MinnyHockey

On 2/16/2024 at 11:00 AM, PaleVermilion81 said:

 

For a team called the Loons it makes no sense and doesn't alignment to any of their kit history. That's the stupidity of it. If it was, say, a team called the Galaxy it would be the perfect kit. Or a team based in some state where they had a song that said, "The stars at night...are big and bright...". For a team who is the Loons...just dumb...

I mean we use our state motto, "l'etoile du nord" (star of the north) all throughout the branding of MNUFC so it makes sense. 

I love this!

Blue/Green/White wave is my top pick. Closest to the N Star Flag. The navy blue star is too plain and needs green. 

On 10/7/2023 at 11:49 AM, seasaltvanilla said:

 

Love old school hockey Goldy.

Beautiful 

1 hour ago, SCL said:

Minnesota's name was terrible so looking forward to a new name and identity there. Would not mind Breezers or Gray Ducks...

Sponsored by Gray Duck vodka?

2 hours ago, seasaltvanilla said:

I think the main issue with the Wild's current scheme is the red. They clearly struggle with it since it's dark and doesn't contrast well with the dark green, as seen by its almost complete exclusion from the home uniform, because you are essentially always forced to have the cream separating them.  And people love the bright pop of color of the kelly green. So we have a dark color that's hard to use and a bright color that people like and connects to the history of hockey in the market. Two plus two equals...

 

 

Partially inspired by @Patchey13's concept, although I went with it more aggressively. The forest green is darkened from the original to aid with contrast and legibility, but bringing in the kelly green allows for much more flexibility with the color palette, as well as creating a more natural connection with the fauxbacks.  And you get away from Christmas colors.

 

Sorry to do the whole concept thing. It's frustrating that the Wild have the ingredients for a great identity but seem stuck in a creative rut of not fully utilizing them. 

I agree with a concept like this. I'm waiting for a northern lights themed jersey. 

I hope for the breezers for the alternate that they add the shooting star on the side. Would be a nice touch.

On 3/21/2023 at 7:47 PM, NicDB said:

The darker green looks good, but would Minnesotans want one of their teams to wear such simar colors to the hated Packers?

Definitely packer esque which I do not like but nevertheless looks good. 

I wouldn't be opposed to a North Stars rebrand or at the very least the RR entering the alternate rotation which it sounds like it will. Most Wild fans are split: Some strongly support and other strongly oppose and want to move on.  I would love to see the North Star colors gain a larger role for the Wild. There are those who argue that only "boomers" want the North Star colors but that is simply not true. Everywhere you go in MN you see people of all ages sporting the retro colors. I wasn't born to see the North Stars but I adore the look and its time for our state to reclaim the colors that are a fabric to our hockey history.

After sleeping on it, the M logo and cap has grown on me a bit. The initial shock of "Oh no it's the Marlins!" has faded away a bit. Still not amazing but it's really not that bad. 

Something I noticed is how the M logo is similar to the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities logo used here:

Does anyone have the new color codes for the team?

RIP Minnie & Paul. TC script is the best one. M logo is too Miami esque, Minnesota script too generic and similar to the Timberwolves. 

I like how it's simplified but would prefer navy numbers on the front and back and or twins in navy with a red name plate.

14 hours ago, BadSeed84 said:

Also the unveiling happening at the Mall Of America is another sign it will harken back to the 60s, 70s since that is where the stadium of that time (Metropolitan Stadium) was.

Good point. Maybe they'll take a practice swing at the commemorative home plate in Nickelodeon Universe (Camp Snoopy).

Coyotes burnt orange

10 hours ago, chcarlson23 said:

Out of all of these, the only one I’m unsure of is the Wild shirt. They definitely had that last year, so maybe it’s just actually on sale?? I know Michael Russo mentioned in some athletic article that green for the reverse retro seemed to make sense. I don’t know if that meant he knew it was green, or if that was just a guess on his part. 
 

My guess is that even though that shirt is the same as last year for the Wild, it will be a green version of the 80’s North Stars sweaters. 

The major difference is there isn't a gold outline around the logo but a white outline for 2.0. RR 1.0 merchandise only had the gold outline of the logo. 

On 1/27/2022 at 12:17 PM, seasaltvanilla said:

Minnesota announces identity for new USL W team: Minnesota Aurora FC

 

Excellent colors. Sharp.

I want the Wild to incorporate aurora into an alternate jersey.

On 9/2/2021 at 5:07 PM, Sec19Row53 said:

Or you have assumed it is sunset (and thus the sun) when it's actually dusk (and thus the moon).

The sun is usually depicted as being yellow, sunsets create red skies, it's a sunset. 

5 hours ago, chcarlson23 said:

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  

Hm, interesting. I guess they conflated dusk with sunset or it's supposed to depict both.

6 minutes ago, ebod39 said:

 

How can it be the sun if the north star is present ?

 

The logo depicts a sunset hence the red sky. 

1 hour ago, chcarlson23 said:

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. 

Yes, the sun (its not the moon) has always appeared athletic gold/yellow on the jersey crest just as it appears in print. I wish they would utilize that athletic gold into the jerseys but I do understand the conflict it has with the wheat.

I really wish there was some gold accents in the Wild uni. Not sure why they're opting out of gold.

7 minutes ago, chcarlson23 said:

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

In this tweet:

https://twitter.com/RussoHockey/status/1426184935338020864?s=20

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.