NHL 2011-2012: Possible Uniform Changes

[TampaBayRays]

Tampa Bay is in the middle of a severe Tornado warning. Not the best game to use as a judge of attendance. I have season tickets and did not attend because I didn't want to die driving over a bridge to get to the SPTF.

[rams80]

Why do people think we play in empty arenas?

Cause we're not Canadian.

bingo. They say the same about us but last time i checked, phillips wasnt 'empty'. we had a rocking crowd the past few games.

A rocking crowd of how many?

6.

PUCK YOU! I cant stand you haters.

I won't badmouth Tampa, their attendance has been solid all year.

Atlanta, however? You guys do have attendance problems. 28 out of 30 is not "a rocking crowd."

http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance

I realize that some overzealous Canadian (and even northern American) hockey fans tend to overreact and go "RELOCATE EVERY TEAM SOUTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE!" And for that I do apologize.

The inferiority complex you guys (southern hockey fans) have, however, tends to lead to a lot of lashing out. This tends to backfire when you badmouth Canadian fans while your team is a lowly 28th in attendance in a league of 30.

........? Dude, i was reffering to a single game....

So the arena must have been really empty every other game.

[BLUELANDbeliever]

Why do people think we play in empty arenas?

Cause we're not Canadian.

bingo. They say the same about us but last time i checked, phillips wasnt 'empty'. we had a rocking crowd the past few games.

A rocking crowd of how many?

6.

PUCK YOU! I cant stand you haters.

I won't badmouth Tampa, their attendance has been solid all year.

Atlanta, however? You guys do have attendance problems. 28 out of 30 is not "a rocking crowd."

http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance

I realize that some overzealous Canadian (and even northern American) hockey fans tend to overreact and go "RELOCATE EVERY TEAM SOUTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE!" And for that I do apologize.

The inferiority complex you guys (southern hockey fans) have, however, tends to lead to a lot of lashing out. This tends to backfire when you badmouth Canadian fans while your team is a lowly 28th in attendance in a league of 30.

........? Dude, i was reffering to a single game....

So the arena must have been really empty every other game.

Definitely not...look, you want ot talk about SERIOUS attendance probs, talk Coyotes, Panthers. while atlanta has our issues at times, we are far better off than both of those teams combined.

[rams80]

Great, no more lightning bolt pants, no more victory stripes that have been a staple since the beginning, and no more black and silver.

Presenting your Tampa Bay Maple Leafs!

They can't be the Leafs! They've actually won a Stanley Cup in recent memory.

[rams80]

Definitely not...look, you want ot talk about SERIOUS attendance probs, talk Coyotes, Panthers. while atlanta has our issues at times, we are far better off than both of those teams combined.

Except Florida draws 2000 more a night than you. No clue how many actually paid for their seat, but there you go. You're averaging less than 13,000 a night in the 7th or 8th largest market in the Union. That is not, to put it nicely, good.

[Survival79]

Lightning Strikes Blog - The final word (really) on new uniforms

As for the new 2011-12 uniforms, I know we've had way too much discussion about them but wanted to clarify the design. I was a touch off in my previous description. So, for the record, the Lightning bolt logo WILL have a circular background around it. Everything else was accurate.

For what it's worth, that aspect of the design, apparently, was one of the aspects debated the most, and the organization went back-and-forth until finally deciding to go with it.

So, one more time, just to bring it all together:

The organization's primary colors will be blue and white. The dark home jersey will have the lightning bolt logo, though the words "Tampa Bay" will be removed. The road white jersey will include "Tampa Bay" with lettering either very close or exactly like that currently in use. There will be ties at the front of the collars.

The news conference for the rollout of the uniforms was postponed Monday because of the deaths of two St. Petersburg police officers. No immediate word on when that will be rescheduled, though not likely until after the All-Star break.

Anyway, sorry for the original confusion. Now, we can move on.

[TornadoGTS]

this post is useless.

Much like most of his posts...lol

Anyways, I think the Lightning should keep the silver and black, I mean it is kinda hard to have any uni design with just blue and white and not think Maple Leafs.

[pittfan11]

We get it, Canadian teams really love their hockey and overflow every home game. Awesome. Too bad all those fans can't will them to a Stanley Cup championship.

[IceCap]

We get it, Canadian teams really love their hockey and overflow every home game. Awesome. Too bad all those fans can't will them to a Stanley Cup championship.

Well we do provide most of the players on those American Cup teams.

Also, this.

[Brendan]

Lightning Strikes Blog - The final word (really) on new uniforms

As for the new 2011-12 uniforms, I know we've had way too much discussion about them but wanted to clarify the design. I was a touch off in my previous description. So, for the record, the Lightning bolt logo WILL have a circular background around it. Everything else was accurate.

For what it's worth, that aspect of the design, apparently, was one of the aspects debated the most, and the organization went back-and-forth until finally deciding to go with it.

So, one more time, just to bring it all together:

The organization's primary colors will be blue and white. The dark home jersey will have the lightning bolt logo, though the words "Tampa Bay" will be removed. The road white jersey will include "Tampa Bay" with lettering either very close or exactly like that currently in use. There will be ties at the front of the collars.

The news conference for the rollout of the uniforms was postponed Monday because of the deaths of two St. Petersburg police officers. No immediate word on when that will be rescheduled, though not likely until after the All-Star break.

