NHL Uniform Concepts - FINAL WORDS

[the_grateful_ted]

54 minutes ago, PERRIN said:

If you're thinking it's copied from McElroy19's Seattle Sea Lions concept, it isn't. It has similar shading on the seal's body, but the face details and body shape are completely different. As someone who's traced the face from that same Sea Lions concept in the past, I feel like I'd know haha. If it's another concept you're thinking of, I can't seem to find it anywhere after a quick google search. Pretty sure edjb93's concept is original.

Apologies @edjb93, that’s exactly what I was thinking of! Juked me out of my socks.

[edjb93]

14 hours ago, the_grateful_ted said:

Might want to give credit for that seal logo^

 

13 hours ago, PERRIN said:

If you're thinking it's copied from McElroy19's Seattle Sea Lions concept, it isn't. It has similar shading on the seal's body, but the face details and body shape are completely different. As someone who's traced the face from that same Sea Lions concept in the past, I feel like I'd know haha. If it's another concept you're thinking of, I can't seem to find it anywhere after a quick google search. Pretty sure edjb93's concept is original.

 

Actually, there are two inspirations behind my Golden Seals logos. First, there's the Sea Lions of A-11 Football League/The Spring League.

(Reference: Gridiron Labs | Brand, Logo, Sports Identity, Graphic Design - Bay Area Sea Lions)

 

 

And another one is from a collab by Dylan Alexander and Matt McElroy.

(Reference: Seattle Sea Lions — icethetics.co)

 

[edjb93]

I'm now weighing on which logo should suit the Montreal Maroons better.

 

 

 

 

Option A - Inspired by collegiate logos (e.g. Manhattan, Mississippi State)

Option B - Block M with a Rose of Lancaster (from the flag of Montreal) at the front, supposedly to represent the English population (original fanbase of the Maroons as to the French speakers for the Canadiens)

Option C - Block M with inner and outer outlines

 

Let me know which is better. Thanks in advance!

[johne9109]

I like option b

[LaGrandeOrange]

The overtness of the English symbolism would be...tricky to maintain past the 60's. I like C, which looks more modern than the original logo while still maintaining the legacy.

[edjb93]

On 4/2/2023 at 11:35 PM, edjb93 said:

I'm now weighing on which logo should suit the Montreal Maroons better.

 

 

 

 

Option A - Inspired by collegiate logos (e.g. Manhattan, Mississippi State)

Option B - Block M with a Rose of Lancaster (from the flag of Montreal) at the front, supposedly to represent the English population (original fanbase of the Maroons as to the French speakers for the Canadiens)

Option C - Block M with inner and outer outlines

 

Let me know which is better. Thanks in advance!

 

So far, we have one vote each for both options B and C. Keep those votes coming...

[Burgmania]

My vote is for 'C'.  Montreal's professional hockey teams have a long history of being known by one (or two) letters on the front of the uniform ... from the original Maroons, to the Habs, to La Force ... it's difficult to mess up with option C, IMO.

 

(and speaking of La Force, it would be cool to see someone take on a PHF concept series...in case you're looking for ideas.)

[FCMacbeth]

I'll take option B. The rose is far too good not to be used as the primary logo.

[chcarlson23]

I like A or C. The idea behind B is cool, big the flower covers up to much, so it doesn’t really read as an M underneath anymore. I feel like A could be a great one to use if you went with a sort of neo-1920’s vibe for the sweaters. 

[colinturner95]

On 4/2/2023 at 11:35 AM, edjb93 said:

I'm now weighing on which logo should suit the Montreal Maroons better.

 

 

 

 

Option A - Inspired by collegiate logos (e.g. Manhattan, Mississippi State)

Option B - Block M with a Rose of Lancaster (from the flag of Montreal) at the front, supposedly to represent the English population (original fanbase of the Maroons as to the French speakers for the Canadiens)

Option C - Block M with inner and outer outlines

 

Let me know which is better. Thanks in advance!

Option B is nice, but the rose does obscure a lot of the M, but the rose could function as a nice secondary. Is there a way we could see option A with a outline like option C? 

[The_Admiral]

It doesn't function as an M with the rose blocking the middle, but maybe that's a secondary to one of your other two as a primary,

[edjb93]

MONTREAL MAROONS

 

After compiling all your responses, here's the final result for the Maroons: I made the double-outlined M the primary logo, since the M had been the signature identifier of the club for most of its existence. I also made two updated versions of my option A: one with the city name and the other with the team moniker. As a tribute to being the hockey team for Montreal's English-speaking community, I retained the Rose of Lancaster as a standalone alternate logo.

 

 

 

 

A first in this series, there's no white on the home and road uniforms, because I used cream instead, to give the team a vintage look. The home maroon jersey features the M-Maroons logo, while the road cream jersey has the M-Montréal logo (notice the accent on the 'e' for inclusion's sake). These two jerseys have the Northwestern stripes, similar to the team's 1931-1938 uniforms, but with the upper portion of the sleeves colored differently.

 

The alternate uniform is not a dig at the Canadiens, but more of an inspiration. During the Maroons' first season in the NHL, they donned a jersey featuring the city name at the front. That became the basis for what you're seeing now. I added tons of black on the uniform to give the team a modern look for some games.

 

I went back to 1925 for the Reverse Retro and made the whole uniform all-black with maroon accents. Why this particular uniform design? That's because the next year (1926), wearing that same uniform, the Maroons won their very first Stanley Cup. During the era when the Maroons existed, TV numbers weren't a thing yet, so I decided to put them on the shoulders instead of the sleeves so as to not distract the sleeve design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tigerslionspistonshabs]

Nice. I always thought it would have been cool if the Maroons had stuck around too, building a Cubs-White Sox, Mets-Yankees kind of thing.

