Maroon in Montreal

Welcome to Throwback Week! For the next few days, we'll be featuring concepts for teams that don't exist anymore — asking the question, what if they did? We're kicking it off with Bastian Schmülling and his modernized take on the Montreal Maroons.

Year-End Wish

We've made it to the end of another year of concept art. Bastian Schmülling takes us home with a great redesign for the Buffalo Sabres. If wishing made it so.

So that does it for 2014! I'm currently traveling but when I get home, I'll compile our annual list of the top concepts of the year. Which designs do you think will make it?

Predator Perfection

The über-talented Bastian Schmülling has been toying with some ideas for new Nashville jerseys. These five are absolutely stellar if you ask me. Do you have a favorite?

Québécois Trois

Please forgive any mangling of the French language I may be guilty of, but I couldn't help myself there. Today we have uniform sets from Bastian Schmülling for three Quebec-based QMJHL clubs. The fact that they're all bleu is just a coincidence.

To a Thousand More...

We're skipping Freak Out Friday this week to celebrate a special occasion.

Ever since Sun., Feb. 19, 2012, there has been a new concept post here on Icethetics every single day. That streak started 1,000 days ago and I'm excited to reach this crazy milestone.

A thousand straight days and I still have hundreds of your submissions sitting on my hard drive waiting to be shared with the world. Don't worry, they'll get there — one day at a time.

Since today is a special day, I thought I'd showcase a special designer — Bastian Schmülling — who, with his 54th concept post, has yet to let us down. And this Chicago Blackhawks design sure doesn't disappoint either.

With that, here's to 1,000 more days of uninterrupted hockey concepts!

(By the way, if we do make it to 2,000 consecutive days, that will happen on Thurs., Aug. 10, 2017 — just a month before the NHL embarks on its 100th anniversary season.)