Anyway, sorry for the original confusion. Now, we can move on.

I love the vintage look, but it's just so wrong for the lightning. Stevie Y really brought over his Detroit attitudes.

[IceCap]

Lightning Strikes Blog - The final word (really) on new uniforms

As for the new 2011-12 uniforms, I know we've had way too much discussion about them but wanted to clarify the design. I was a touch off in my previous description. So, for the record, the Lightning bolt logo WILL have a circular background around it. Everything else was accurate.

For what it's worth, that aspect of the design, apparently, was one of the aspects debated the most, and the organization went back-and-forth until finally deciding to go with it.

So, one more time, just to bring it all together:

The organization's primary colors will be blue and white. The dark home jersey will have the lightning bolt logo, though the words "Tampa Bay" will be removed. The road white jersey will include "Tampa Bay" with lettering either very close or exactly like that currently in use. There will be ties at the front of the collars.

The news conference for the rollout of the uniforms was postponed Monday because of the deaths of two St. Petersburg police officers. No immediate word on when that will be rescheduled, though not likely until after the All-Star break.

Anyway, sorry for the original confusion. Now, we can move on.

I love the vintage look, but it's just so wrong for the lightning. Stevie Y really brought over his Detroit attitudes.

Like winning?

[ksupilot]

One one hand I am surprised that they are announcing this so early, since it will obviously deter people from buying jerseys for the rest of the year. Then again, good for them, since they could have kept this on the DL until the Summer and people would feel like they wasted their cash if they bought a jersey in the next few months.

[M4One]

First, I'm glad the Lightning are changing their jerseys, but I'm not entirely sold on just going with blue and white. I don't mind them being in black, though I like their current 3rds much better (just replace the Bolts with the logo). The problem I have with their current black uniforms is that it's too black. With their old jersey there was enough white to break up the look. I'm wondering if the change to just blue and white have anything to do with Steve Yzerman's connection to the Red Wings and their simple red and white colour scheme.

But, I don't get how they would be allowed to announce the change in uniforms in the middle of the current season. Would that not hurt sales of their current jersey? If I'm a fan looking for Lightning gear, I probably wait until the new stuff comes out. So, unless their jerseys aren't selling at all right now, this is strange.

[pittfan11]

We get it, Canadian teams really love their hockey and overflow every home game. Awesome. Too bad all those fans can't will them to a Stanley Cup championship.

Well we do provide most of the players on those American Cup teams.

Also, this.

I'll take a Stanley Cup for my team every day of the week over an Olympic medal.

[IceCap]

We get it, Canadian teams really love their hockey and overflow every home game. Awesome. Too bad all those fans can't will them to a Stanley Cup championship.

Well we do provide most of the players on those American Cup teams.

Also, this.

I'll take a Stanley Cup for my team every day of the week over an Olympic medal.

Enjoy that Cup. Most of the players that won it hail from north of the border

[Morgan33]

Lightning Strikes Blog - The final word (really) on new uniforms

As for the new 2011-12 uniforms, I know we've had way too much discussion about them but wanted to clarify the design. I was a touch off in my previous description. So, for the record, the Lightning bolt logo WILL have a circular background around it. Everything else was accurate.

For what it's worth, that aspect of the design, apparently, was one of the aspects debated the most, and the organization went back-and-forth until finally deciding to go with it.

So, one more time, just to bring it all together:

The organization's primary colors will be blue and white. The dark home jersey will have the lightning bolt logo, though the words "Tampa Bay" will be removed. The road white jersey will include "Tampa Bay" with lettering either very close or exactly like that currently in use. There will be ties at the front of the collars.

The news conference for the rollout of the uniforms was postponed Monday because of the deaths of two St. Petersburg police officers. No immediate word on when that will be rescheduled, though not likely until after the All-Star break.

Anyway, sorry for the original confusion. Now, we can move on.

Ugh, this doesn't clarify anything. Yes we know the teams primary colours are going to be blue and white but the question on everyones mind is whether the logo will continue to use silver and black. Im glad the Circle is staying but if its not coloured in that shiny metallic silver, they have made a HUGE mistake. That shiny logo is the only distinctive and visually attractive element of their identity going back to their inaugural year.

[ksupilot]

Anyone know if the Coyotes will be switching their name to the Arizona Coyotes next year? I doubt it would mean any more change to their uniforms than replacing Phoenix with Arizona on the shoulder patches.

[oddball]

We get it, Canadian teams really love their hockey and overflow every home game. Awesome. Too bad all those fans can't will them to a Stanley Cup championship.

Let me see, when was the last time the state of Minnesota won a Stanley Cup? Oh, yeah that's right... NEVER!!! You can't be the state of hockey if you can't win the Cup.

[Don]

We get it, Canadian teams really love their hockey and overflow every home game. Awesome. Too bad all those fans can't will them to a Stanley Cup championship.

Let me see, when was the last time the state of Minnesota won a Stanley Cup? Oh, yeah that's right... NEVER!!! You can't be the state of hockey if you can't win the Cup.

National Championships, and Pond Hockey!

[OMMF]

We get it, Canadian teams really love their hockey and overflow every home game. Awesome. Too bad all those fans can't will them to a Stanley Cup championship.

Let me see, when was the last time the state of Minnesota won a Stanley Cup? Oh, yeah that's right... NEVER!!! You can't be the state of hockey if you can't win the Cup.