2013-2014 NHL Uniform & Logo Changes

[The_Admiral]

Why does Mario hate the color he wore when the team he cared enough to save won its championships? Why does he prefer beige?

[cajunaggie08]

Hamilton Bulldogs commentator Derek Wills announced tonight that the Houston Aeros will be moving to Des Moines, Iowa next season.

Is there something official? I had heard the Wild were having second thoughts. They were considering moving the Aeros to Peoria if the Canucks were able to move the current Peoria franchise to BC.

This is the first I have heard of the Aeros moving. Granted, the Houston media hardly ever reports on the Aeros beyond a 2 second score snippet on the local news. While I may not be a die hard hockey fan, it would be sad to see them go. I understand that their lease at the Toyota Center is expiring after this season. While attendance is usually around 5,000, they can get close to 10,000 to show up on weekend games with promo deals going on. If I had to guess, the Rockets (arena owner) are playing hardball and trying to raise the rent on the Aeros and with the Minnesota Wild owning the team, they have no local ties to keep them around. Next year would be the Aeros 20th anniversary if they stay so its not like this team is a blip on the attempt to push hockey south.

[Midway]

To use a stupid analogy, the Penguins were late to the party. By rule of thumb, someone has to change, and it's not going to be the Bruins. That's why I prefer the Pens in Vegas Gold. Not that it looks superior, but it is distinct, and that allows for better marketing opportunities and brand recognition. Unfortunately the Vegas Gold has been made to look like khaki instead of the shiny pre-Edge shade and I think that's where most people would view this negatively.

-I'm gonna add that I know it was because of the fabrics used before someone tries to jump on me

[nash61]

Hamilton Bulldogs commentator Derek Wills announced tonight that the Houston Aeros will be moving to Des Moines, Iowa next season.

Is there something official? I had heard the Wild were having second thoughts. They were considering moving the Aeros to Peoria if the Canucks were able to move the current Peoria franchise to BC.

This is the first I have heard of the Aeros moving. Granted, the Houston media hardly ever reports on the Aeros beyond a 2 second score snippet on the local news. While I may not be a die hard hockey fan, it would be sad to see them go. I understand that their lease at the Toyota Center is expiring after this season. While attendance is usually around 5,000, they can get close to 10,000 to show up on weekend games with promo deals going on. If I had to guess, the Rockets (arena owner) are playing hardball and trying to raise the rent on the Aeros and with the Minnesota Wild owning the team, they have no local ties to keep them around. Next year would be the Aeros 20th anniversary if they stay so its not like this team is a blip on the attempt to push hockey south.

He talked about it again when the Bulldogs played the Aeros on Sunday. Not official yet, but VERY close.

[Morgan33]

See, I can't buy into that line of thinking. The goal should be to dress the team in as good a uniform as possible. If that means going back to the past to use or update an older design then so be it. By sticking to a "never look back" policy you're effectively writing off a good deal of potential designs to choose from in pursuit of the goal of looking as good as possible. Of course the opposite is true as well. You should be open to new designs as much as you're open to using elements from the past.

I just think the 90s Cup Era set is the best the Penguins have ever looked, and anything that draws on that can only be an improvement over the generic template uniform they wear now. There's even room to use the robo-pen as an alternate patch on that design.

I think the Cup jerseys look really dated. Especially the white one that has very little contrast & a particularly unattractive hem stripe design. Since Vegas Gold isn't going anywhere they should just adapt the pre-edge design to the edge format and not change anything again. This team is worse than the Canucks when it comes to consistency.

Not by a longshot.

Not by a longshot? Both teams have had 3 basic colour schemes and by my count, Pittsburgh has had 10 different jersey sets, not even including the slight striping variations which would bring it closer to 20. Canucks have had 7 and that's including the minor striping and colour variations.

[Sport]

See, I can't buy into that line of thinking. The goal should be to dress the team in as good a uniform as possible. If that means going back to the past to use or update an older design then so be it. By sticking to a "never look back" policy you're effectively writing off a good deal of potential designs to choose from in pursuit of the goal of looking as good as possible. Of course the opposite is true as well. You should be open to new designs as much as you're open to using elements from the past.

