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3 hours ago, MinnyHockey said:

The logo depicts a sunset hence the red sky. 

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. 
 

1 hour ago, ebod39 said:

 

I've always seen it as night and the moon. A dark forest with only the light of the moon to show the way, the ever present north star, even the streaks crossing over the sun/moon feel ominous to me. Night time, where a wild animal stalks.

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. 

18 minutes ago, dont care said:

I’m not sure. That material for the wheat is the same as the rest of the jersey and doesn’t appear to be the tackle twill jersey crests are made of. Also if it was a roundel I feel we would be able to see something else like the edge of so lettering or an outline.

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. 

4 hours ago, spartacat_12 said:

Back to some actual uniform news for this season, Minnesota has just released a teaser for their upcoming Winter Classic jerseys. Looks like I was wrong when I assumed it would be a green version of their reverse retro:

 

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. 

1 hour ago, MinnyHockey said:

According to Michael Russo, the Wild Winter Classic unis will "green jerseys, red shoulders, wheat breezers i think. league and adidas design these jerseys."  The jersey will be unveiled on Sept. 4th at the MN State Fair. 

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

4 hours ago, Ridleylash said:

Honestly, I'd be stunned if the Wild weren't pulling out a North Stars fauxback design of some form; it's the obvious choice to go with to cash in on the North Stars love some more like they did with the RR. Nashville and Dallas had a lack of real vintage-y jerseys to choose from given their history, so them going fauxback was logical. Minnesota just has to do a North Stars jersey in either classic colors or modern colors with the current Wild logo and they'll be golden.

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. 

On 8/20/2021 at 6:59 PM, logo-maker said:

Hm...

 

 

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. 

On 7/30/2021 at 9:02 PM, M4One said:

 

The Howler doesn't really fit with any of the Kachina jerseys.  In a few years (if they are still around), the original Howler set can be brought back as a vintage set, which then becomes so popular, it becomes the regular set again.

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

18 minutes ago, seasaltvanilla said:

There was relatively little rioting in Robbinsdale and Brookyln Center, certainly not to the extent of Lake Street. As you said those suburbs have always been lower SES, but I don't think you can blame their current conditions on what happened last May, and I disagree with characterizing those areas as still "burned down." I don't think over-exaggerating is the answer to under-selling.

 

Outstate means someone from Greater Minnesota, ie not the Twin Cities or metro area.

I grew up in White Bear, and currently live in Roseville, but I do spend a lot of time in Minneapolis visiting friends that live there, and I spend a lot of my free time exploring Minneapolis more. I thought you meant I lived out of state. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of outstate as a term for someone outside of the Twin Cities. 
 

I guess it still feels like there’s left over effects from the rioting all over the city. There’s still scars from it. Maybe I don’t have the best perspective, not actually living in Minneapolis, but I’m not trying to over exaggerate. And the take that there was only a few bad blocks in one city is really selling the extent of what happened short...

1 minute ago, seasaltvanilla said:

 

Which neighborhoods/areas? I was on Lake Street and West Broadway doing clean-up last summer and I've been back recently and both areas have bounced back well. Are there still some burnt buildings or lots? Yes. But they are certainly not "burned down" and it is certainly not "more than a couple of blocks." Do you live outstate?

No I’m not out of state. I live in the Twin Cities. And while it certainly has bounced back, there are areas that still aren’t great. North Minneapolis and some of the areas near Brooklyn Center and Robbinsdale are still looking rough. To be fair they were a little rough before, but they’re still looking rough from the rioting.  
 

The areas of Northeast especially Beltrami, and other places like Lowry Hill and Uptown are doing much, much better, but there was still a lot more damage done than “a couple blocks in Milwaukee” is really what I’m trying to say. It just felt like that comment was trying to push off everything just as minor disruptions, rather than the fact that there were nightly curfews, many buildings burned and looted all across Minneapolis, and the National Guard was called in to crowd control. 

1 hour ago, TenaciousG said:

I didn’t know a couple blocks of Milwaukee qualified as “cities”

Yeah this is a terrible idea of what actually happened. Regardless of what you believe about the issues that created everything, many cities across the US and I believe other parts of the world were actually burned down. In Minneapolis, there are still sections of neighborhoods that have most of their businesses either burned down or closed because of the looting. It’s more than a couple of blocks. It was a really big deal. It’s not something that should be brushed under the rug like that...

