Vancouver Canucks Logo

[Xodius]

I felt the Canucks didn't resonate the amount of nationalism its name insinuated so I incorporated the leaf. I know the Maple Leafs already use it, but screw them.

C&C?

[Keeb13r]

I like what you're trying to do, and it's executed well. But I think it may be too many elements at play here. What if you tried to make the maple leaf out of the ice shards that are popping up in the C shape?

[KCScout76]

Xodius, I like what you are trying to do here. The concept with the Maple Leaf is good. I am wondering if the "C" is needed, I agree with Keeb13r, too many elements here. Keep it simple. But the idea is good. Anyway to incorporate the green into the logo? Suggestion is to use green as the trim around the orca & leaf. Maybe white instead of gray for the outside outline.

[aci]

I get a Flames vibe from this logo, actually... a C with stuff jutting out of the left side of it.

[IceCap]

Also, a blue maple leaf? That's not going to fly outside of Toronto.

[Xodius]

Yeah, thinking about it, the C does look pretty busy and out of place. I'll add more green too.

[TrueYankee26]

I think the leaf looks forced, and the blue maple leaf makes 'em look like that certain hockey team in Toronto.

[Xodius]

Yeah, that's the problem with trying to add the leaf. I used the leaf from the Team Canada jerseys from the Olympics, hoping it would looks different enough.

[IceCap]

You can use a maple leaf. It's a blue maple leaf that's the problem. A green one, if used right, could really work for the Canucks.

[charger77]

I played around with green on that logo in paint. Cap is right.

[HawkeyHouse]

To much on the left compared to the right. Make it more even somehow and it'll be a solid design.

[Gordie]

Instead of using an actual leaf, you could reshape the shards of ice and add more shards to suggest the shape of a leaf.

[Jarred Revolver]

Just because a team is in Canada, doesn't mean it should have a Maple Leaf. You don't see teams in the States having stars and stripes and Bald Eagles in their logos.

[jaha32]

With the maple leaf, the C is completely lost and not even recognizable. let's assume that we have never seen the real version with just the C and whale, then the bottom C just looks like the maple leaf has an oddly shaped stem. It's a nice idea, but I dont think it actually works on paper. And besides, do so many Canadian teams really need the maple leaf? It's kind of been done ten times over.

[GMW79]

Ok, so a blue maple leaf (like Toronto), connected (like Calgary) to an elongated (like Montreal) "C"? Just make the orca's face a bit more cartoon-ish and add some orange and you can get all the Canadian teams mixed into one and further convolute the 'Nucks long history of confusion. If you post a sweater concept, try adding a Canadian flag and B.C.'s provincial flag to the shoulders.

All joking aside and regardless of being unnecessary, I think your logo does look good.

[deliver2david]

Just because a team is in Canada, doesn't mean it should have a Maple Leaf. You don't see teams in the States having stars and stripes and Bald Eagles in their logos.

Right, but the team name is Canucks in this case. And teams with patriotic names like Nationals and Capitals do most certainly use elements like bald eagles and stars/stripes in the States.

[Corvus]

Just because a team is in Canada, doesn't mean it should have a Maple Leaf. You don't see teams in the States having stars and stripes and Bald Eagles in their logos.

Right, but the team name is Canucks in this case. And teams with patriotic names like Nationals and Capitals do most certainly use elements like bald eagles and stars/stripes in the States.

However, those are teams in the capital of their nation, with some association with the nation as a whole. Vancouver doesn't have that, and adding a maple leaf to the constipated whale seems a little forced.

[Chazberg]

I'm not digging this idea at all. I think the name "Canucks" evokes all the nationalism you need, plus the logo is a stylized Haida killer whale?how many more references do you need? Not to mention that "screw them" isn't a defense for imitating the most prominent hockey team in the country, and the 'C' gets totally lost in the leaf.

Might be my American-ness, but I've never understood why Canadians feel the need to slap a maple leaf on everything.

[webdav]

I personally am not a fan of the orca in the first place. I'd rather they use Johnny Canuck (or stick-in-rink) than this nod to their corporate owners.

The Leafs have already been ripped off this year by the Lightning, so one more would just be too much.

[GeorgesL]

I know the Maple Leafs already use it, but screw them.

C&C?

You said "screw the Maple Leafs", and that's all the satisfaction I need.