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ICYMI the league announced some marquee events for next season: https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-2022-all-star-game-winter-classic-and-stadium-series-events/c-325499840 The Winter Classic that was supposed to be in Minneapolis this year will take place in 2022. I'd assume both teams already had the uniform designs in the can, but I'm surprised nothing had leaked. My guess would be the Wild in a green version of this year's Reverse Retros, with the Blues in white versions of their throwbacks. The Stadium Series will feature Tampa travelling to Nashville to face the Preds at Nissan Stadium in February. Who knows what they'll come up with for this. Tampa's gradient alternate already has Stadium Series vibes. Considering both teams have a history of using silver, I'd expect a lot of chrome to be incorporated somehow. They also announced that a Heritage Classic will take place in March, but the teams and location is still TBD. Montreal has still never hosted one, and it has been a while since Edmonton hosted the first one, so I could see either team getting it. If they want to try another neutral site, I could see Hamilton getting it. Toronto vs Buffalo at Tim Hortons Field could be cool, but I'm sure they want an all-Canadian matchup. All Star Weekend will be in Vegas. This is a no-brainer, and hopefully it convinces more players to actually show up. If they stick with the divisional 3v3 format they used before, Vegas's colour scheme could lead to some cool looks (white vs. grey/black vs. gold vs. red). South Florida was supposed to have the All Star Game this year, and Carolina was supposed to have a Stadium Series game. Bettman says they will "be back at some point", but who knows what that means. Pretty sure Arizona was promised another ASG after they cancelled the '06 one, but that has yet to happen.

As others have mentioned, there is no reason for the Ravens need to do an alternate helmet. The one-helmet rule started in 2013, so it's not like they never had a chance to introduce one in the past. I don't doubt at least a couple teams are going to come up with an alternate helmet just for the sake of it, but that kind of thinking spells disaster. If they feel like they need to have one, maybe go white & come up with a fauxback that ties into the Baltimore Colts. It's not just the colour of the helmet, it's the overall look. Purple is unique already, plus both teams use shades of gold. A lot of teams can pull off a white helmet, but if Jacksonville came out with one & paired it with the teal jersey it would look like a Dolphins knock-off. If the WFT decides to switch their shade of gold to metallic & pairs a gold helmet with the red jersey it would be too close to the Niners.

The curl on the N seems to match the swoop of the J, and whatever that notch is in the t, it seems to be evocative of the Jets.

That example is a bit of a stretch. There's a half dozen teams or so with a history of white helmets, so it's not something Buffalo owns. Plus the Pats have a history of wearing white helmets, whereas the Ravens have never worn anything other than black. Minnesota is the only team in the history of the league to wear a purple helmet, and they happen to use gold as a secondary colour. Even though one uses athletic gold & the other uses metallic gold, the black is the main thing differentiating the Ravens. Just look at these two pictures & try to tell me a purple helmet wouldn't look a little too close to Minnesota.

Leafs logo, Oilers template, and a Jets-style wordmark. This would actually be a decent look for Tampa.

The Bills seem to want people to forget they ever wore red helmets, so I think they'll stick with the white throwbacks with the standing Buffalo. Miami has never worn anything other than a white helmet, and they seem happy with the throwbacks, so I don't see them trying anything new. Ravens in a purple helmet feels like its encroaching on Vikings territory. As previously mentioned, the Panthers wouldn't be able to wear a black helmet with the black jersey, so it kind of defeats the purpose.

Did you look at your avatar before you decided to post this? No one accuses the current Habs of "cosplaying as Beliveau's team" or the Red Wings of "cosplaying as Howe's team" because it's a completely outrageous comment to make. Today's Edmonton Oilers are the exact same Edmonton Oilers franchise that Gretzky, Messier, Fuhr, etc. played for, so there's nothing wrong with using the same uniform. Not sure why you're talking down to people for having an attachment to a brand that's associated with some of the greatest teams in the history of the sport.