I just think the 90s Cup Era set is the best the Penguins have ever looked, and anything that draws on that can only be an improvement over the generic template uniform they wear now. There's even room to use the robo-pen as an alternate patch on that design.

I think the Cup jerseys look really dated. Especially the white one that has very little contrast & a particularly unattractive hem stripe design. Since Vegas Gold isn't going anywhere they should just adapt the pre-edge design to the edge format and not change anything again. This team is worse than the Canucks when it comes to consistency.

Not by a longshot.

Not by a longshot? Both teams have had 3 basic colour schemes and by my count, Pittsburgh has had 10 different jersey sets, not even including the slight striping variations which would bring it closer to 20. Canucks have had 7 and that's including the minor striping and colour variations.

Stop it.

The Canucks have had 3 wildly different logos with none even coming close to resembling the others. The Penguins have had two and they're pretty similar in shape and color.

The Canucks have worn 3 wildly different color schemes. The Penguins have worn either navy and light blue or black and yellow/gold and they haven't changed from black-yellow/gold in 30 years.

The Canucks have one of the least consistent uniform histories in sports. The Penguins have been recognizable as the Penguins for over three decades even with striping and jersey changes.

[TruColor]

Just got the 2014 Winter Classic files...very similar to last years' (the unused one), but a few changes.

I'll post them when it's deemed "safe".

[The_Admiral]

To use a stupid analogy, the Penguins were late to the party. By rule of thumb, someone has to change, and it's not going to be the Bruins. That's why I prefer the Pens in Vegas Gold. Not that it looks superior, but it is distinct, and that allows for better marketing opportunities and brand recognition.

We can have two teams in black and gold. I really don't think it's a problem. Two baseball teams wear black and orange. Countless sports teams wear red and navy. It's not worth it to be distinct if you look bad.

Also, the Ducks are black and beige, too. And they were late to the party!

[Morgan33]

See, I can't buy into that line of thinking. The goal should be to dress the team in as good a uniform as possible. If that means going back to the past to use or update an older design then so be it. By sticking to a "never look back" policy you're effectively writing off a good deal of potential designs to choose from in pursuit of the goal of looking as good as possible. Of course the opposite is true as well. You should be open to new designs as much as you're open to using elements from the past.

I just think the 90s Cup Era set is the best the Penguins have ever looked, and anything that draws on that can only be an improvement over the generic template uniform they wear now. There's even room to use the robo-pen as an alternate patch on that design.

I think the Cup jerseys look really dated. Especially the white one that has very little contrast & a particularly unattractive hem stripe design. Since Vegas Gold isn't going anywhere they should just adapt the pre-edge design to the edge format and not change anything again. This team is worse than the Canucks when it comes to consistency.

Not by a longshot.

Not by a longshot? Both teams have had 3 basic colour schemes and by my count, Pittsburgh has had 10 different jersey sets, not even including the slight striping variations which would bring it closer to 20. Canucks have had 7 and that's including the minor striping and colour variations.

Stop it.

The Canucks have had 3 wildly different logos with none even coming close to resembling the others. The Penguins have had two and they're pretty similar in shape and color.

The Canucks have worn 3 wildly different color schemes. The Penguins have worn either navy and light blue or black and yellow/gold and they haven't changed from black-yellow/gold in 30 years.

The Canucks have one of the least consistent uniform histories in sports. The Penguins have been recognizable as the Penguins for over three decades even with striping and jersey changes.

Why because I dare argue with the mighty McCarthy, the final say on sports aesthetics? Your right about the logos and little else. Pittsburgh have over 20 jersey sets, the Canucks have 7, deal with it

[The_Admiral]

Sayre's Law is in effect here even more than usual for this board.

[Sodboy13]

I was going to jump in on this, but then I remembered that Morgo has never really been able to write a post with any evidence of knowledge or a supportable opinion, so then I just blocked him instead.

Wait, can we not block users anymore?

