October 27, 2023

Flyers, Halloween, and a Secret Template

Happy Halloween (in a few days)!

Philadelphia Flyers
What better way to celebrate Halloween (a few days early) than with a Flyers concept! They got new home and road jerseys this year but kept their existing third jersey. This is my take on what an updated third jersey could look like.

If you look closely you might notice I used a new template for the above concept. This new template will eventually replace my "Combo" template when Fanatics takes over next year (with any necessary modifications of course). In the meantime it should be considered a work in progress, as I may make changes if I discover any issues. Here's the link to the new template.

Enjoy your weekend!

October 14, 2023

I've Been Using the Bruins "Centennial" Logo for the Last 12 Years

As you all know, the Boston Bruins introduced a new primary logo for their centennial season. It's a combination of their modern (2007-23) and traditional (1949-95) spoked-B logos. I think the new logo is great, in fact I have thought it would make a great logo for a long time, as I've already been using it on my concepts for the last 12 years.  Here's proof...

Boston Bruins (from October 19th, 2011)
I first used the logo on the above concept from October 2011.  I also made concepts using this logo in June of 2012June of 2013January of 2014, and November of 2017.

As for the Bruins new jerseys, I love the third jersey but I'm not a fan of the home and road set. The metallic gold doesn't look good from a distance, and there needs to be more yellow/gold anyways (yoke, numbers, and/or socks). However, the jerseys are only around for a year so I can tolerate them for now.

But what should the Bruins do next year? I hope they keep their new logo, I think it's vastly superior to its predecessor. They could just put the new logo on their previous template, but I actually think the template of their new third jersey provides an even better opportunity.

Boston Bruins (2024-25?)
As I mentioned, I love the Bruins new third jersey. I think they should use its design as the basis of their next primary jerseys. All they have to do is ditch the vintage colours (off-white and brown), and use the standard versions of their new logo.

Thoughts?

October 04, 2023

Hey Now, You're an All-Star

I don't make All-Star Game concepts very often, in fact I believe it's only happened once before way back in 2012. That concept was before the 3-on-3 tournament existed, so it only had two jerseys. This concept has four jerseys, one for each division.

2024 NHL All-Star Game
The first official NHL All-Star game was held in Toronto in 1947, and the design of those jerseys would last for over a decade. This concept is very loosely a modern version of those original jerseys. The Atlantic jersey is blue (with bright blue accents) since the game is in Toronto, with the Metropolitan division getting a matching white jersey. The red and yellow for the Pacific and Central divisions come from the All-Star game logo. I only wanted to use two sets of equipment, so I chose bright blue for the Eastern divisions.

Have a nice day!