mfoster Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Nebraska Storm? Not a fan...Release: http://www.stormhockey.com/NebraskaStormnamechange.aspxhttp://www.stormhockey.com/images/StormLOGOSHEET_000.jpg (big image, includes wordmarks)IF Grand Island had gotten a team (Tri-City is for Kearney, Hastings, and G.I.), then I could see see a switch to Kearney for the place name, but "Nebraska"? I hate state names at this level, especially when they aren't the only team in the league (Lincoln, plus an "Omaha" team in Council Bluffs. Besides the color and name change, they also got rid of the triangle and the bottom star. I don't know why the third star went away, but it makes the logo much more ordinary.The colors hurt my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Why does it seems every hockey team with the nickname "Storm" has the ugliest logos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 What can you really do with it? Same with "Thunder." 90% of the logos you see with Thunder evoke some Norse mythology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckymack Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 That's got to be the single most God-awful logo set I've ever seen. Sigs are for sissies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityOfWalrus Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 That's got to be the single most God-awful logo set I've ever seen.you obviously haven't seen the Toledo Storm or the Canton Ice Patrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 That's got to be the single most God-awful logo set I've ever seen.you obviously haven't seen the Toledo Storm or the Canton Ice Patrol.Or the original six logos of the CHL in 1992... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEye Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 The bottom image is the original logo and colors the two above are the hacked apart versions of the original with the horrendous colors.Like Marc said.. they removed the lower portion of the logo and 3rd star which originally represented one of the 3 cities in the Tri-City area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez Street Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Horrible hack-job, it was a very nice logo and good colors.Now it's simply awful.. @DavidStreeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 What can you really do with it? Same with "Thunder." 90% of the logos you see with Thunder evoke some Norse mythology.Good point. Pretty good clue that they're both bad names. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 ABORT!!! ABORT!!!! The team came to their senses. This was either the successful salvaging of a horrible decision, or part of a masterful plan to get the fans engaged.http://stormhockey.com/RemainingTri-CityStorm.aspxFans’ Voices Heard - Hockey Team to Remain Tri-City StormKEARNEY – The Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League announced today that the proposed name and color change will not go into effect for the 2008-09 season. On May 2nd the Tri-City Storm announced plans to become the Nebraska Storm. Along with a name change, the organization revealed a new look replacing purple, black and silver with purple, red and gold. In the days following the announced changes, the Storm front office received numerous counts of feedback from its fans asking to keep the name Tri-City and keep the traditional colors.“The fans have spoken loudly, and we listened,” said V.P. of Operations Kyle Means. “We have some of the most passionate fans in all of sports and their reaction to the proposed changes shows how connected people are to this team.”Team ownership and management initially wanted to change the name to Nebraska Storm to include a wider fan base of people who support the team from outside the tri-city area. Additionally, they hoped the color changes would enhance a brand that had already been in place for eight years.“After listening to the people of this community who support this team night in and night out, we decided that the best thing for this organization was to leave everything as it is,” said team owner Joel Wiens. “Storm hockey is very important to central Nebraska and central Nebraska is very important to the FirsTier Event Center. When all was said and done, I couldn’t see changing something that means so much to many people, and if that’s what the fans want, that’s what we will give them!”Season ticket holders and fans alike responded in great numbers to the announced changes. In addition to the newspaper columns and TV coverage against the proposal, Means received numerous e-mails and many phone calls over the course of a week.All inquiries were passed on to the corporate office, Storm and FirsTier Event Center management, and a collective decision was made to honor the fans’ request and not finalize any of the proposed changes.This Nebraska team became the Tri-City Storm when Ted Baer purchased the Twin Cities Vulcans (formerly the St. Paul Vulcans) and moved the team to Kearney in 2000. Wiens, who also owns the FirsTier Event Center where the Storm plays its home games, took over ownership after purchasing the team in 2006, in order to realize the economic benefit of combining both organizations into one. For more information, call 308-338-8809 or visit www.stormhockey.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Double post, move along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I hate state names at this level, especially when they aren't the only team in the league (Lincoln, plus an "Omaha" team in Council Bluffs.That's always bugged me too. In the Southern League (MiLB) we've got the Tennessee Smokies with West Tenn and Chattanooga. The Smokies are no longer in Knoxville, but, IMO close enough to it to keep the city's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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