[edjb93]

KANSAS CITY SCOUTS

 

Ah, yes. Before the Rockies and the Devils, there was the Scouts. This team had one of the most unique uniform designs ever. It's a bummer that it did not last long, so I went to resurrect it, with a lil' bit of help from the NAHL team with the same name that never was. Instead of an eagle, I went with one of the elements from a Kansas City icon, The Scout. Since almost all teams with Native American imagery have already veered away from such, The Scout's horse becomes the primary identifier in my Scouts concept, with the KC monogram logo being retained, albeit having minor tweaks. I know that the horse logo looks like the logo from one of the Chiefs' rivals, the Broncos, but it was unintentional, since I wanted to have the same style as the NAHL team's eagle logo.

 

 

 

 

The home and road uniforms are inspired by the aforementioned NAHL team, but the yellow striping on the sleeves and the hem do not have white or red inner stripes.

 

The navy alternate, meanwhile, is my take on the iconic Scouts stripes. This time, though, the hem stripes are truncated all the way to the end, so that it would give way to the front crest, which was inspired by the front crest used on the navy jersey of that NAHL team I'm saying from the start. To give this entire uniform a color balance, I colored the numbers yellow.

 

Originally, I'm going to use royal blue for the Reverse Retro, but it gets lost to red and decided to change it to navy blue. So, it's just a red version of the Scouts' jerseys, which includes a red helmet (because y'know, Chiefs) and corrected red socks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[edjb93]

ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXTREME

 

@DTConcepts, this is for you. Everybody knows that the Quebec Nordiques eventually became the Colorado Avalanche, but what if the proposed identity stuck? @72freebie covered this in a very excellent way through the Prototype Series, in which he used the eventual Avs color palette. Meanwhile, there's a Twitter account with this name, but features the same proposed logo in purple and teal. With these options, I don't know which to choose—until I decided to use the proposed colors for the failed overhaul of the Nordiques. In this concept, I refined the X to be symmetrical, because the X from the original version isn't. The primary logo no longer has the RM logo and it features a much better mountain design. There's also the X with the RM logo in front, as well as all the logo elements from the first two logos I mentioned "sold separately".

 

 

 

 

If you thought that the home and road jerseys have a similar design to the current Adidas jerseys, you're absolutely right! That's exactly what I envisioned upon designing the uniforms. I also had a thought to give them black helmets and pants, much like the Avs had, but I settled with blue helmets and pants.

 

In a very 90's manner, I went all out (sort of) with the alternate uniform, which features the mountain design on the sleeves and the front hem.

 

Finally, I gave the Extreme a Nordiques tribute on the Reverse Retro uniform. It's the Nordiques' 1974-75 WHA uniform, which features a RM logo in the styles of the iconic igloo logo that the Northmen had for so long. While those jerseys had the fleur-de-lis on the shoulders, this version that I made has the C logo from the state flag of Colorado, but recolored accordingly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[StevenGrant94]

That third jersey for the Extreme is fantastic!

[edjb93]

CLEVELAND BARONS

 

Sorry if it took me a long time to post another concept, but here we are, revisiting one of the short-lived teams in NHL history. For this concept, I made the Old English B inside Ohio's map as a standalone logo. Coupling this are the standalone Old English B and two logos featuring a head figure of a mustached baron: one by itself and another encased in Ohio's map. On top of those, I decided to go for the wine-gold-black color scheme that the Cavaliers (formerly) and the Monsters (currently) use.

 

 

 

 

The home, road, and alternate jerseys were inspired by the actual uniforms of the Monsters. While both the home and road jerseys feature the primary logo on the front, the black alternate jersey has the city name arranged diagonally a la New York Rangers, while keeping the Old English font.

 

Had the Barons existed for one more season or two, they should've donned a redesigned uniform that featured unreadable NOB and number. I used that as a Reverse Retro here, with blue replacing red. Why blue, you may ask? Well, that's the color of the original AHL Barons which won 9 Calder Cups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tim2349]

23 minutes ago, edjb93 said:

CLEVELAND BARONS

 

Sorry if it took me a long time to post another concept, but here we are, revisiting one of the short-lived teams in NHL history. For this concept, I made the Old English B inside Ohio's map as a standalone logo. Coupling this are the standalone Old English B and two logos featuring a head figure of a mustached baron: one by itself and another encased in Ohio's map. On top of those, I decided to go for the wine-gold-black color scheme that the Cavaliers (formerly) and the Monsters (currently) use.

 

 

 

 

The home, road, and alternate jerseys were inspired by the actual uniforms of the Monsters. While both the home and road jerseys feature the primary logo on the front, the black alternate jersey has the city name arranged diagonally a la New York Rangers, while keeping the Old English font.

 

Had the Barons existed for one more season or two, they should've donned a redesigned uniform that featured unreadable NOB and number. I used that as a Reverse Retro here, with blue replacing red. Why blue, you may ask? Well, that's the color of the original AHL Barons which won 9 Calder Cups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think the colors work really well together, but I don't know if I'm a huge fan of the piping on the home, road, and alt. I'm getting Atlanta Thrasers/Reebok vibes from the side panels and piping around the shoulders.

[johne9109]

Love the color connection to the Cavs. I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff

[edjb93]

On 5/8/2023 at 11:45 PM, Tim2349 said:

I think the colors work really well together, but I don't know if I'm a huge fan of the piping on the home, road, and alt. I'm getting Atlanta Thrashers/Reebok vibes from the side panels and piping around the shoulders.

 

Here's a much traditional design for the Barons' home and road uniforms. I planned to add sublimated pinstripes on the shoulders as a nod to the old AHL jersey, but I did not add that anymore since that will not jive with the rest of the jersey.