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You still seem confused. No one is suggesting taking the horns off the helmets and replacing them with a logo. You say a ram head is generic, but it would be miles better than the gradient-filled L@ logo that's currently used as the primary logo. The Rams just need to pull a Chicago and swap the designations of their two logos so that the head is the primary and the LA monogram is the secondary.

Seems pretty premature to make this announcement before they've actually won the bid for the land. They must be confident that their won't be any other bidders, otherwise they're just asking to be dunked on. They at least seem to be putting some effort into the PR campaign, which is what cost them the vote on the Tempe plot. These quotes from Meruelo are really emphasizing the lack of tax dollars being used on the project. If only they had made sure this got communicated properly with the previous arena project.

I'm guessing that they go with something Canada-related, especially since I'm pretty sure the red Canada Day jerseys aren't being used anymore. The whole idea of the CC series seems to be coming up with something that would sell to a person who wouldn't otherwise buy your team's jersey.

It's looking like Rogers is considering selling off part of their Canadian NHL broadcasting rights to Amazon. The report is that Monday night national games will be moved to Prime up here for the next couple of years before Rogers's contract is up. Amazon already had plans in place for a documentary series next year following a select group of players, so it isn't a huge surprise, but it looks like the beginning of the end of the sports media Bell/Rogers duopoly up here.

I like how the white inline trim on the name & numbers pops off the grey background, and it's the only jersey that actually says TORONTO. The Rockies actually look like a purple team on the road, as opposed to the home jerseys which just look like White Sox rip-offs unless you're close enough to notice that the pinstripes are purple.

This is basically Chicago's road jersey with red numbers and the black stripes extended to the end of the sleeves/hem.

The Adidas jersey was a big improvement over the Team Canada rip offs they had before, but the lack of silver & the barely noticeable flag pattern make it worse than the originals.

It seems like it's worse than the proposed Tempe site, but not as bad as Glendale. For most of the fanbase that's in the East Valley they'd still have a decent drive, but they at least wouldn't have to drive through central Phoenix. North Scottsdale is also one of the richest areas of Phoenix, which doesn't hurt.

Matt Duchene is probably the only notable Avalanche player who I'd associate with that uniform first. It looks strange to see him in the Adidas set.

The leaked description of the full set did mention that not every uniform incorporated the luv ya blue, so this lines up with that.

Ottawa has unveiled their 10th anniversary logo, and has also announced that a new jersey is going to be released in May. The team president has hinted at the jersey being "retro inspired", so my guess would be a modern version of the classic Rough Riders look to match the alternate helmet they've worn.

As someone who was raised as an Expos fan until they left, I didn't really fully commit to becoming a Jays fan until I moved to Toronto ~8 years ago. Ottawa was home to the Expos AAA affiliate, and they managed to stick around for a few more years after Montreal lost the team, so I briefly tried following some new teams based on who Ottawa was farming for (Baltimore for a couple years, Philly for one season). 2015 felt like the time people outside of Southern Ontario started getting more invested in the team (ending a 21 year playoff drought will do that). I think the Jays having Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has helped bridge the gap a bit. I'm too young to remember the Expos ever being good, but Vladdy Sr. was the biggest name they had towards the end.

I mean there's also clearly a difference between these two helmets (one obviously looks better than the other): Would a team like the 49ers look better with a red facemask instead of grey? Sure, but when I'm watching a football game the facemask colour isn't as noticeable as the helmets/pants are in a hockey game. If it helps, I was glad to see the Giants ditch the grey pants a couple years ago.

A facemask in football is like the chin strap of a hockey helmet. Do you ever hear people complaining about teams like the Habs or Rangers having black chin straps on their helmets?

Icethetics has just posted a preview of the Fanatics changes for next year & beyond: Not a whole lot of breaking revelations, but here are some highlights: The practice jersey template is changing. Obviously the 3 stripes along the sides have been removed, and the Fanatics logo is replacing the Adidas one on the chest. The dimples on the shoulders may be gone (this is based on a digital rendering), and the pentagon shaped panel on the collar is gone as well. The standard roundel on the front of the practice jerseys is being tweaked, and will now be stitched instead of heat-pressed. Contrary to what's been said, teams will still have third jerseys next season, there just won't be any new ones. They mention teams like San Jose and Tampa keeping their black thirds around. Aside from Boston returning to their pre-centennial uniforms, there's no mention of any other teams changing their primary look

Probably the best St. Pats look the Leafs have ever worn. The standard numbers look a lot better than the bizarre square patches they used before.

