spartacat_12 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 It will be interesting to see what Montreal decides to do. Currently the Bell Centre only has banners for Stanley Cups & retired numbers, but considering that this was their most successful run in nearly 30 years I'm sure they'll want to do something to acknowledge it. Unless I'm mistaken, every team that has lost in the finals since Montreal last did in '89 has a banner commemorating it Maybe they take a page out of the Bruins books and add one banner highlighting every season when they were a Cup finalist but didn't win. The Bruins include the seasons they won, but this would be a bit redundant for the Habs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, spartacat_12 said: It will be interesting to see what Montreal decides to do. Currently the Bell Centre only has banners for Stanley Cups & retired numbers, but considering that this was their most successful run in nearly 30 years I'm sure they'll want to do something to acknowledge it. Unless I'm mistaken, every team that has lost in the finals since Montreal last did in '89 has a banner commemorating it Maybe they take a page out of the Bruins books and add one banner highlighting every season when they were a Cup finalist but didn't win. The Bruins include the seasons they won, but this would be a bit redundant for the Habs. Damn, I hate those banners. They look incredibly stupid next to the Stanley Cup banners and the iconic retired number ones. Just silly to need to recognize those mediocre accomplishments. Quote On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, spartacat_12 said: It will be interesting to see what Montreal decides to do. Currently the Bell Centre only has banners for Stanley Cups & retired numbers, but considering that this was their most successful run in nearly 30 years I'm sure they'll want to do something to acknowledge it. Unless I'm mistaken, every team that has lost in the finals since Montreal last did in '89 has a banner commemorating it Maybe they take a page out of the Bruins books and add one banner highlighting every season when they were a Cup finalist but didn't win. The Bruins include the seasons they won, but this would be a bit redundant for the Habs. Breaking the tradition of only putting up banners for Cup wins seems like an admission that they've sucked for 30 years and are desperate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 5:17 PM, Brass said: Damn, I hate those banners. They look incredibly stupid next to the Stanley Cup banners and the iconic retired number ones. Just silly to need to recognize those mediocre accomplishments. Calling conference championships & Presidents Trophies mediocre accomplishments is a pretty bold statement considering the Bruins have 1 Stanley Cup in the last 50 years. On 7/9/2021 at 6:03 PM, ManillaToad said: Breaking the tradition of only putting up banners for Cup wins seems like an admission that they've sucked for 30 years and are desperate Well they can either commemorate the most successful campaign in nearly 3 decades, or they can maintain the delusion that they're the league's marquee franchise & that they're better than everyone else. Other than a Carey Price number retirement, they could go another 20+ years without raising another banner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Boy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 20 hours ago, spartacat_12 said: Calling conference championships & Presidents Trophies mediocre accomplishments is a pretty bold statement considering the Bruins have 1 Stanley Cup in the last 50 years. You may want to check your math, but your point remains valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I looked quick and thought the Prince of Wales banners were the Division Championship ones, which I believe they have/did have. The President Trophy and Division Winner banners are dumb. Quote On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 30 minutes ago, Brass said: I looked quick and thought the Prince of Wales banners were the Division Championship ones, which I believe they have/did have. The President Trophy and Division Winner banners are dumb. Well when the Campbell & Wales trophies were introduced they were originally awarded to the regular season division winners. It wasn't until the '80s that they began awarding it to the playoff conference champs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packerfan21396 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Bucks socials had a gif of the 2021 banner, so here's what the rafters are going to look like in Fiserv Forum next season: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealPepman Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 2:39 AM, packerfan21396 said: Bucks socials had a gif of the 2021 banner, so here's what the rafters are going to look like in Fiserv Forum next season: Both banners look inconsistent. Sure, the 1971 banner is mirroring the original MECCA banner, but it doesn't mesh well with the 2021 banner. They already changed font for the "NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION" and "WORLD CHAMPIONS" texts. Might as well flip the order of the "WORLD CHAMPION" text and the logo. And yes, the font for "1971" text has to be consistent with the "2021" text, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packerfan21396 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 14 hours ago, TheRealPepman said: Both banners look inconsistent. Sure, the 1971 banner is mirroring the original MECCA banner, but it doesn't mesh well with the 2021 banner. They already changed font for the "NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION" and "WORLD CHAMPIONS" texts. Might as well flip the order of the "WORLD CHAMPION" text and the logo. And yes, the font for "1971" text has to be consistent with the "2021" text, too. Well, like you pointed out, the 1971 banner is a recreation. The 1971 is in Rockwell to match the font of the Milwaukee Bucks wordmark. The actual 1971 banner uses Rockwell for the Milwaukee Bucks wordmark as well, but that's not accurate, so in this recreation, I used the actual wordmark which could make the 1971 even more out of place. As for the new banner, I even created what I thought the new banner would look like by mirroring it exactly, but the information fits nicer the way the actual 2021 banner is designed. I honestly don't mind it, it's like having period specific retired number banners. Also, there may be a chance this means the 1971 banner gets redesigned to look similar. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Phillies made the controversial decision to retire Roy Halladay's number 34, even though at least two other players have worn it since he retired. They were kinda backed into a corner since he didn't go into the HOF as a Blue Jay (not that he went in as a Phillie either) and when Bryce Harper signed, he turned down the number and said that they shouldn't give it out to anyone anymore. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 4:17 PM, Brass said: Damn, I hate those banners. They look incredibly stupid next to the Stanley Cup banners and the iconic retired number ones. Just silly to need to recognize those mediocre accomplishments. The more Bruins banners, the better, I say. It's a nice and necessary reminder that it's the Bruins' rink which the Celtics also happen to use. I'm still sore about them tearing out the yellow seats. One thing I liked about the Joe Louis Arena is that the Red Wings jerked themselves off by putting up a banner for every semi-notable accomplishment such that the rafters were loaded with Wings banners. And they were good, simple banners, too. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Banners should be raised when you win a real thing. Divisions are real things Conferences are real things. Titles are real things. Quote Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Boy Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 4 hours ago, DiePerske said: Banners should be raised when you win a real thing. Divisions are real things Conferences are real things. Titles are real things. The President's Trophy is a real thing. Whether or not it is a real accomplishment is debatable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, Hat Boy said: The President's Trophy is a real thing. Whether or not it is a real accomplishment is debatable. My exclusion of the President's trophy was accident, and I agree. 1 Quote Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Looks like the Canes are doing a home version of their '06 Cup banner for their new Central Division title banner, to stay consistent with the rest of the banners they have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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packerfan21396 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Missed it at the third jersey reveal, but the Milwaukee Admirals added a new banner to their eclectic group: With all of the rest: I appreciate the effort to attempt to match the Calder Cup era banners, but the created wordmark that's carried over from the new retired numbers banners is quite unbalanced due to the font treatment. Would've been so much better if the wordmark from the division champions banner was used on the retired numbers, and just the full primary logo on the 19-20 banner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packerfan21396 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Bucks ended up updating the 1971 banner to match the 2021 banner and adding a Larry O'Brien Trophy banner even though they only have one: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealPepman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 6:57 PM, packerfan21396 said: Bucks ended up updating the 1971 banner to match the 2021 banner and adding a Larry O'Brien Trophy banner even though they only have one: So glad it's redesigned and it's similar to what you showed us here a few posts ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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