NHL "RBK EDGE" Jerseys-> opinions?

[MacWage]

Hey, now...there are some of us down here who really want hockey! :mrgreen:

T.

PS-> I typed my long post above WEARING the old maroon and navy Thrashers "dark" jersey. I am SO ready for this season to START already.
This hockey off-season is a KILLER!

[Barclay]

...yet we have no teams left in the Canadian prairies or Maritimes where people can still play on outdoor ice for 5 months a year and they live and breathe hockey.

It ain't the big-time pros, but there's still some kickin' QMJHL hockey in the Maritimes...PEI Rocket, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, St. John Sea Dogs, and of course, last but not least, da' Mooseheads.

And talk about it NOT being about money...the b'ys get paid in stew fish and screech.

Speaking of...where's the new jersey for the Halifax Mooseheads, huh??

[kallen]

Being a non-hockey person, really...I don't understand the game at all (I'm not Canadian so I guess thats it)...hit a puck...fight...hit a puck...fight...however I did check out the jerseys. (had a Vulcan moment)

Being an observer of the jerseys I can say that Dallas' home jersey really sux!!! My best friend is a huge Stars fan so I checked it out...it sux.

Panthers looked like a Jeff Gordon pit crew shirt. Penquins looked kind of "old school" but the dropped the "Pittsburgh" colors that a fellow Louisianaian made famous (Terry Bradshaw).

Now, for a question...why is there an H in the Montreal Canadians logo? Inside the big "C" there is an H...or is it something else?

[Colin]

Now, for a question...why is there an H in the Montreal Canadians logo? Inside the big "C" there is an H...or is it something else?

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens

Logo

Clockwise from top left: the current home, vintage and road jerseys used in the seasonOne of sports' oldest and most recognizable logos, the classic 'C' and 'H' of the Montreal Canadiens was first used together in the 1917-18 season before evolving to its current form in 1952-53. The 'H' does not stand for 'Habs' or Habitants, as this is a misconception stemming from an error by an English language newspaper reporter in the 1950s. It actually stands for 'Hockey', as in 'Club de Hockey Canadien', the official name of the team.

The first logo was a large green maple leaf with a white 'C' in 'Old English' script as all of the NHA O'Brien franchises had similar logos. As the team ownership changed, the logo evolved into today's famous logo.

After being bought in 1911 by George Kennedy, the logo was first changed to a star-like logo of the letters CAC, standing for Club Athletique Canadien. This was then changed to a large C, with an A inside.

After being bought by original Canadien player Leo Dandurant, the team regained their original name, Club de Hockey Canadien, and the H replaced the A. Thus the CH, standing for Club de Hockey Canadien (or CHC) logo was born.

[Colin]

Here's a bit of fun for you John http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

[MacWage]

Here's a bit of fun for you John http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

Good article. I happen to largely agree.
He is "swinging" at the WRONG PROBLEMS!


This is being typed by a man whose FATHER, a graphic designer, created the Flames "A" logo in 1971 and had SEASON TICKETS to Flames games. Thanks to the move, I only got to LOVE hockey in the few season the Atlanta Knights existed in the IHL, when I was in HIGH SCHOOL! In fact, I was THERE (AT THE GAME) when the Knights won the Turner Cup in 1994! It was the ONLY championship won in that building (also home of the Atlanta Hawks). Though Philips Arena sits on the SAME SITE, there is NO acknowledgment that the Knights EVER existed, except for the FAN continuation of yelling the word "KNIGHTS" during the America National Anthem (something NEVER seen on TV), a hold over from the Knights games. There is NO recognition or official acknowledgment of what the FANS do. Even the Omni's old scoreboard, (hanging in the entrance atrium, bears NO recognition of the Knights.

THAT should NEVER have HAPPENED! I should have been raised LIVING AND BREATHING hockey. I have had to FORCE people to see the games, then they LOVE it. The first game I got my wife to, she brought a BOOK to read. Let's say it was NEVER opened. It was HER idea to go to the play off games last year! I blame the NHL leadership for screwing up what could have been MUCH better! The "lock-out" almost killed the sport.

Now, back to topic . . .

The jerseys are a REAL mix. Most of the "classic" teams have reinterpretations of their classic threads. Most, got the shaft and their's are UGLY with random lines and colour areas that begin and end and no where in particular, ex. the Lightning's "arm pit stripes." Now WHY is the underarm gusset STRIPED (with NOTHING relating to the REST of the uniform)?

The choices are simply ODD. Most of the "modern" ones are just jarring in design and not "streamlined" at all.

Now, the REASON I posted this thread is the Thrashers announced their design TODAY! I was pleasantly surprised it wasn't awful, as I expected it to be based on other designs.

I was curious as to what others thought, and remembered from past threads that A LOT of the folks on here are fans.

(Off soapbox now)

[arrScott]

Minnesota came out OK, though I will miss the green sweater and the new red one isn't nearly as charming as the old red one.

But Washington, the other city whose sports teams I mostly root for, got completely hosed. Ugly new logo, ugly new sweaters. Not that I thought the old Caps uniforms were any great shakes -- loved the blue sweater, hated the black, and the numbers were way to hard to read -- but the new ones are really bad. We've gone all the way back to the days of the "Capilals." Nice little W-eagle-Capitol patch on the shoulder though; maybe in a few years the Caps will put that on their shirt fronts and they'll look OK again.

[MacWage]

Nice little W-eagle-Capitol patch on the shoulder though; maybe in a few years the Caps will put that on their shirt fronts and they'll look OK again.

THAT should have been on the FRONT!

[Erisianmonkey]

I LOVE the new Avalanche jerseys. I am disappointed however that the third jerseys were dropped. The Avs third jersey was my favorite from the time it was introduced.

As far as the season being too long...no. I would be happy if the off season was only about a month or two long.

Regarding the article Colin posted a link to: Hell yes Bettman is the problem!

[MacWage]

After looking at them, again, I can say this:

MOST of them will look GREAT tucked into a kilt!
(Quite unlike most of the older style ones, which looked a bit "off" in or out.)

I WILL be getting one of the blue Thrashers ones and wear it with my X Marks kilt!