"Rebuild" has just become a buzzword organizations use to buy themselves time. Executives don't have to face any consequences for their team's poor play because they're "rebuilding" which means we can't judge them for at least 3-5 years. It feels like a symptom of the ring chasing culture that's taken over pro sports, mainly due to social media. Obviously a championship is the ultimate goal for every sports fan, but we've gotten to a point where we can't celebrate any other accomplishments. Fans demand their favourite team rebuild at the first sign of trouble, without realizing that it means being terrible for a while without any guarantee of success. You're just as likely to end up being the next Detroit Pistons as you are the OKC Thunder. And even if you do execute a successful rebuild, you might just be a perennial playoff team that still can't win it all (i.e. the 76ers).

Yikes. I get that no one likes ads on uniforms, but do we need to be this cynical? For a startup league like the PWHL, jersey ads are a necessary evil. Molson could've easily just purchased the real estate below the number and slapped their logo there, but they found a much more creative way to activate the sponsorship. Yes, this helps them gain some positive PR, but we should appreciate that they put some effort into making the campaign about more than just their company.

Where do you see any black on this jersey? The black names & numbers never made sense on the white jersey, and were basically thrown on there to justify the black equipment. And about a third of the teams in the league have a colour in their logo that doesn't appear anywhere else in their uniforms, so wearing black pants because of a tiny black puck covered in snow seems like a stretch. You yourself said that black is neutral, and that black equipment shouldn't factor into a team's colour hierarchy.

Wearing black equipment with a uniform that doesn't have any black in it looks amateur. It's like seeing a minor hockey team where every kid just has basic black pants regardless of what colour their jersey is. If the Red Wings or Canadiens started wearing black pants would that not clash with their uniforms? If they were going to keep the black equipment, it would have worked better if they eliminated silver altogether, like they did with this alternate.

They really aren't using black anymore. Yes it's used sparingly in the logos, but it's no different than how Chicago uses green & yellow. With the pre-Edge set, the colour balances were different between the two main jerseys. The dark jersey was burgundy/blue/black/white, while the light jersey was white/burgundy/silver/blue. The black equipment made some sense with the burgundy jersey, but looked out of place with the white jersey (especially if you saw one without numbers). It's similar to how the Golden Knights improved their road uniform by switching the black pants to grey.

Not surprising, but Fanatics is taking no accountability for this mess, and is doubling down on the fact that them & Nike think the uniforms are an improvement over what came before them.

Blue might've been the secondary colour on the burgundy jerseys, but not the white jerseys. They had burgundy sleeves, black numbers/names, and black pants. Blue was basically used equally with silver on the white uniform, while the burgundy used hardly any silver altogether. It was clear that they were using one too many colours, and needed to decide between silver & black. The current set could use some tweaks, but I wouldn't say it looks awful. As mentioned above, adding a blue stripe along the sleeves of the road jersey would go a long way, as would more consistency with the numbers. Currently they use white numbers outlined in silver on the back of the burgundy jersey, but use white numbers outlined in blue on the burgundy sleeves.

That's true. Although I don't mind them sticking with navy as it helps differentiate them from Montreal a bit more.

CFL tickets being significantly cheaper than NHL tickets is pretty standard up here, and the Jets have the 2nd lowest ticket prices in the country. Their arena is the smallest in the league, so they do have to charge a little more to make up for the lower overall attendance. As a small market team, Winnipeg has relied heavily on their season ticket base to keep the building full. It sounds like a lot of their previous season ticket sales were to groups of people who shared them for the year, but when one person in that group suddenly can't afford their portion you lose the entire group. It also feels like the organization took the fans for granted, and weren't providing any sort of proper service to retain clients (as others have mentioned). I'm not sure if you've been seeing the standings this year, but the Jets are first in their division and top 5 in the league overall. No front office is perfect, but Cheveldayoff managed to get long term commitments from key pieces. He also managed to effectively navigate having 2 elite young players who had no interest in playing there.