chcarlson23

Wow I guess the league knows better than the Jags do… I don’t mind the minimalism of the Jaguars current set, but it definitely needs an outline for a pop of color on the black and white jerseys. They’re literally glorified practice jerseys. There’s nothing distinctive about them.

It’s too bad he’s not using the hyperlite…

I don’t mind the chrome helmet or the white gloves. It’s a little tacky and flashy, but it is an alternate uniform. The biggest thing is the actual jersey itself. It’s really bland and lame. And the striping mismatching that much is really odd… It looks like something from the bottom of the concept barrel that they decided to go with for some reason…

By screenprinted you mean sublimated, correct? Because everything on that jersey is sublimated. Screenprinted would be like a “shirsey” with the textured ink on the jersey. I feel like that’s actually really common, and becoming more and more common in lower levels of hockey. Unfortunately sublimated hockey jerseys might be the future…

Yep. That’s perfect. And maybe add a silver outline im between the burgundy and blue on the numbers just to have consistency.

It is very interesting… It looks like most logos are all back to tackle twill, where they were fabric at first with Adidas, and now have “heavy” (I mean not really heavy, but heavier than needed I guess) embroidered patterns on most logos. Before it was small tackle twills pieces on top of different colored jersey fabric, all stitched together. That actually makes the logo lighter, so I’m not exactly sure what their doing here, at least in terms of weight. It’s super cool what they’re putting on the crests though. That’s actually awesome!

Yeah I was going to say something, but I realized it is technically 52. I’ve just never heard of it as 52, that stretch is almost always referred to as only 94...

Well that whole area is called the Midway for a reason... The old St. Paul Saints stadium was just up Snelling there and it was called Midway Stadium, because it’s halfway between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul. (Although technically, the Midway neighbor is in St. Paul.) It’s definitely a little bit of a rougher neighborhood with University Ave right there, but it does feel like it’s getting to be a little bit nicer of a neighborhood. And there’s still some decent restaurants and other shops really close by.

Well the matchup should be interesting. I guess it will kinda-sorta be like the 2020 Winter Classic, where Dallas went with the faux leather breezers and gloves, and a style from the 20’s, and Nashville went with a 50’s fauxback. Only this game will be throwing it back to the 30’s and 60’s... I think it’s a missed opportunity for the game though. The Wild went full out for the St. Paul Saints fauxback look, and the Blues easily could have done a Flyers fauxback, especially since I believe the teams did play each other at one point. So then blue breezers and faux leather gloves for the Blues?

I feel like the Blues could go in a couple different directions here. Based off the striping teaser it looks like the Blues 68’ white (or rather, cream), but my other thought is that this is a yellow sleeved jersey with blue Barberpole stripes similar to the St. Louis Flyers of the 30’s. Someone posted the image of the Flyers sweaters a few pages back, and the one from 31-32 looks like it easily could be the one the Blues are going to base it off of. The other teaser could be the numbers? The logo? My guess is the front crest will have arched letters over the Blues logo. Either way, the teaser shows that it’ll be made of felt, and have chain-stitching, just like the Wild jerseys.

Yeah the jersey’s whole layout is basically the top jersey, minus the yellow/cream stripes. I think those extra chest stripes are really what makes the sweater too.

I absolutely love it!! Even the upper chest stripe. That’s directly from the St. Paul Saints in the 30’s. I also love that they included both of the Twin Cities on the jersey. I was just at the unveiling at the Minnesota State Fair, and one of the guys I talked too said they had just an “M” in the early stages, but decided to honor both cities. Part of that came from the Minnie and Paul Twins logo. I think they nailed the whole look. The only weird part is the elbow patches, but even then, that’s a fun quirk. I am very excited to see these in action now! The other really cool part is that all of the lettering and logos are made of felt, not tackle twill, which is just a great touch.

The company that made the logo, SME, does say that the scene is a dusk scene on their website, but that leads me to believe that it’s the moon rather than the sun. You can see stars and even shooting stars around the moon during dusk, but it’s just a little harder around the sun. I also agree. It’s just a little more ominous and dark, which makes it feel like it’s depicting the night time and the moon. I guess if there was a Wild logo that had the sun, it would be the Reverse Retro logo

Having owned many Wild jerseys, I can safely say that they’ve all had the shiny gold effect on the moon. It does look more yellow or more gold depending on the lighting of the photo, but it’s always been the same sparkly gold thread that makes up the crest.

