90's. The overall look took a bit of a hit during the conversion to Adidas (the shoulder yoke doesn't look as good and black socks at home remains a contentious issue) but it's basically the same uniform. Adidas and Edge versions shown for comparison.

Hopefully they’ll use the occasion to go back to yellow socks at home.

I didn't threaten to leave, I took a break. And I'm sorry for not thinking an argument on whether or not homosexuality is causing the downfall of civilization has anything to do with Jersey Changes for the 2023-24 season... I can see from the reactions I'm getting that I've struck a nerve for not thinking that .

I thought you were “done with me” . I’m not sure how hitting a reaction button equates to “impotent rage.” Nice projection though.

I’m so glad we banned the discussion of politics on here. Was getting tired of it derailing the uniform discussion…

I like the multi-coloured stars and the striping is passable but that logo is even worse than the current version. Hockey is the only major sport where teams put their logo on the front of their uniforms and that's what makes them special. I don't want to read your jersey. This is why the Screagle wins the honor of best Capitals (primary) logo by default.

This is best looking jersey the Blue Jackets have had in their 23 year history. I absolutely love it, especially the minor inclusion of neon-green on the right shoulder patch. Normally, things like having a base colour found nowhere else on the uniform, having red exclusively on the logos & number or using both black & navy would bother me... But against all odds, this uniform comes together and just looks fantastic. It should be their full-time home with a matching white.

Why are they keeping the Stadium Series inspired alternate? That has to be the most boring, half assed design in the history of the franchise and the oversized numbers are an eyesore. If they must have a black alt, bring back the Lindros Era version with the white shoulders.

This is a great compromise between era's and light-years ahead of what they use now. The only thing I'd change is making the Stars on the Screagle copper and maybe losing the script. Everything else is perfect... And you couldn't really accuse them of abandoning their cup winning look completely either.