Holmes' NHL Designs

[Jack Holmes]

Jack Holmes in... An NHL Redseign!

Hi all. I've been meaning to do an entire NHL series redesign myself for some time now, and now that I have some time, I've begun one. With the lockout over too, I feel I have some new found enthusiasm as well.

I will proceed apathetically.

Anaheim:


This inspired the series. Personally, I prefer their current black, copper and orange color scheme. But I was on a walk and I had this idea for an eggplant and jade jersey, and it became too much for me, I just had to see what it would look like. I also wondered why I don't see many Ducks' concepts in 'eggplant and jade' with the 'webbed D' crest.
I am content with it. I wanted to use more yellow - to match the crest - but I thought perhaps it looked too 'cartoony.'



Boston:


I don't have much to say about this; it is pretty straight-forward. This is my favourite Bruins look, possibly due to Happy Gilmore.

Thoughts, criticisms?


I will continue next with Buffalo and Calgary.

[cohenj21]

Actually love that Anaheim set, don't know why that scheme isn't seen more often. Pretty straightforward on the Bruins, but solid job there as well.

[goforbroke]

I think for the Ducks a little more gold in the uniform would tie it to the logo better. Looks a little bit like that logo is on the wrong uniform. Reminds me of this

[Lights Out]

I think for the Ducks a little more gold in the uniform would tie it to the logo better.

Good point. That's why I always liked the alternate sweaters from that era better than the primaries, since they actually worked some gold into the striping (and the striping pattern and overall color balance were better too).

[StevenGrant94]

For the Ducks, I agree with the comments that the logo doesn't match the jersey very well.

Boston looks good though.

[Jack Holmes]

I made two edits.

Anaheim w/ the Mighty Ducks logo:

And I wanted to add an alternate for Boston:

And continuing on with the rest of the sereis....

Buffalo:

I am a fan of the navy blue, but I decided to go with the royal blue to "lighten things up". Same logos, slightly revised stripes. I added a navy third with an off-white trim.

It's nothing spectacular, I guess. lol

Calgary:

I wanted to swap their current get up; move the classic red and yellow for the home and road, and the save the black for the third jersey.

Again, nothing earth-shattering here. lol. Still. Any and all feedback would be welcomed!

[AndrewPF]

Jesus, that white yoke on the Sabres home is...is fantastic! Great work!

[luketheduke03]

That flames one is fantastic! Perfect for such a storied, yet modern franchise.

[tigerslionspistonshabs]

Would love to see the Ducks go back to something like this...or atleast the logo and add green to the color scheme. They had such a distinctive brand, cartoonish or not.

[wILL-INI]

I love the Sabres going navy and off white. That is sharp!

It might look a little blue jacket-ish compared to their third sweater, but I love it!

[goforbroke]

Anaheim w/ the Mighty Ducks logo:

Not sure I like this edit. The logo itself wasn't the problem for me. I think the Duck-foot D is a good choice for the logo. My problem was the colors (gold) didn't appear anywhere else on the jersey, so it looked like that logo was on the wrong jersey. I think taking your original concept and adding a little gold to the striping and then maybe match the jersey numbers with the same color combo as the logo (gold with purple/grey stroke) would have been perfect.

[Jack Holmes]

Not sure I like this edit. The logo itself wasn't the problem for me. I think the Duck-foot D is a good choice for the logo. My problem was the colors (gold) didn't appear anywhere else on the jersey, so it looked like that logo was on the wrong jersey. I think taking your original concept and adding a little gold to the striping and then maybe match the jersey numbers with the same color combo as the logo (gold with purple/grey stroke) would have been perfect.

Ahhh... I misunderstood.

Something more like this, then:

Anyhoo, continuing on with Carolina:

Matched the warning flag striping to the sleeves, removed the phantom yoke and altered the third jersey some. Originally the trim on the white jersey was predominately red instead of black. I wondered if it looked 'too' red, though, so I swapped it.

Chicago:

Also matched the sleeves to the body and altered the away, just to be different. Kept the black third because I love it.

Colorado:

Brought back the mountain motif, removed any trace of black; it's just burgundy and blue, which I think contrast better.

Columbus:

Returned the retro sleeves, and left the body clean. Added a very Jets-esque third too.

[Kevin W.]

Why did you move the sleeve stripes on Chicago down the sleeves?

[Woodsman]

Ducks - You are moving in the right direction with the addition to yellow threw out the jersey, but I think you should try a different shade of yellow/gold. Maybe something like the Saints use or even the Pens, I just think the bright yellow clashes hard with the more muted eggplant and teal. I also think that no matter what shade of yellow/gold you use that the logo on the away should be eggplant with a yellow then teal outline, I would also change the stripping on the away to match exactly what the home is. So the sleeves would go, teal sleeve/gold/eggplant. I just think keeping the yellow away from white is good.

Bruins - Solid, nothing ground breaking, really like the third you added.

Sabres - I LOVE THE YOLK!!! The only change I would make to the home is change the large center yellow stripe with a white one (similar to the third). Nothing to change on the away. I would also change the third some, I think it might look kinda cool with no white at all on the third, just navy and yellow.

Flames - I think that I want a yellow yolk on the home and away, other than that perfect.

Canes - Look real good, again nothing setting the world on fire, but I think you should go with your original idea about the red trimming on the aways, I think with the black pants you can get away with it.

Blackhawks - Liked the old strips on the away better, other than that solid.

Avs - Thank you for getting rid of the black!!!! These look fantastic!!

Bluejackets - Good looks on the home and away, STUNNING look on the third!!!

Good job on all of these man, nothing to crazy, and very realistic, keep it up!! Cant wait to see my wings!!!

[OhioSportsMan61]

I'm not a big fan of the Jackets' jerseys....the striping is too inconsistent between the sleeves and the hem. Also, on the third you should give credit where credit is due for the shoulder patch.

[maz]

I've always been a believer in the Jackets wearing blue pants. Especially if they're going for the whole Civil War theme.

[Fox]

While the back side needs some work, that Blue Jackets 3rd is amazing!

[Funky Bunky]

Ducks don't wear yellow. Switch the yellow to gold, and it will look better imo.

[nas1787]

I like the Blue Jackets third. Given the classic feel of the Canadiens red jersey, I'm surprised more teams haven't tried out stripes through the middle of the chest..

[wildwing64]

I don't like the added yellow to the Ducks set. Feels like there's way too much going on with the colour scheme as a whole. I will comment that I like your first edit with the duck mask logo best, but I've already said enough of my preference for this logo many times on these boards so I'll just leave it at that.

Anyway, I don't think yellow works well as a striping colour for that uniform design, and in turn it doesn't look that great as the logo's primary colour, and that's exactly why it's difficult to make the D-foot work in the old colour scheme. Maybe you could try experimenting with a different colour scheme for the Ducks instead? I mean, the merging of old and new has pretty much been done to death, maybe you could show us what your own take on a whole new direction for this team might look like.