[Sport]

See, I can't buy into that line of thinking. The goal should be to dress the team in as good a uniform as possible. If that means going back to the past to use or update an older design then so be it. By sticking to a "never look back" policy you're effectively writing off a good deal of potential designs to choose from in pursuit of the goal of looking as good as possible. Of course the opposite is true as well. You should be open to new designs as much as you're open to using elements from the past.

I just think the 90s Cup Era set is the best the Penguins have ever looked, and anything that draws on that can only be an improvement over the generic template uniform they wear now. There's even room to use the robo-pen as an alternate patch on that design.

I think the Cup jerseys look really dated. Especially the white one that has very little contrast & a particularly unattractive hem stripe design. Since Vegas Gold isn't going anywhere they should just adapt the pre-edge design to the edge format and not change anything again. This team is worse than the Canucks when it comes to consistency.

Not by a longshot.

Not by a longshot? Both teams have had 3 basic colour schemes and by my count, Pittsburgh has had 10 different jersey sets, not even including the slight striping variations which would bring it closer to 20. Canucks have had 7 and that's including the minor striping and colour variations.

Stop it.

The Canucks have had 3 wildly different logos with none even coming close to resembling the others. The Penguins have had two and they're pretty similar in shape and color.

The Canucks have worn 3 wildly different color schemes. The Penguins have worn either navy and light blue or black and yellow/gold and they haven't changed from black-yellow/gold in 30 years.

The Canucks have one of the least consistent uniform histories in sports. The Penguins have been recognizable as the Penguins for over three decades even with striping and jersey changes.

Why because I dare argue with the mighty McCarthy, the final say on sports aesthetics? Your right about the logos and little else. Pittsburgh have over 20 jersey sets, the Canucks have 7, deal with it

Mighty McCarthy. I like that.

The Canucks uniform history is all over the place. The Penguins uniform history is a natural evolution of the same brand that's been packaged differently. The Canucks have just been repackaged over and over again. Your Canucks are in a class with the Denver Nuggets, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Hawks et al as teams that haven't been able to decide what the hell they want to wear.

I'm not defending the Penguins current uniforms (or any of them really) because they're awful, but the franchise has had the same basic identity since 1980. The Canucks have had the same identity since 2007.

[Kevin W.]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/202049101.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y&refer=y

The Wild will have new white jerseys next year. Hopefully it's a road version of the alt which becomes the home.

[TheOldRoman]

http://www.startribu...e=1&c=y&refer=y

The Wild will have new white jerseys next year. Hopefully it's a road version of the alt which becomes the home.

That's a damn shame. The Wild's current white jersey is the only one in the set which doesn't flat out suck.

[Still MIGHTY]

The Wild got it absolutely perfect on their first try and have been mucking it up ever since.

Original jerseys + current home as the alt = the perfect Minnesota Wild jersey set.

[OnWis97]

That's depressing. I'm betting on the "Minnesota" script. I wonder whether the primary logo is just going to disappear one day.

I am sure the objective is to not have three different jerseys, but seeing the last bit of the original set disappear in favor of the flavor of the month sucks. Hey Wild, your fans will love whatever you put out, so get the damn animal head front and center again and they'll like it!

[nash61]

The Wild got it absolutely perfect on their first try and have been mucking it up ever since.

Original jerseys + current home as the alt = the perfect Minnesota Wild jersey set.

Oh, you mean 2003?

[Still MIGHTY]

The Wild got it absolutely perfect on their first try and have been mucking it up ever since.

Original jerseys + current home as the alt = the perfect Minnesota Wild jersey set.

Oh, you mean 2003?

Oh yeah, duh.

Well yes, that. The 03-07 set. All of that. (Minus the meshy armpit nonsense.)

[TheOldRoman]

Yeah, that set was great. Well, the home and road, anyway. I mever liked the fauxback set. A red jersey in the same template as the others would have looked nice.

[Sport]

Talk about a team making the wrong uniform choices when the correct ones are so bleepin obvious (referencing myself from another thread FTW). In the Wild's case they've made like 7 wrong choices in the face of obvious correct choices.

They looked their best on opening night 2000 and they've been chipping away at a solid identity ever since. They're the NHL's Jacksonville Jaguars.