I'm pretty sure Calgary kept the previous monstrosity around for one year to try and clear out as much inventory as possible. My guess is that it's gone next season, and they keep Blasty around as a permanent third.

Considering San Francisco got the baseball team over 60 years ago, there's a lot of casual sports fans who don't even realize they used to play in New York. Bringing up "New York Football Giants" enlightens a new generation on a fun piece of trivia. Football Team being the official name doesn't make it any less ridiculous to hear & see in comparison to the rest of the league. Take something like this as an example:

But it's not like they are officially called the "Football Giants", and are forcing every media outlet to refer to them this way. It's just a fun nickname that ties into the history of sports in New York. It might be a nitpick or pet peeve of yours, but comparing it to the WFT is like apples & oranges. A broadcaster starting a game by announcing "tonight the Football Giants take on the Eagles", isn't as much of an issue as hearing them say "tonight the Football Team takes on the Cowboys".

Most teams didn't actually make any money off the helmet ads this year, they essentially allowed them to keep sponsorship revenue that would've been owed back to companies due to the shortened season/lack of fans. Starting next year they'll actually get to use it as a new revenue stream. At this point I would bet on us getting jersey ads by the end of the decade. It's a tiny sliver of a silver lining, but at least the Bell logo fits the Jets colour scheme better than Canada Life's.

Here's the article that mentions the new uniform: https://3downnation.com/2021/06/06/what-really-happened-to-the-redblacks-plaid-helmets/ The uniform change isn't mentioned until the end, but still an interesting read about the unused signature plaid helmets. Basically the manufacturers couldn't figure out a way for the plaid design to line up properly, so they decided to avoid potentially looking sloppy. It sounds like they'll be incorporating some plaid into the new uniforms, which should be a hit.

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Well it is the closest thing to a replication of the throwback set. Those yellow pants need to be worn for every game possible.

Every team's version of the cap is grey. The striping behind the logos seems to match most team's striping patterns. https://www.neweracap.com/Sports/NFL/NFL-ON-FIELD/NFL-TRAINING-CAMP/c/SPONFLONFTRA?count=48&q=%3Arelevance#toListing The Rams' hat stripes match the striping from the yellow pants, which is the only connection I could really make.

They seem to be continuing to put more emphasis on the ram head over to the L@. Here is their training camp hat that recently went on sale. Every other team in the league uses their primary logo (although the Bears have 2 versions, one with the primary logo, and one with the alternate 'B' logo).

The two best All Star Game uniform sets both utilized the diagonal script.

They've been around a while, but they've only had 2 different alternate jerseys (not counting the Whaler looks), so it isn't too crazy. I definitely like this font, and wouldn't mind seeing it on the rest of the set. I have always thought the Canes could pull off a grey alternate jersey.

Saskatchewan already tweaked their primary logo a few years ago. I'd still like them to go back to the Seahawks-style wraparound logo on the helmets though.

The return of Izzy?

The NYC metro area currently has 2 NFL teams, 2 NBA teams, 2 MLB teams, 3 NHL teams, 2 MLS teams, and a WNBA team. Having your brand be "we play in New York" is hardly original, especially since if you were to ask people around the world to name a sports team from NYC the Jets would probably be the 4th or 5th one that would come to mind. The Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Giants, Rangers, Islanders, Liberty, & NYCFC all have fairly vague nicknames, so it makes sense for them to lean into the New York-centric branding. Jets is a much more tangible nickname, and is fitting considering the area is home to 3 of the busiest airports in the country. If they want to sell NY merchandise to tourists who don't know what football is, they can, but their primary brand should be a little more than "We're the New York football team. No, not that one. The green one."

^ This I don't think that the Winnipeg Jets current logo is perfect, but I appreciate that when they got the team back they put an actual jet front & center instead of just using one of their old wordmarks.

I'm not a fan of it for the Lakers, but purple & powder blue is one of the great underused colour schemes in sports.