The first poll of the WHL Tournament of Logos has been posted. Go and let your voice be heard!
By the way, I'm assembling plans for the NHL Tournament of Goalie Masks (or NHLToGM) and I'll have news for you probably tomorrow about how it will work.
No concept art today, but I do have some news. Voters at sister blog ToHL have selected the WHL as the first of the three CHL leagues to participate in a grand tournament of logos.
The Western Hockey League tournament will commence Friday afternoon. But for now, I've posted the complete logo pool for the WHL tournament. Check it out and get yourself psyched up to bring the logo voting back to ToHL!
There's lots of new information about a possible outdoor Rangers-Islanders game at Yankee Stadium in an article published by Newsday. They also mention that the Blackhawks want a game at Wrigley. Read about it for yourself.
Today's concept art subject is the Carolina Hurricanes. Got a lot to share so I'll get started right away.
First up, a simplification of the current uniforms.
It basically drops some striping. Not much to speak of. There's also an idea for a black third jersey using the current primary logo.
I like the triangular shoulder designs. However, a lot of the rumors we've heard suggest that the secondary logo will don the chest of a new alternate sweater.
The one on the right is funny because of the waves. Reminds me of the Lightning's sole attempt at a third jersey in the mid-'90s.
But as many have pointed out, that flag is actually a tropical storm flag. It's simpler and therefore makes a more balanced logo. Technically, a hurricane flag would look like this.
What do you think of that secondary logo?
Now we'll go back in time a little to when the 'Canes were the Hartford Whalers. We've got some Rbk EDGE designs for them.
That's nice but I don't think the folks from Hartford will be able to identify well with the hurricane flags around the bottom.
Probably a better design there. I like that green jersey a lot. Thoughts on these? Post a comment.
I haven't really been following along with the news coming out of the NHL with regard to plans for another outdoor game to take place in 2009. But a reader emailed in a photo that seems to suggest the game may well happen at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Below is the email I received along with the photo.
I just thought that you would find this interesting. I know there are rumors saying that New York will host next years Outdoor Game, I now have some evidence that may prove that rumor. Recently family friends of mine took a tour of Yankees Stadium during their stay in New York and my buddy sent me some of the pictures. One of the pictures includes the field and boards looking material on the field in the shape of a rink. This would make perfect sense to plan out the schematics now since soon the Yankees will be occupying the field for most of the time and it could be too late to plan it after the Yankees season in time for the game. So here is the picture and I hope you enjoy this so-called evidence.
Who do you think would play in such a game? Rangers and Leafs, perhaps?
Anyway, if you're interested, post your comments below.
