Retromaniac Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I do not believe that minor league hockey jerseys should be rebadged versions of the major league team's jerseys. I believe that every team has the right to their own franchise identity. Some of the logos don't even match the uniforms they are on. Minor League Baseball doesn't copy their major league affiliates, why should minor league hockey? I just think that every team, be they major or minor league, should have their own identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob5150 Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I agree, I never liked it when minor league teams are just copies of the parent club, when it comes to the team's visual identity. Usually, the logos and uniforms are exactly the same, except the city name is changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheateater Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Does this copying include the system of the Los Angeles Kings, the Manchester Monarchs and the Reading Royals? Wagner Athletic Group11-2 Saskatoon Steeds (WAFL)-NFL-2014 Western Conference Champions / 8-5 Calgary Pronghorns (TNFF)-CFL-2014 Confederation Cup XI Champions14-6-2 Saskatoon Yellowheads (XHL)-NHL-1st, Gretzky Conference / 5-4-0 Saskatoon Czars (MLH)-AHL-T2nd, Calder Conference7-1-6 VfL Dortmund (Weltliga)-Bundesliga-3rd, League / 5-1-5 West End AFC (WFL)-EPL-T5th, League14-7 Saskatoon Sheiks (AA)-MLB-2014 Founder's Cup Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Does this copying include the system of the Los Angeles Kings, the Manchester Monarchs and the Reading Royals? The Kings should copy the Royals! Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling84 Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I firmly believe each minor league team should craft its own identity.....especially since major affiliations change and can leave a team in the lurch.But ultimately, it's economic. It's just really expensive to have your own stuff crafted and many teams can't afford it. Even though the Moose don't use a Canucks template, they do use a Blues one.Plus then you've got goalies who have their helmets and pads matching the parent club (where they'd like to be) and looking stupid when down with the minor team.It can work in certain situations........The baby leafs look fantastic to me. So do the PBruins. Just makes sense.I think it should be all or nothing though.....exact copies or totally different.But you are unlikely to ever see a minor team who's basic stripe pattern isn't that of some current/former NHL team. Just the way it is. The Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyfan36 Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I do not believe that minor league hockey jerseys should be rebadged versions of the major league team's jerseys. I believe that every team has the right to their own franchise identity. Some of the logos don't even match the uniforms they are on. Minor League Baseball doesn't copy their major league affiliates, why should minor league hockey? I just think that every team, be they major or minor league, should have their own identity. Minor League teams a lot of the time DO copy their major league affiliate. The Red Sox, Braves, Phillies, and Giants come to mind off the top of my head, but I know there is more.Not all of the teams do, but at least one team in each of this organizations are copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Case in point, the Edmonton Roadrunners not Road Runners! The Roadrunners had a nice classic logo, and they changed it to reflect the Oilers and it comes out looking like a demented Woody Woodpecker on crack, they should have their own identity but I guess it's the thing right now but I don't understand it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez Street Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 i think they should go with a style that is similar to the parent club. Having exact copies of the parent clubs jerseys is dumb in my opinion. I don't mind when the farm club uses the same colors or same type of theme. (EX. Kings, Royals, Monarchs) @DavidStreeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I'd rather see some relevant coloring to the parent club in Minor League uniforms. when the Lowell LockMonsters first came into the league, they were affiliated with the Islanders. The LM colors were black, red, silver and purple. The Islanders are blue and orange. The LM looked nothing like their parent club. Years passed, and affiliations changed into the LA King, but the uniforms stayed the same.A few years ago Carolina became the parent for Lowell. Lowell changed the uniforms to look identical to the Hurricanes, with a small exception...a purple stripe was added above the gale flags on the bottom, and just above the red on the sleeves. Without the purple, and the LockMonsters logo, you would think they were the Hurricanes. Same lettering & numbering too.I think that while the teams can have mostly the same color scheme as their parent clubs, they should be able to be a little creative and not look like clones. Worcester has done this for years now, and so has Hartford and Manchester. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 on a similar note, the Milwaukee Admirals (Predators' AHL) look nothing like the Preds-or anyone else, for that matter. http://www.goaliesarchive.com/ihl/mil/goalies/madden.jpg A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sabres & Amerks look nothing alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I do not believe that minor league hockey jerseys should be rebadged versions of the major league team's jerseys. I believe that every team has the right to their own franchise identity. Some of the logos don't even match the uniforms they are on. Minor League Baseball doesn't copy their major league affiliates, why should minor league hockey? I just think that every team, be they major or minor league, should have their own identity. Minor League teams a lot of the time DO copy their major league affiliate. The Red Sox, Braves, Phillies, and Giants come to mind off the top of my head, but I know there is more.Not all of the teams do, but at least one team in each of this organizations are copies. Also the former Medicine Hat Blue Jays--(I think they were in the rookie league) Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I do not believe that minor league hockey jerseys should be rebadged versions of the major league team's jerseys. I believe that every team has the right to their own franchise identity. Some of the logos don't even match the uniforms they are on. Minor League Baseball doesn't copy their major league affiliates, why should minor league hockey? I just think that every team, be they major or minor league, should have their own identity. Minor League teams a lot of the time DO copy their major league affiliate. The Red Sox, Braves, Phillies, and Giants come to mind off the top of my head, but I know there is more.Not all of the teams do, but at least one team in each of this organizations are copies. Also the former Medicine Hat Blue Jays--(I think they were in the rookie league) As far as I know with the current 30 teams Every team has had a minor league team with their parent name in some point in history, EXCEPT for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The closest thing for them was the El Paso Diablos puting the D Backs A logo as the A in Diablos. Signature intentionally left blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 In baseball usually all of the Short Season A League and the Rookie League Teams are exact copies of the parent club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 starting next year, all the st. louis cardinals teams will be either Cardinals, Redbirds except one. The Peoria Cheifs have a cardinal in their logo. I always thought it was kinda cool to have them all the same. It wouldn't be if they were all (the entire league) was like this, but one or two organizations is fine in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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