The prolific John Elbertson recently submitted a Colorado Avalanche concept that caught my eye. He managed to create a complete three-jersey set without relying on white. It's a neat look and it makes me long for a return to that classic striping pattern.
John made some updates. Be sure to click on the graphic to jump to the next one.
D'Arcy Murphy pointed out that the Oilers are one of the teams that isn't frequently featured here on the Concepts page. He surmised that designers are content with the team's look and see no reason to change it. But he did have an idea for a third jersey. I love that logo from the team's old alternate, but I'd prefer to see some alternate striping too.
D'Arcy heard your comments and revised his original design to make it more unique.
Mike Ivall gets the week started for us with his new 100 Years of Hockey project. In 2017, the NHL and the Maple Leafs will be celebrating their centennials and Mike is looking ahead with a series of new concepts. He writes:
The Centennial Game. First game of the season at the ACC in Toronto. Toronto Arenas versus Club de Hockey Canadien. The Canadiens jerseys are from the 1912-13 season where they only used them to play the Sens who also had the original barber pole jerseys at the time. According to the Canadiens site, this was the idea behind the classic jersey you see today.
I'm looking forward to what else Mike has in store. Also eager to see what other designers can come up with. We're still a few years away, so no rush.
With the Olympics now only weeks away, we're wrapping up Eric Westhaver's extensive international concept series today with his take on Team Latvia. Here's his description:
How can you not like a country whose flag looks like bacon? Seriously though, the flag features heavily and some traditional Latvian designs can be seen on the shoulders and cuffs. The numbers and letters have a subtle 3D effect (or drop shadow) as well.
Eric has also designed uniforms for the Czech, German, Swiss and Japanese teams. I hope to share them here between now and the end of the Winter Olympics, but I want to showcase some other artists for the next few Sundays.
One week from today, the Ducks and Kings will take things outside for the first regular season NHL game to take place beneath the SoCal sun. And having just been down there a week ago, I can't imagine how they'll keep the ice icy. Magic, I presume.
Anyway, Dylan Wonka is back with a fix for the very orange jersey Anaheim will sport for their Stadium Series game. It adds — interestingly enough — a colored shoulder yoke and, hey, stripes! So one question: Better or worse than the real deal?
