It looks like we're going to have Dallas Stars concepts here at least once a week. With the team actively looking to rebrand, it makes sense that a lot of what's coming my way revolves around the Stars. Kris Lutes offers up this throwback to the pre-Reebok Edge era and uses the team's AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars for inspiration.
Here's another Detroit-Toronto Winter Classic concept. I'm posting this even as we wait for word on whether the game will even be played at all. I like this one because it's simple and quickly identifiable. Nobody turning on the TV on January 1 would have to look twice to see which teams were playing. Now let's just hope they get to play.
We can't have a Stars Week without getting the All-Stars involved. And with all the new throwback jerseys being introduced across the NHL over the last few years, it would be easy to see the All-Star Game getting that same treatment. So Tex Fischer put together these retro-style all-star uniforms. The last time the league used orange and black sweaters was 1993. And they'd done so for 20 years. Bring 'em back!
Now this one I probably should've posted a long time ago, but it just got lost in the shuffle. And as I mentioned earlier this week, I'm on vacation and this post was written a couple weeks ago. Therefore I have no way of knowing if the Stanley Cup has been awarded of if the epic Game 7 is happening tonight. Anyway...
Kris Lutes wants to see the defending Stanley Cup champion not only host the All-Star Game but also face the best players from around the league for one awesome match. Theoretically, this would be very cool. In actual practice, not so much. First, you already have players who see the ASG as a punishment for being talented. They don't like having to spend a whole weekend working in another city while less-talented players get a week off to spend with their families. And now an entire team is forced to go without rest. Plus, show me a Stanley Cup champ that's still comprised of the same players in January of the following year. Good luck.
So while it's a fun idea to think about, it just wouldn't work. But what do you think of the jerseys? Pretty sharp, no? I would say maybe do a little something more starry with the defending champ's jersey.
Happy birthday to Icethetics! The blog turns five years old today and we're celebrating the San Jose Sharks as part of California Week here on the Concepts page. Kris Lutes is trying a couple jerseys without using any white. The two sweaters are pretty close to the team's existing uniforms but the white has been replaced with grey. Unfortunately, the name bar on the teal jersey is nearly illegible, but the grey jersey looks great.
Kris just emailed in with the update we were talking about that makes the name on the dark jersey easier to read. It's just one minor change but he asked me to include it in this post.
The Chicago Blackhawks' uniforms are among the most recognizable in all of sports. Because of that, it's always difficult to propose a new concept. The designers of the Hawks' 2009 Winter Classic uniform proved they were equal to the task. But after two years of using it as a third jersey, the team has let the black go by the wayside. Kris Lutes wants to bring it back — but with a few changes that make it look a little more like a Blackhawks sweater. I think he managed.
