Brian in Boston Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 The American Hockey League's Worcester IceCats have officially announced that they are adopting a "new" logo... well, sort of.Effective immediately, the IceCats will begin to utilize the forward-facing depiction of their mascot Scratch's face that appeared as part of the team's Tenth Anniversary logo. The primary mark now includes the team name, as well as the city of Worcester's name.The new logo, as well as this past season's anniversary mark, were created by Jim Casey of Casey design in Worcester, Massachusetts.http://www.worcestericecats.com/tickets/ticketcoupon.htmlBrian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflava Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Well, it's a dumb logo for a dumb name, so I suppose it's perfect. It looks even more cartoonish facing forward now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmee Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Ugh. Double ugh. For the first time ever, I will now display everyone's favorite smiley face. I hate those colors. Plus, the thing looks like a children's show host...like a turquoise, feline version of Barney. The world's foremost practitioners of professional tag-team wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Seems like a lot of AHL teams are doing this. The Springfield Falcons just did it too. On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 I hope they don't dump the old one altogether.As a Blues fan and therefore IceCat fan. I don't think it's that bad. It's a minor league logo. I mean, there really are some terribly depicted logos out there. This isn't one of them.Plus, the Blues jerseys are sweet. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJR Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Aww, it's so cute. FantasyHockeySim.com || DetroitHockey.Net || DetroitHockey.Net FHL || cjr.dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 I was so used to the old logo, and for some strange reason I liked it. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 ehh, it's ok - I like the old logo better. It will probably grow on me. Kansas City Scouts (CHL) Orr Cup Champions 2010, 2019, 2021 St. Joseph Pony Express (ULL) 2023 Champions Kansas City Cattle (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 They did the same thing with the Sens logo, but this itself is a cartoon logo, thus it doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted May 29, 2004 Author Share Posted May 29, 2004 What I loved about the old logo was that it incorporated the Seven Hills of Worcester into the design: Hancock Hill, Green Hill, Chandler Hill, Bancroft Hill, Mount St. James (or Pakachoag) Hill, Newton Hill and Union (or Sagatabscot) Hill.That said, the rendering of the IceCat in the old logo wasn't anything to write home about. I don't mind the new logo... I just wish that they'd somehow managed to maintain the Seven Hills as a tie-in to Worcester's history.Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 What I loved about the old logo was that it incorporated the Seven Hills of Worcester into the design: Hancock Hill, Green Hill, Chandler Hill, Bancroft Hill, Mount St. James (or Pakachoag) Hill, Newton Hill and Union (or Sagatabscot) Hill.That said, the rendering of the IceCat in the old logo wasn't anything to write home about. I don't mind the new logo... I just wish that they'd somehow managed to maintain the Seven Hills as a tie-in to Worcester's history.Brian in BostonThat was the original logo right? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlim Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 What Icecats logo incorporated the seven hills and how?????* * * * * * * * *Never mind, I did a google search and found the od logo with the seven hills behind the mascot's head. Nothing to see here, move along......******* BTW - Don't like this latest logo as much as the odd looking sideways loking Icecat from before, as much as I disliked that fella... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesCraven Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Here's an original idea.Sell the team to local investors, and establish an expansion team in Kansas City, and call them "The Kansas City Blues." "I better go take a long walk off a short pier or something."Some people on this bolard have told me to do just that.My "Ron Mexico" alias is "Jon Tobago". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted May 29, 2004 Author Share Posted May 29, 2004 While I'm all for Kansas City acquiring a professional ice-hockey team, what does your "original idea" mean for the current IceCats fans in Worcester? It's not as though the team is going unsupported in Massachusetts. The American Hockey League has had plans to further expand into the Midwest for a couple of seasons now. Although their focus seems to be on placing a team in Des Moines, Iowa's new arena, who knows... perhaps Kansas City would be a better fit. Bottom line: unless a team is being absolutely ignored in their current market, I always get a bit "antsy" about plans to uproot a team from one market solely to move it into another. Relocation should be a last-ditch effort for situations in which expansion to a new market simply is not in the cards or a current market has proven itself incapable of supporting its team.Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 BiB, have you been to a game in Worcester recently? The last game I went to was a few years ago, a second-round playoff game against Providence. It was a Tuesday night, and there were barely 4,000 people there. It might seem like a lot of people for minor-league hockey, but considering the Centrum Centre hold 13,000, it seemed very cavernous and empty. I do think they get fan support, but like a lot of the other AHL teams, the attendance figures are trumped up and don't necessarily reflect the actual count. I don't know what the figures were this year, but I think they were in the bottom tier of the legaue for attendance. I think the numbers were higher a few years ago when the Blues has pre-season training in nearby Marlboro.Back to the logo, all I think when I see the head-on logo is "Heavens to Mergatroid!! Crazy even!" I wondered what Snagglepus has been doing all these years. I liked the side profile with the hills logo better. At least they brought back the W in the background. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbasalmon Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 That sure looks like the new Blue Jays font, if not a close relative of it. That pretty much sums up what I think of this logo, also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Here's an original idea.Sell the team to local investors, and establish an expansion team in Kansas City, and call them "The Kansas City Blues." Actually, the KC Blues existed as St. Louis's farm club from 1967-1972.From an outsider's perspective (no offense, James) I can see where such an affiliation might make sense, however the reality is that Kansas Citians have no interest in being St. Louis's little brother in any aspect - sports, politics or otherwise. In the last 30 years it can be argued that Kansas City has surpassed St. Louis in regard to its urban and suburban development and in many respects has become just as, if not more, cosmopolitan than St. Louis. Kansas City sports fans will not stand for being a minor league feeder for St. Louis as it would be considered a slap in the face to the sports community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez Street Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 From an outsider's perspective (no offense, James) I can see where such an affiliation might make sense, however the reality is that Kansas Citians have no interest in being St. Louis's little brother in any aspect - sports, politics or otherwise. In the last 30 years it can be argued that Kansas City has surpassed St. Louis in regard to its urban and suburban development and in many respects has become just as, if not more, cosmopolitan than St. Louis. Kansas City sports fans will not stand for being a minor league feeder for St. Louis as it would be considered a slap in the face to the sports community. Uh, no they won't stand for it. Yale I believe you hit the nail right on the head. That's not exactly what you'd hear from most people in St. Louis though. I'm glad to see someone who can look at things objectively. With all that being said, the new IceKittens logo sucks Chodos! @DavidStreeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 The new logo is a helluva lot better than the amateurish one that they had prior to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Back to the logo, all I think when I see the head-on logo is "Heavens to Mergatroid!! Crazy even!" I wondered what Snagglepus has been doing all these years. hilarious!!! that's exactly the first thought that popped into my head when i looked at it! LinkedIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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