2013-2014 NHL Uniform & Logo Changes

[GFB]

If the Wings are going to use vintage white instead of normal white to say "We've been around for a near century and look, these jerseys are so old like us, they've yellowed with time!" I would like to see them use a darker red (almost burgandy) with it, kind of like the color of the helmets in the 70's and 80's:

[BelfourThibault]

I can understand the criticism of those Detroit jerseys, but speaking as someone who hates anything and everything pertaining to the Detroit Red Wings, I have to admit that I like those. I'm not going to admit it in public, but I think those jerseys are pretty sweet.

[sportstar1212]

If the Wings are going to use vintage white instead of normal white to say "We've been around for a near century and look, these jerseys are so old like us, they've yellowed with time!" I would like to see them use a darker red (almost burgandy) with it, kind of like the color of the helmets in the 70's and 80's:

I too would have liked to see them use a darker red. It would look better with the vintage white than their regular red.

[BigBubba]

I've been a defender of the Flyers' contrasting nameplates since they reverted back to them full-time because of the historical presence, but I've given up: they're dumb. Philly needs to change them. Like now.

I've been a defender of the Flyers' contrasting nameplates since they reverted back to them full-time because of the historical presence, but I've given up: they're dumb. Philly needs to change them. Like now.

[philly97flyer]

Ive been saying it for 2 years. I love it on the orange jerseys, hate it on the white ones.

I've been a defender of the Flyers' contrasting nameplates since they reverted back to them full-time because of the historical presence, but I've given up: they're dumb. Philly needs to change them. Like now.

I've been a defender of the Flyers' contrasting nameplates since they reverted back to them full-time because of the historical presence, but I've given up: they're dumb. Philly needs to change them. Like now.

[kw11333]

Vintage white does look nice, but it never really existed in sports. Anything that looks vintage white today, was just white at the time.

[njdevs7]

I think the Flyers current jerseys are horrible. There should be black trim between the orange and white. And the numbers look horrible how they overlap the shoulder stripe.

This was their best look and they should go back...

[JQK]

I'm loving the Detroit jersey...

[bleuet]

I think the Flyers current jerseys are horrible. There should be black trim between the orange and white. And the numbers look horrible how they overlap the shoulder stripe.

This was their best look and they should go back...

The top pics is the Stanley cup champs Flyers unis.

No, sorry, I LOVE the current Flyers kits, including name plates.

If you remove any historical or emotional aspects to the unis and only look at this on the graphic point of vue, I'd say you are right about those black lines.

Its not that easy...

[TheOldRoman]

Vintage white does look nice, but it never really existed in sports. Anything that looks vintage white today, was just white at the time.

Incorrect. Baseball uniforms used to be made of wool until 1972. At that time, they didn't have technology to dye wool white, so the home jerseys were actually an off-white, as close as they could get. Teams like the SF Giants try to mimic the color of those wool jerseys today by using cream-colored home sets. I can't say for sure, but I would guess early hockey sweaters were also wool, so they wouldn't have been white, either.

[TruColor]

The Kings are wearing forum blue and gold to honor Ian Laperrière, a player who wore the Gretzky set for three years and the inaugural black and purple set for six.

The Kings - just like the Lakers - stopped referring to their primary color as "Forum Blue" in 1981.

"Royal Purple".

[tigerslionspistonshabs]

The Kings are wearing forum blue and gold to honor Ian Laperrière, a player who wore the Gretzky set for three years and the inaugural black and purple set for six.

Makes sense...

[ksupilot]

Vintage white does look nice, but it never really existed in sports. Anything that looks vintage white today, was just white at the time.

Incorrect. Baseball uniforms used to be made of wool until 1972. At that time, they didn't have technology to dye wool white, so the home jerseys were actually an off-white, as close as they could get. Teams like the SF Giants try to mimic the color of those wool jerseys today by using cream-colored home sets. I can't say for sure, but I would guess early hockey sweaters were also wool, so they wouldn't have been white, either.

Idk, looks pretty white to me:

Is it possible that today's "vintage white" is simply exaggerated to show age? It's the sports equivalent of throwing some film grain and sepia tone on a photograph to make it look old fashioned.

[TheOldRoman]

First off, except for possibly the Howe photo, those are all black-and-white photos which were colorized after the fact, so the colors aren't that accurate. Still, there are issues with lighting and such. Unless the color was closer to tan (like the Wild use), it would be really hard to tell if a jersey was white or off-white unless there was some other white in the photo to compare it to.

[rxmc89]

The Kings are wearing forum blue and gold to honor Ian Laperrière, a player who wore the Gretzky set for three years and the inaugural black and purple set for six.

The Kings - just like the Lakers - stopped referring to their primary color as "Forum Blue" in 1981.

"Royal Purple".

Except that the uniforms are from before 1981 so forum blue is correct.

[IceCap]

The Kings are wearing forum blue and gold to honor Ian Laperrière, a player who wore the Gretzky set for three years and the inaugural black and purple set for six.

The Kings - just like the Lakers - stopped referring to their primary color as "Forum Blue" in 1981.

"Royal Purple".

Except that the uniforms are from before 1981 so forum blue is correct.

Maybe, but it's still a stupid name for purple.

[rxmc89]

The Kings are wearing forum blue and gold to honor Ian Laperrière, a player who wore the Gretzky set for three years and the inaugural black and purple set for six.

The Kings - just like the Lakers - stopped referring to their primary color as "Forum Blue" in 1981.

"Royal Purple".

Except that the uniforms are from before 1981 so forum blue is correct.

Maybe, but it's still a stupid name for purple.

I agree, it is silly to call it "forum blue" when it's clearly purple, but that's beside the point.

[ksupilot]

The Kings are wearing forum blue and gold to honor Ian Laperrière, a player who wore the Gretzky set for three years and the inaugural black and purple set for six.

The Kings - just like the Lakers - stopped referring to their primary color as "Forum Blue" in 1981.

"Royal Purple".

Except that the uniforms are from before 1981 so forum blue is correct.

Maybe, but it's still a stupid name for purple.

I agree, it is silly to call it "forum blue" when it's clearly purple, but that's beside the point.

Was Forum Blue created simply because purple wasn't regarded as "manly" enough for a sports team?

[bcdevil]

Color Werx, the NHL is using the Draft logo with the silhouette of NJ on its website. Any chance you could show us a better version here?

[Kramerica Industries]

Was Forum Blue created simply because purple wasn't regarded as "manly" enough for a sports team?

Jack Kent Cooke hated the name of the colour, so thus forum blue was born.

And whether the manliness aspect is true or not (I don't know), considering purple has long been a colour associated with royalty, that one doesn't pass the snuff test.