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!

September 12, 2023

Reacting to Negative Comments

Occasionally people will make negative comments about my concepts, but that doesn't bother me for two reasons. First of all, the positive comments vastly outnumber the negative comments. Most importantly though, I take the negative comments as a good sign that I'm being daring enough with my concepts.

So today I thought I'd take a look at some of the negative comments left by Icethetics users, and the concepts of mine that inspired those strong opinions.


King of All Kings Concepts (April 9th, 2012)
Looks like one of those female versions of jerseys that you can get in the official team stores. I hate it. This coming from a die-hard Kings fan.
- Ron Swanson
This was the first time I was featured as the daily concept on Icethetics. My main goal here was to try out a dark purple and silver colour scheme, and most of the comments were positive. However, Ron Swanson was not a fan, presumably due to the use of purple. I wonder if Ron knows the Kings used purple as their primary colour for their first 20 years of existence.


thats basically a long sleeved soccer shirt, not a hockey jersey, sorry not a fan.....
- JerseyMan
JerseyMan summed this concept up perfectly, this is basically just a long sleeve soccer shirt. That wasn't my intention when I made this concept though, it was supposed to be a modern take on the Canucks' Flying-V jerseys.


sorry but i absolutely hate those little teepees.
- Bickleton Wigglesworth III
Teepees! TEEPEES!!! Why would they be little teepees, they're obviously the sun rays from the Panthers old secondary logo (it would probably make more sense if the striping was curved instead of straight). I was attempting to give the Panthers their own unique pattern, like the Hurricanes' warning stripes or the Coyotes' kachina design.


No. Just. No. How dare you.
- Dynamic Threads
Sometimes it's too easy to get a reaction out of people, all you have to do is use the Sabres' buffaslug logo and people will completely freak out. Although, I actually think that logo would have been better received if it was only ever used as a shoulder patch.


This is somehow worse than their current set.
- Dynamic Threads
What an asinine comment, there is NO WAY these are worse than Colorado's primary set in 2016. Those Avalanche jerseys were some of the worst primary jerseys in the history of the NHL, with their ugly side panels, piping, and shoulder yokes that desperately needed some trim. This isn't a very good concept, but it's better than those abominations.


Nope
- David Lindquist
Counterpoint, Yes!

In all seriousness, this concept wasn't meant to be taken too seriously, it was featured as a Freak-out-Friday on Icethetics after all. But it was a very enjoyable concept to make!


Oh god no
- TheNosilboogith
This was my take on the Leafs "Next Gen" alternate jersey, and I didn't think it was that crazy of a concept. The only daring feature was the bright blue, but I guess that was enough to startle some people.


I like a lot of Steven’s designs, this isn’t one of them. These just feel wrong.
- Chad Walsh
I actually meant for this concept to be a bit disappointing, at least the home and road jerseys. You see, back in 2012 when I did my first Nordiques What If? series, I ended the series on a high note by returning them to their classic jerseys. Part two of the series in 2022 needed a different ending, so I ditched those classic jerseys for a modern "stealth" set.


this is blasphemous! Awful.
- TheConsiglierre
Many people believe the Blackhawks have the best jerseys in the NHL, and some of those people get quite upset if you try to experiment with their look. That makes them a very fun team to make concepts for. For the above concept I made the "blasphemous" decision to add the colours from their logo to the striping.


Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to add your own comment (either positive or negative).

P.S. Don't take this post too seriously, I'm mostly just goofing around.

August 22, 2023

Coyotes Half-and-Half

Arizona Coyotes
This Coyotes half-and-half concept uses their sienna, brick red, and sand colours.

Enjoy the rest of your day!