FCMacbeth Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 I'll be quite honest with you all. Nike doesn't do traditions as much often as, say, Adidas or CCM. They're experts in making bolder, modern designs that would be better fit in Stadium Series than just a regular old-timey jersey. Maybe once in a while, Nike can go back to basics with a simple pattern a la what Sweden has to offer now. For most of the time, however, all what Nike does is create balls-to-the-walls sweaters that don't necessarily fit within the traditions of hockey jerseys (e.g. their 2018 geometric eagle feathers jersey). Because unless you're someone like China or any modern-day hockey national team, Olympic jerseys will always be weird and ugly no matter how Nike can put out on. They're not EXPERTS at traditions, and they learn very little about it. Now, if I can say this to people who :censored: about Adidas' design choices... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4One Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Took me a while, but I finally noticed the random red stripes on the black jersey under the armpit. Let's take them off the hem and just stick them there. Why not? And, this goes for all countries, but I really wish the numbers were taken off the shoulders and placed down in their normal spot. I know this has been happening for 15-20 years now, but it still bugs me. I say that international jerseys have been downhill since 2002, with 2010 Olympics being the lone exception. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Designs Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Slovaks released their jerseys. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 4 hours ago, GT Designs said: Slovaks released their jerseys. These are great compared to the others. I don't know why they released them in weird cgi model form though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Slovakia looks great despite being almost same as their 2014 Olympics uniforms but with lighter shade of blue and no anthem print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Closer look at the Swiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 The cross on the thumbs is a pretty neat touch. Why is Nike so good at putting in little touches that add nothing to the design, but so bad at creating designs as a whole? 1 Quote "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 On a side note with these, EA Sports and the IIHF signed an agreement and now all the national teams that are on NHL22 have the licensed federation jerseys. They will also have the World Junior tournament on there as well as the men's and women's world championship teams on there as well. I think it would be cool if they included the Olympic jerseys on there as alternates but the IOC may have an issue with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 I doubt it. The IOC delegates the tournaments to the sports' respective bodies and teams where the same jersey designs at the various tournaments between the Olympics. The only difference is the federation logo will be on the non-Olympic jerseys. I'm excited about the women's national teams being added to NHL 22 but I wonder if it will be all IIHF teams. Will I actually be able to play as Mexico, North Korea, or New Zealand? Quote Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 25 minutes ago, Geoff said: I doubt it. The IOC delegates the tournaments to the sports' respective bodies and teams where the same jersey designs at the various tournaments between the Olympics. The only difference is the federation logo will be on the non-Olympic jerseys. I'm excited about the women's national teams being added to NHL 22 but I wonder if it will be all IIHF teams. Will I actually be able to play as Mexico, North Korea, or New Zealand? Unfortuneately no. It's only the IIHF teams that were already on the game that have the updated jerseys. I would LOVE to see that in the NHL series but I think that would end up being quite the task with all of that... I do remember though way back in 2007 I had NHL08 for PC and I ended up downloading a bunch of addons that replaced a bunch of the AHL teams with all of the IIHF nations with correct jerseys at the time as well as up to date rosters. It was cool as well because I played with a few of the New Zealand Ice Blacks when I lived down there and it was funny seeing their names in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 The IIHF video for the Slovak jerseys: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFirestormToPurify Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/9/2021 at 2:18 PM, DTConcepts said: The cross on the thumbs is a pretty neat touch. Why is Nike so good at putting in little touches that add nothing to the design, but so bad at creating designs as a whole? Cause the gloves are made by Bauer and not Nike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Designs Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 7:18 PM, AFirestormToPurify said: Cause the gloves are made by Bauer and not Nike Nike owns Bauer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve61 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, GT Designs said: Nike owns Bauer I believe Bauer still licenses some Nike brands but Peak Achievement Athletics (Co-owned by Fairfax & Sagard) now owns Bauer Hockey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFirestormToPurify Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 3 hours ago, GT Designs said: Nike owns Bauer What is this, 2007? https://news.nike.com/news/nike-completes-sale-of-bauer-hockey They still own a few trademarks but there's absolutely no way Nike was involved in the design of those gloves And I'm actually not even sure it was Bauer who decided to put the flag on the gloves, every other brand (CCM, Reebok, Eagle, Easton, Warrior etc) does it so it leads me think that it was maybe at the request of the IIHF or the teams themselves. They even make sticks with flags and country colours on them! Either way, not a Nike design element Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastport76 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Is it just me reading too many Beano comics or Canada's red jersey gave me British Dennis the Menace vibes? Even the black maple leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 An interesting read from a few years ago about the IIHF's uniform agreement with Tackla. Who knew that certain sizes came with certain numbers. Anyways, here's the link for it. IIHF Uniform Program Guidelines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 22 hours ago, kiwi_canadian said: An interesting read from a few years ago about the IIHF's uniform agreement with Tackla. Who knew that certain sizes came with certain numbers. Anyways, here's the link for it. IIHF Uniform Program Guidelines That's interesting. It also explains why you don't see many 91s, 88s, 77s, etc. at the lower levels. I always figured each country ordered jerseys and just put whoever fit in whatever jerseys but I hadn't considered it was set by the IIHF's agreement with Tackla. Quote Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giantsgustav Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 USA has a new blue jersey for the juniors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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