Corvus Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Greg Douglas' column in today's Vancouver Sun had this bit of info about what the Canucks are doing for their new look, as well as a little speculation (not based on much) about Johnny Canuck as a potential logo. Vancouver Sun.Canucks' new look top secretGreg Douglas, Vancouver SunPublished: Saturday, February 24, 2007SCENE & HEARD: When Coleman E. (Coley) Hall died of natural causes in August 2002 at the age of 95, the Vancouver Canucks original Johnny Canuck logo seemingly died with him. Hall was the founder and sole owner of the Pacific Coast Hockey League Canucks in the l940s when they played at the old PNE Forum. Johnny Canuck was a political cartoon character where he was portrayed in comic books as a younger cousin of the United States' Uncle Sam and Britain's John Bull.You can catch a glimpse of Johnny Canuck painted on the side of Roberto Luongo's mask on nights when the local team wears its vintage blue, green and white uniforms. And the question begs: "Is the artwork on Luongo's mask a hint of things to come?"The modern day Canucks' marketing machine has instructed its large army of merchandising retailers to stand by for an announcement on Aug. 1."Right now we're ordering next year's inventory blindly," says the owner of a sporting goods outlet in North Vancouver. "All we've been told is that the colours of the uniforms will be blue, green and white, but we don't know what the crest is going to look like. The current killer whale [or orca] jersey, as we understand it, will be kept in reserve and occasionally be used as a 'classic' uniform."In this era of a high-profile law firm (Fasken Martineau DuMoulin) being appointed "official legal counsel" to the Canucks and GM Place, leaks from within the Orca Bay pond are all but impossible to uncover. Extreme paranoia has set in among the front-office disciples. The standard on-the-record response goes something like: "I'll lose my job if anything is traced back to me. You'll just have to wait until the 1st of August."And Here's a quick GIS return for Johnny Canuck, for those that aren't familiar with him:Personally, it sounds to me like they're just going with the current vintage jerseys, adapted to the new RBK uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiny_ramone Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 That's all they need to do. This is good news. facespace?http://www.myspace.com/seancalcottmusic http://www.myspace.com/forgottentoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 i hope the ocra isnt on the crest and is barley used as an alternate, hopefully rbk dosnt screw this up like the sabres and gives the canucks a vintage look and not a stupid futuristic look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 as much as I like what we have now, I am very excited for August 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I really hope they don't keep that rink/stick/c logo.Yeah, there's something kinda cool about it. But not cool enough to be the primary logo of a team anymore.I hope they manage to come up with something better. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Did this over on the concepts board a few months back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canada Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 We could only hope that it's going to be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardname Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Eh. Usually I'm all for teams going back to classic looks. But I'm just not feeling it here. First of all, the blue/green/white look always shouts "Whalers" to me. And second, while I think the C-rink logo is a killer secondary, there's just not enough going on with it to be a primary in my opinion.I actually don't mind what they're wearing now, especially the whites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Clemente Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I'm hope I'm not alone when I say:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IMO, the current Orca identity is the best they've ever had.If they are indeed changing the logo, I hope it's NOT to full time use of that stupid Stick-on-Rink logo that looks like it literally took all of 4 econds to create. An interpretation of Johnny Canuck, that is NOT that Lumberjack logo seen in this thread, could work.--Roger "Time?" Clemente. Follow me on Twitter if you care: @Animal_Clans.My opinion may or may not be the same as yours. The choice is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 The current logo is OK, but quite frankly, the 'rink and stick' logo is too plain, IMO. It reminds me of a whale's mouth!As I have said before on these boards- the skate logo is much missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 the rink and stick is fine for novelty, not a primary set. IMO, their current set is very nice, the logo is nice too, but a switch to green/blue is welcomed in my book. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Just playin' around...what do you all think of THIS color scheme for the Canucks?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Clemente Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Just playin' around...what do you all think of THIS color scheme for the Canucks?:That I like.Is that what the Everett Silvertips wear?--Roger "Time?" Clemente. Follow me on Twitter if you care: @Animal_Clans.My opinion may or may not be the same as yours. The choice is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Is that what the Everett Silvertips wear?No, not exactly:I have GOT to get the rest of my hockey colors up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutyfree Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Stick in a rink plain? Well, maybe. But I would suggest it is striking because of its seeming simplicity.I mean, there's nothing else like it out there. It's easily identifiable, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastAM2006 Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 the canucks is about to be buffasluged. since this is RBK i expect a slug like version of a johnny canuck logo and weird ass striping up and down the jerseys all the while saying we're going back to green,blue, white. do you trust in big RBK? Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letterform Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Can I get an AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!Wow, it's so good to finally have a Canucks owner who is a fan. Few people over the age of 30 who live in Vancouver like the orca logo, so good riddance to it. Again, to reiterate, it doesn't matter if a bunch of fashionistas outside of Vancouver prefer the Orca. Canucks fans don't identify with it and that's what matters when trying to market a brand.Long live anything but the Orca!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DEATH TO REEBOK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Did this over on the concepts board a few months back...I really like it. Love the Johnny Canuck logo. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letterform Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I like this better. DEATH TO REEBOK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiny_ramone Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I like this better.Not bad.On the other hand, maybe they should go ultra-Seahawks and use two shades of blue and miniscule amounts of ultra-bright green. facespace?http://www.myspace.com/seancalcottmusic http://www.myspace.com/forgottentoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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