incredibleSE Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 The Southern Professional Hockey League's Louisiana IceGators have a new logo. They believe that with a new logo, the team can have a fresh start and turn around the luck after 2 horrible seasons. What do you guys think?New logoOld logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchey13 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Amazingly, this is a HUGE downgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Needs to be straightended out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Oh, lookie! Someone just learned how to use textures. Oh, good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheer Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I don't know about downgrade, but it sure as hell isn't much of an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thespleenenator Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 It's a great logo, but they need to get rid of the puck, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 definitely better, but holy 3D Batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 That old logo would sell the doors off at Urban Outfitters, or a thrift store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I like it, pretty damn cool logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePonderer Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 My God, why do people continue to add layers and over exert detail into logos. Bleh. I miss this bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc51design Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 take out puck, 3D and texture and you have a great upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudbug33 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 where have I seen the puck part before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver2david Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I thought the swooshes in logos era was over. Guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 According to someone who supposedly works in their front office, this is a new logo but it joins the old one. They'll supposedly use both. Yay convoluted identity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 My first thought upon seeing this is that it uses the same font used in the horrendous Pensacola Ice Flyers logo, which was introduced to the SPHL just last year. Was no one within the organization smart enough to notice the similarity, or do they just not care?Also, it was announced today that the CHL's Mississippi RiverKings are joining the league. This makes two teams named Mississippi, (with the Surge) so we could likely (hopefully) see a name change. The most sensible option would be the RiverKings returning to their previous name, the Memphis RiverKings (1992-2007) as they are located basically just across the border from Memphis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 upgrade-a bit, that texture/tilt look is bad. Sorry, can't say I like it. I like the direction they went, but they failed with the final product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Can somebody make a non-skewed version of the new IceGators logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 My first thought upon seeing this is that it uses the same font used in the horrendous Pensacola Ice Flyers logo, which was introduced to the SPHL just last year. Was no one within the organization smart enough to notice the similarity, or do they just not care?2 years ago, and it wouldn't surprise me if nobody thought to check around the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettulio Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 "Icegators" has got to be the best name of all time for an ice hockey team in the deep south. Absolutely perfect. I think "Caimon" is creole for alligator and that might also have worked too 'cause chanting that name sounds like "Come on!", but it's not as good as "Icegators". So, that's why neither of those logos suit a team with a name that good. They are at best, almost mediocre. They don't stand out. I don't think they would attract a lot of interest outside of Lafayette, and the Icegators could, if they had a good logo. Hockey fans in Canada, and in particular, Quebec and Acadia, would probably really get into it. The team is affiliated with the NY Rangers, and both the Rangers and the Acadiana flag share the same colours. So if the uniform used r,w,b, tricolour, and maybe went old school like the alternate Minnesota Wild's with the team's name in script writing across the chest, that could look cool. As for logos, maybe the profile of an alligator that looks like Wally Gator from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon but tougher, skating on his tail and holding a stick. Or it's an alligator head in profile, on the tail end of the letter "L" with a puck in it's open mouth. Or it's the head of an alligator with a hockey player between it's open jaws. Something like the old Gator Bowl logo of the uniformed Alligator punting. I tend to like classic and 70s era hockey logos, so I'd pick something like the Pittsburgh Penguins logo as the perfect inspiration for an Icegators logo. My favourite Louisiana sport logo is the Tech Bulldogs. Doesn't even have a bulldog on it, but great classy logo. And I'm not even a Tech supporter. One thing that's really important in a sport logo design that gets overlooked these days in my opinion, is that kids should be able to draw a close facsimile of a sport logo. Or want to attempt to. That builds fans from an early age. Most contemporary team logos are too busy or fussy to pull a kid in. That's my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 "Icegators" has got to be the best name of all time for an ice hockey team in the deep south. Absolutely perfect. I think "Caimon" is creole for alligator and that might also have worked too 'cause chanting that name sounds like "Come on!", but it's not as good as "Icegators". So, that's why neither of those logos suit a team with a name that good. They are at best, almost mediocre. They don't stand out. I don't think they would attract a lot of interest outside of Lafayette, and the Icegators could, if they had a good logo. Hockey fans in Canada, and in particular, Quebec and Acadia, would probably really get into it. The team is affiliated with the NY Rangers, and both the Rangers and the Acadiana flag share the same colours. So if the uniform used r,w,b, tricolour, and maybe went old school like the alternate Minnesota Wild's with the team's name in script writing across the chest, that could look cool. As for logos, maybe the profile of an alligator that looks like Wally Gator from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon but tougher, skating on his tail and holding a stick. Or it's an alligator head in profile, on the tail end of the letter "L" with a puck in it's open mouth. Or it's the head of an alligator with a hockey player between it's open jaws. Something like the old Gator Bowl logo of the uniformed Alligator punting. I tend to like classic and 70s era hockey logos, so I'd pick something like the Pittsburgh Penguins logo as the perfect inspiration for an Icegators logo. My favourite Louisiana sport logo is the Tech Bulldogs. Doesn't even have a bulldog on it, but great classy logo. And I'm not even a Tech supporter. One thing that's really important in a sport logo design that gets overlooked these days in my opinion, is that kids should be able to draw a close facsimile of a sport logo. Or want to attempt to. That builds fans from an early age. Most contemporary team logos are too busy or fussy to pull a kid in. That's my two cents. You see the "2011" on all the other posts and the "2013" on yours? That's typically a sign you shouldn't post in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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