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Will the Marlboros play at ACC or Maple Leaf Gardens?

Ricoh Centre. Which, oddly enough, is also the name I use when acting in porno films.

LOL. Where is the Ricoh Centre? Is it new? I bet their jerseys will have a definite play off the Maple Leafs jerseys.

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Will the Marlboros play at ACC or Maple Leaf Gardens?

Ricoh Centre. Which, oddly enough, is also the name I use when acting in porno films.

LOL. Where is the Ricoh Centre? Is it new? I bet their jerseys will have a definite play off the Maple Leafs jerseys.

Ricoh Centre used to be (I believe) part of the old Ex grounds. The Toronto Roadrunners played there last year before moving to Edmonton/getting kicked out to make room for the Marlies Mk II.

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The article makes it seem like they are borrowing the name of another franchise as a nod to some past history.

The name Toronto Marlboros (or Toronto Marlboroughs... or Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club) has been associated with hockey in the city - including junior and youth level hockey - since the early 1900s.

From 1927 to 1967 the Toronto Maple Leafs identified and groomed talent for their NHL club through the direct sponsorship of what was often referred to as the Maple Leafs' "Marlborough Minor System". Players could potentially take to the ice at 9 or 10 years old in a Marlboroughs' youth league sweater, work their way up through various age-group teams to the Junior As, then on to the Maple Leafs' NHL roster.

Incidentally, the Marlboroughs were named for the English Duke of Marlborough.

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Okay, as a Chicago Wolves diehard, I am a huge fan of the AHL. And while it is a minor league, something that has always frustrated me is some teams' need to tie into their parent clubs to the point that their identity is a cheap carbon copy of the NHL club. So, here are some teams I have issues with (for this reason and assorted others.) Let's see what you creative types can come up with to re-invent these teams.

Hartford Wolf Pack: Let's get past the Rangers alts.

Providence Bruins: Don't have to change the name, but a unique uni would be nice.

Springfield Falcons: Sleeve talons?

Albany River Rats: A name with potential, wasted on a cartoon logo and Devils clone unis.

Binghamton Senators: You know, they've made this work. I don't mind it at all.

Norfolk Admirals: Only one team in this league should be the Admirals, and they've been around a whole lot longer than this one. Plus, now the unis are cheap Blackhawks clones. Ugh.

WBS Penguins: A fine example of another team that took the parent's name and made their own identity. I like it.

Edmonton Road Runners: Well, Rocky's back in Phoenix, but this team needs some retooling to make it look good.

Hamilton Bulldogs: Great logo (with Oilers colors) slapped on a Habs uni. Give 'em something of their own.

St. John's Maple Leafs: They're moving to Toronto next year (as a result of the Leafs forcing out the 'Runners,) and I'll be damned if they're called the Toronto Minor Maple Leafs or something equally reprehensible. Give this team a unique identity.

Syracuse Crunch: The name. The logo. The unis. Blow it all up.

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks: Anyone up for a Cyclones redux?

Houston Aeros: Words cannot express my contempt for what has been done to this team's identity. Ditch everything about it. Hell, if you brought back their IHL-era identity, I'd be a happy man.

Peoria Rivermen: They're coming back to the AHL, so re-invent their uniforms. Currently, they're just copying the Thrashers alts. I always thought a great shoulder logo for them would be a "P" in a riverboat steering wheel, but that's just me.

San Antonio Rampage: Potential lost in a jumbled mess. Clean this up.

Utah Grizzles: Trash the Coyotes clones (which are, in themselves, clones of the '67 Maple Leafs, with brick substituted for blue.) What was wrong with jade and copper, anyway?

And of course, any other ideas you have for this challenge will be greatly appreciated.

With your Wolves playing at My Ducks tonight, I say BOO! to you.

Other than that those are some good ideas, however I think the Mighty Ducks need to keep their name. The Cyclones were a very historical team, but the history between the two teams would be a little confusing.

I cant wait to see what the Marlies logo and jerseys will be.

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My junior team is in a league with the Albany Jr. River Rats and they use the same jerseys as the AHL's River Rats except they use the black alternate jersey as the road jersey instead of the red one. The use the real Devils style numbers and letters and everything, they look really sharp.

What team do you play for, I play in that league too. The only problem is that fact that my team blows. But yeah, the Jr. River Rats black jerseys are sweet.

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Cincinnati Mighty Ducks:  Anyone up for a Cyclones redux?

Oh im very up for a Cyclones redux

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Cyclones Home2

Cyclones Away

Cyclones Alt. (gold)

Cyclones Alt. (red)

Houston Aeros: Words cannot express my contempt for what has been done to this team's identity. Ditch everything about it. Hell, if you brought back their IHL-era identity, I'd be a happy man.

