NHL Third Jersey concepts

[knnhrvy16]

Hey guys!

Boredom set in really bad today, and I wanted to try something new. I had some ideas in my head for possible third jerseys for some teams, and it led me to try my hand at giving the Thrashers and Sharks such a jersey.

First off, I give you Atlanta.

With Atlanta, I wanted to try something out of the box for them, and something that would effictively use every color in thier scheme. I know they have lots of different colors, but thats what made it fun and challenging. I always wondered what the flying bird alternate would look like if it were flying in a different direction, like straight over instead of straight up. This, and an inspiration from old uniforms past like the Nuggets and Astros, gave me this idea:

And now I leave you with San Jose.

San Jose was purely made to honor the California Golden Seals of old. The uniform, wordmark, and colors were all inspired by the Seals. Call it a "fauxback", if you will. I was really, REALLY curious to see what something like this would look like and always thought it be cool to see the Sharks either do something like this or pull off the real deal (a Seals throwback) someday, so I couldnt help but resist trying this concept.

Anyways, tell me what you all think!

[Shane Does Art]

I love both of 'em!

Nice ideas.

[Number 8]

I really like both. Very creative ideas

[zmspartans]

not a huge fan of the striping idea on the thrashers , but i do like the idea of having the bird flying in a different direction , very creative .

[Korbyn]

I love how you did something original here.

That being said, the Thrashers jersey design instantly reminded me of the gay flag. Also you will want to put the helmet stickers in a different spot, near the top of the helmet would be better.

Great job on being outside the box

[gueman]

Both are cool. On the Thrashers move the bird to the right a little more and do not have the stripes past the wing tips and the head. Also scrap the wide dark blue. Just use the other 4 colors as wide stripes, but thin them a little and have the dark blue seperate the colors like a pinstripe. Yea I know it would look a little 90's Penguinsque. As for the Sharks I just don't like the font you used for "Sharks".

[Brass]

I really enjoy these. They are new ideas, and now the usual ones that we see, day in and day out. Dare I say it, but the Thrashers concept would look AWESOME with a gradient. Stronger near the back of the logo and weaker towards the front - as if it's creating a "flight pattern" so to speak. For the Sharks one, this would probably be a good time to add numbers on the front, right under the "Sharks" wording. Without it, the front looks pretty bland.

Keep up the good work! I'd love to see some more!

[dgnmrwrw]

Both are very good ideas, and I think they function well as alternate jerseys. I think you've done a great job with the San Jose faux-back. I don't have any suggestions to better it.

On the Thrashers jersey, I get why you reoriented the logo, but I don't think you really needed to, and I don't think it's working horizontally. Also, I think you need a double outline on the back numbers just to differentiate them from the stripes a bit more. I'd try white numbers, with a navy blue outline, then a tan outline.

[GO2HELL]

the sharks look like the miami dolphins

[Bigboy1083]

the sharks look like the miami dolphins

I think it looks a little like the Seals:

[charger77]

Uhh that was the point.

[Generic]

Great job here, definitly thought i'd never see something like it. Very creative Thrashers concept. Unique that you used the Golden Seals uniform for the Sharks. Understandable for the fact they play in California. Only thing I dislike is that fact it really isn't relevant to the Sharks franchise history, unless I missed out on something.

[charger77]

Great job here, definitly thought i'd never see something like it. Very creative Thrashers concept. Unique that you used the Golden Seals uniform for the Sharks. Understandable for the fact they play in California. Only thing I dislike is that fact it really isn't relevant to the Sharks franchise history, unless I missed out on something.

Seals became the Barons.

Barons merged with the North Stars

The NHL dissolved the merger in 1990 (91?)

The dissolved merger left the NHL with an available franchise.

The new franchise is the San Jose Sharks.

[Generic]

Wow, thanks for the fill charger77. That actually really makes that 3rd for the Sharks really cool in that perspective.

[AndrewPF]

Loving the rainbow guts Thrashers.

[knnhrvy16]

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Charger, you nailed it. That's exactly the inspiration for the Sharks third!

With the Thrashers, I again thank you all for your comments, and I noticed that many of you said it was good but there were also some concerns (like the closeness to the gay flag, which I honestly hadn't even noticed until pointed out). I'm currently at a loss as to how to tackle it, should I keep the rainbow guts theme or change it entirely?

[TrueYankee26]

Oooooooooh I love these, would be convenient for the Sharks to wear those Seals Throwback Alts, and the Thrashers Rainbow Guts unis look well-executed.

[Shane Does Art]

I would just have 5 stripes on the chest.

Light Blue

The 3 oranges

and Light Blue again.