Nine Designs By Lucas

There are a handful of concept artists who are quite prolific — guys who submit dozens of designs a month. They submit so much that I can't possibly post them all. This week is all about them — nine concepts from each.

We start with Lucas Daitchman, who emails me at least once a week with a half dozen concepts or more. Here's a sampling from his "Defunct Redesign" series.

Las Vegas Rush

Here's another interesting idea for the NHL's new expansion franchise. Brandon Holmes calls them the Las Vegas Rush.

WHA Classic

Following yesterday's announcement that next season's NHL Heritage Classic will feature a pair of WHA jerseys, I thought this All-Star set from Bastian Schmülling might be appropriate today.

Freaky Leafs

Surprisingly, no one sent in a Brazilian concept in time for tonight's opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics. So we'll have to settle for a freaky Maple Leafs set from newcomer Joshua Tinney. It's an interesting jersey design — like something you might see in a futuristic sci-fi movie.

Altering Pittsburgh

Penguins fans are thrilled to see the retro jerseys finally come back full time next season. They're pretty much perfect. However, if you're not a fan of the gold, Brandon Manzione has a revision that tones it down a bit.