Well i hope this concept makes you happy

Aeros Home

Aeros Away

Aeros Alt.

C/C please

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My junior team is in a league with the Albany Jr. River Rats and they use the same jerseys as the AHL's River Rats except they use the black alternate jersey as the road jersey instead of the red one. The use the real Devils style numbers and letters and everything, they look really sharp.

What team do you play for, I play in that league too. The only problem is that fact that my team blows. But yeah, the Jr. River Rats black jerseys are sweet.

Im on the South Jersey Raptors. How bout u?

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I was personally hoping for the Toronto St. Pats, but oh well...

As for the rest of the teams, I gotta agree.

The AHL could use some spiffy redesigns.

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Cincinnati Mighty Ducks:  Anyone up for a Cyclones redux?

Oh im very up for a Cyclones redux

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Cyclones Home2

Cyclones Away

Cyclones Alt. (gold)

Cyclones Alt. (red)

Houston Aeros: Words cannot express my contempt for what has been done to this team's identity. Ditch everything about it. Hell, if you brought back their IHL-era identity, I'd be a happy man.

Well i hope this concept makes you happy

Aeros Home

Aeros Away

Aeros Alt.

C/C please

Thats funny the Cyclones and Aeros look the same , and apparently also went by the name tripod.

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My junior team is in a league with the Albany Jr. River Rats and they use the same jerseys as the AHL's River Rats except they use the black alternate jersey as the road jersey instead of the red one. The use the real Devils style numbers and letters and everything, they look really sharp.

What team do you play for, I play in that league too. The only problem is that fact that my team blows. But yeah, the Jr. River Rats black jerseys are sweet.

Im on the South Jersey Raptors. How bout u?

I play for the BC Americans :cry:

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Cincinnati Mighty Ducks:  Anyone up for a Cyclones redux?

Oh im very up for a Cyclones redux

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Cyclones Home2

Cyclones Away

Cyclones Alt. (gold)

Cyclones Alt. (red)

Houston Aeros: Words cannot express my contempt for what has been done to this team's identity. Ditch everything about it. Hell, if you brought back their IHL-era identity, I'd be a happy man.

Well i hope this concept makes you happy

Aeros Home

Aeros Away

Aeros Alt.

C/C please

Mmmm... now that's good eatin'.

Love the way you took the Aeros back to their classic colors and made their MIG-29 logo actually work again. The throwback WHA script on the alts is very nice also.

The Cyclones... they just wouldn't be they Cyclones without 4 jerseys, would they? I like the different spins you put on the alts. The gold with the script looks very cool (though I wonder if it would get cramped on an actual sweater,) and the red shows that the logo might look even better without the triangle behind it. I also like the fact that you dumped the wordmark. Always cluttered things up a bit, IMO.

I also agree with the other poster that re-naming the Ducks the Cyclones would be pretty confusing, since they played side-by-side for 7 seasons. I'm not totally averse to the Ducks' name, either, especially since they aren't the Mighty Ducks of Cincinnati. Their unis are solid, and I really like the alt, which usues the same font that the Ducks' Nike alts did. So, hey, it works.

Oh, and by the way, Wolves 2, Ducks 1. Thank you, and goodnight.

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My junior team is in a league with the Albany Jr. River Rats and they use the same jerseys as the AHL's River Rats except they use the black alternate jersey as the road jersey instead of the red one. The use the real Devils style numbers and letters and everything, they look really sharp.

What team do you play for, I play in that league too. The only problem is that fact that my team blows. But yeah, the Jr. River Rats black jerseys are sweet.

Im on the South Jersey Raptors. How bout u?

I play for the BC Americans :cry:

Yea we beat you guys 15-0 in the Columbus Day Showcase up in Randolph lol. I had NO goals in that game WTF

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I was personally hoping for the Toronto St. Pats, but oh well...

As for the rest of the teams, I gotta agree.

The AHL could use some spiffy redesigns.

I've made a few Marlies concepts I've never put on my comp...mainly because I have not have the time. They are pretty sweet looking concepts and would do the team justice. I was also thinking about moding my TML Alt jersey into their jersey set.

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The Cyclones... they just wouldn't be they Cyclones without 4 jerseys, would they?  I like the different spins you put on the alts.  The gold with the script looks very cool (though I wonder if it would get cramped on an actual sweater,) and the red shows that the logo might look even better without the triangle behind it.  I also like the fact that you dumped the wordmark.  Always cluttered things up a bit, IMO.

You know what Sodboy i actually posted the wrong home jersey for the Cyclones,this what i intended to post as their home jersey

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