I think the teased part of the jersey, from today, will be an upper chest logo, similar to the Rangers WC, with the logo saying either “MN” or “MIN”. The chest logo is probably going to be some kind of script. Either a diagonal mark like the Rangers, similar to many high schools across the state, or a baseball style script, which is also similar to many high school hockey programs, and both the Millers and the Saints. I also think that the darker cream section from the teaser yesterday, is going to be a sleeve logo. Like the one Dallas had in the last winter classic. My guess is that it’ll have something to do with the State of Hockey moniker, or hopefully patches that have one with “StP” and one with an “M”. I think that would be a really cool way to honor both of the Twin Cities.

Well when the AdiZero system was introduced the crests all had the jersey material as the base for most of the logo. So this could just be the edge of the logo. What is weird tho, is that most logos outer edge was tackle twill, and the inside was the jersey material. So this is definitely a puzzling teaser.

My best guess for this is that the darker cream section is part of the logo. I guess the other opinion is that it’s the numbers. Considering Michael Russo said that it’s a green jersey, I’m going to say this is part of a chest stripe. Maybe one that would go, Cream-Red-Cream-Red-Cream with the center stripe being the thickest.

The Wild’s original numbers looked pretty good with double outlines too. At least on the white sweaters. They probably would have looked pretty good with a single red outline on the original green sweaters. I do like the Habs with a double outline because it matches the logo. But there are other teams that a single outline looks great. The Knights are a great example of this. The single gold outline is fantastic. It works for some teams, but not for others. It’s definitely better for some teams to have a single outline as SFGiants mentioned, but the jerseys that are above too are great with their double outlines. The Blues especially would be significantly worse if they only had a single outline. And yeah the Stars suck with a single color number. It’s dumb as heck. The Texas Stars look better because of their outlines.

Where did you see Russo said this? I can’t find anything about the specifics of the design.

As much as I loved the Reverse Retro for the Wild, and the North Stars branding, it honesty feels a little like a lazy way to do a jersey for this Winter Classic. I’m hoping for something a little more original, and something that draws from the rich, hockey history around the State, especially since the Wild are a fairly young franchise. But it definitely would make sense if they used the North Stars branding.

Well I know where I'll be on September 4th... I am so very excited for these! I have no clue what direction they're going with them. I'm hoping for a good mix of St. Paul and Minneapolis hockey history, and even Minnesota in general, so hopefully not just a Millers throwback in green and wheat.

The name doesn’t stem from an actual lighthouse, or the area having some kind of nautical connection, it’s definitely more spiritual in nature. This is not meant to be evangelism, just an identification of what the reasoning for the mascot is. Jesus says in Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” So this is why a beacon works so well. It’s a literal light source that illuminates the dark, guiding people to safety. This is what Christians believe, and being a private Christian university, it makes sense that they chose this name. My high school has the same name for the same reason. And we’re not on a lake or anything like that, we’re just in the suburbs.

The logo is definitely interesting... It really needs some more work. But I love the new nickname!! My high school has the exact same mascot for the same reasons they chose it.

I’m not sure if any of the Howler jerseys would really make a huge comeback. Maybe for a Shane Doan night if they’re really done after this year, but there’s not a ton of memories for the howling coyote logo. It’s a lot of dismal mismanagement, and terrible attendance, and the greatest hockey player ever, who was not the greatest coach ever. So even tho everything old will always be new again, I’m not sure the howling coyote will really be pushed to make a comeback. No one is clamoring for looks like the Boston Bruins set with the full-sleeve yokes, or Dallas’s original set. There are just some looks that aren’t anything special, and I think the brick red and white Yotes jersey aren’t that special. Maybe I’m wrong and they’ll make a comeback eventually, but I think it’s doubtful.

Are you planning to create schools in the Midwest at all? I’m definitely excited to see schools from Minnesota especially! I was a little let down by a different Moorhead haha