0158: Classic Pirates

Scott Markiewicz describes his Portland Pirates update as a more classic look for the AHL franchise. It's a sharp design and certainly beats the Panthers-style jerseys they wear now. I especially like the throwback third.

0157: Checkers & Storm Flags

Minor League Week picks up with the AHL's Charlotte Checkers today. Torin Kowalenko's new look for the Hurricanes affiliate brings back the blue the team wore during its ECHL days.

0156: Affiliate Swap

This summer the AHL's Syracuse Crunch and Norfolk Admirals swapped NHL affiliates. So that's our theme for today's concept post. First, Dave Campbell put together a pair of jerseys for the Crunch, who recently unveiled a new logo after announcing a new agreement with the Tampa Bay Lightning. These blue and grey sweaters could work really well!

Meanwhile, the Admirals hooked up with the Anaheim Ducks in the aftermath. They've announced no intentions to redesign their logo or uniforms, but if they did, Justin Nahhas has a really neat look in mind. The only fault I can find is that the crest is almost unreadable. Could use a little more contrast. Otherwise, we have a couple of nice sets today.

0155: Rollin' on the River

It's been a while since our last Minor League Week and the concepts are starting to pile up. The AHL's Peoria Rivermen are currently holding a jersey design contest. When Gianluca Baggetta came up with his new look, he sent it along to Icethetics as well for all of us to enjoy.

0154: Quebec Reset

The Quebec Nordiques haven't gotten as much love as they should on the Icethetics Concepts page but Ryan Haslett is here to take care of that. If the Nordiques still existed today, they're home and road jerseys would probably feature a wolf. So I like to think of this design as what they might be wearing today as a throwback jersey.