zg313 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Welcome to my NHL re-Introduction series! In this series, I re-introduce each NHL team by altering the look that they entered the NHL with. I'll be doing each team in the order they entered the league, starting with the Montreal Canadiens. I've elected to only do teams that currently exist in the NHL today in some way shape or form, so my apologies to fans of former teams like the Quebec Athletic Club. However, every major rebrand and relocation (such as Whalers to Hurricanes, etc.) will get featured. Each concept will be appropriate to its time period, and have a little historical context for fun. C&C is much appreciated! Montreal Canadiens (1917) The Montreal Canadiens enter the NHL as an inaugural team in 1917. With them enters the most iconic uniform in sports. I chose not to change too much. I did flip the blue and white on the striping, and made the hem stripe the same style of the chest stripe. HOME ARENA- Montreal Westmount Arena CURRENT US PRESIDENT- Woodrow Wilson MAJOR EVENT- US declares war on Germany, entering WW1 FAMOUS BIRTH- John F. Kennedy You know what my favorite ring is? The next one. -Tom Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zg313 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Toronto Arenas/Maple Leafs (1917) The Toronto Arenas, later the Maple Leafs, also join the NHL in 1917. The first Arenas jersey was simple, with a blue base and white hem and cuffs. A year later, they would add arm stripes. I expedited the process and added three stripes on the upper arms, while still keeping the original feel of the Arena's jersey. The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting grouped in here because there wasn't a significant enough identity difference between the Arenas and Maple Leafs, other than the logo. HOME ARENA: Mutual Street Arena CURRENT US PRESIDENT- Woodrow Wilson MAJOR EVENT- First NHL Championship Game played (Toronto vs Montreal) FAMOUS BIRTH- Ella Fitzgerald You know what my favorite ring is? The next one. -Tom Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zg313 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Boston Bruins (1924) The Bruins enter the NHL as the league's first American team in 1924. Their first uniforms are brown with two yellow stripes on the sleeves. The next year, they'd switch to a more complex white jersey. My version of Boston's first jersey is a simplified brown version of the 1925-26 uniforms. HOME ARENA: Matthews Arena CURRENT US PRESIDENT: Calvin Coolidge MAJOR EVENT: Vladimir Lenin dies FAMOUS BIRTHDAY: Jimmy Carter You know what my favorite ring is? The next one. -Tom Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoE38_Concepts Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Great start to this series! These are all neat ideas that would look classic today. Where did you get the template? I've been looking for one like this. @noe38concepts (Instagram - Twitter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zg313 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 1 hour ago, NoE38 said: Great start to this series! These are all neat ideas that would look classic today. Where did you get the template? I've been looking for one like this. Credit for the template goes to @Zeus89725. There's a bunch more he made here, but the one I used is titled "sweater". You know what my favorite ring is? The next one. -Tom Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chcarlson23 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 This looks like it will be a fantastic series! Super excited for the Wild! "And those who know Your Name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You." Psalms 9:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zg313 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Chicago Black Hawks Also beginning play in 1926 were the Black Hawks (two words). They wore pretty nifty white uniforms with black striping. I kept the upper-chest striping, which I really like, and made the rest of the uniform's striping match it. But then I ran into an issue. Chicago wouldn't introduce red in their identity for another few years. Buuuut, red is a main part of the insignia for the 86th Infantry Division for which the team was named for. So I made a version with red, and mashed up the '26 logo with the '35 logo. Let me know which one you like better! HOME ARENA: Chicago Coliseum CURRENT US PRESIDENT: Calvin Coolidge MAJOR EVENT: NBC launched FAMOUS BIRTHDAY: Marylin Monroe You know what my favorite ring is? The next one. -Tom Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 That template? From my year-old thread? I would've, and I do, looked at those as really crappy. But oh well. Anyways, I really like these. They're classic and just look really nice. Well done. "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zg313 Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Any feedback on Chicago before we do Detroit? You know what my favorite ring is? The next one. -Tom Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zg313 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 So I think I'm gonna do this series a bit differently that I said I was going to do. I sorta don't like how I mashed the Arenas, St. Pats, and Maple Leafs all into one. So starting with Detroit, every NHL expansion team will get their own post regardless of what they became. Detroit Cougars The Detroit Cougars entered the NHL in 1927. They actually played their first few home games in Windsor, Ontario, because no arena was ready yet in Detroit. Their first jerseys were super simple, and brought back by the Wings for the 2009 winter classic. The next year they'd move on to a more complex design. I kept the simplicity of the first jerseys and added the pattern from the 1927-28 uniform. C&C much appreciated! HOME ARENA: Detroit Olympia CURRENT US PRESIDENT: Calvin Coolidge MAJOR EVENT: Charles Lindberg makes the first solo nonstop Transatlantic flight FAMOUS BIRTHDAY: Vin Scully You know what my favorite ring is? The next one. -Tom Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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