I mean I get that they’re for the National League, but it really looks like they’re emphasizing the AL on the NL jerseys. 
 

The colors are fun though 

On 7/7/2021 at 11:02 PM, FaZe_EraZe77 said:

NHL:

 

Barons and Rockies

 

Panthers and Thrashers

 

Thrashers and Blue Jackets

Which specific uniform match-up?? Because both of these were pretty common. The Panthers and the Thrashers were in the same division for quite some time too. So their matchups should even be with almost every jersey in both teams’ histories. 
 

A rare matchup for the Thrashers would actually be the Caps blue sweater from the bronze and blue era. The Caps retired those after the Thrashers inaugural year. 

7 hours ago, DNAsports said:

Okay then so it’s simple. Give the Ravens a purple alt helmet and Minnesota a black alt helmet.

 

Seriously though, what do you suggest the Ravens do in the event of the team deciding they want a second helmet? Purple is the most logical, white is a stretch and no chance in hell they do gold after the fiasco involving gold pants a few years ago. Unless they decide to scrap their color rush and unveiled a grey/anthracite/silver alternate uniform, I don’t see that as an option either.

 

Saying a team can’t do a certain color helmet because another team shares a similar color scheme is a poor excuse.

A black Vikings helmet would be the worst, but odds are there are a lot of people who would love that

But the biggest difference is that it’s not your run-of-the-mill navy, white, or black helmet. It’s the only purple helmet in the league. The Ravens wearing a purple helmet would be close to the Vikings. Would they do it? Maybe. But they’ll definitely be talking about how similar to the Vikings they could look if they’re not careful. 

4 hours ago, Michael Bolton said:

If they wanted to do a "BENGALS" helmet they could have with the one helmet rule, no? Just remove the tiger stripes (which I believe are decals) and add the script thus using the same orange shell?

I believe they paint the stripes on, making it much harder to remove the stripes and put on a “BENGALS” wordmark decal. 
 

But it does seem dumb for the bengals to have a second orange helmet just for a wordmark helmet logo era throwback. It’s definitely going to be a white tiger helmet. That or a black helmet with orange stripes...

Also how often can the alternate helmet change? Will it still be 5 years, like all the primary stuff?

24 minutes ago, AFirestormToPurify said:

No it sounds like something that is way overdue. Those 80s Oilers uniforms look really dated

What kind of updating do they need? They’re more of a classic hockey look than anything. The current alternate is definitely an already dated look. It’s a 20’s “stealth mode” jersey. 
 

The only thing that needs to be updated from the Reebok edge set, is the collars and the stripes on the breezers. And they fixed those in the Adidas set, except for the navy taking the place of royal blue. 

You’d almost have to go back to before the Radio-era to say that the Twin Cities were separate media markets. They’ve been joined at the hip for a long time...

4 hours ago, monkeypower said:

 

I believe I've mentioned it on the boards once or twice before, but a real improvement the switch to EDGE brought was the tailoring of the jerseys.

 

Pre-EDGE jerseys were so baggy. The arm stripe is almost in the gloves, the shoulder patch is on the upper arm, Skoula is almost drowning in the shoulders of his jersey.

Well the biggest change in that was actually the style. Baggy fitting stuff was super in back then. 
 

I remember reading an article somewhere, about an NHLer, I can’t remember who, who said they loved to copy Mike Modano with his super baggy jerseys, because they thought he just looked so cool in it. They also said that apparently Mike Modano convinced the equipment staff in Dallas,  during one of his first seasons there to let him have a larger size jersey. They finally did, and that’s another reason the baggier jerseys really caught on in the NHL. I have no clue how true that is, and I’m not sure where to find a source, but I definitely think of that story when I think of the large jerseys of that era. 

1 hour ago, officeglenn said:

 

It's still there.

 

Is there a way to add that back to the mobile version? 

Would there be anyway to get the "Mark Forum as Read" button back? I like that there's still the mark site as read, but it was much easier to know which forums I had cleared all the content that I was interested in reading from.