Panther Pride

The Florida Panthers recently unveiled their new logos and jerseys. The biggest unveil was the update of the Panthers previous logo, which many people have liked, myself included. There were rumours before the unveiling that the Panthers were going to also release a third jersey that was a throwback to one of the team's earlier jerseys, but that rumour was false.

For my concept, I imagine what that third jersey could have looked like. The new updated logo is front and center on the jersey, with the design being based off of the pre-Edge navy jerseys that Florida wore. Some adjustments were made to the design so that it better fits in with the current style of the team. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Texan Third

Today I have created a third jersey for the Dallas Stars. The design takes inspiration from the first jerseys the Stars wore in Dallas, while also incorporating the design style that the current Stars have.

I have altered the presentation of my concept by adding a new template by Matt McElroy. The template that he created can be found on the website Mockup Arena, which offers many templates for all of the major sports. I only made slight alterations to his template, so that it had the same aesthetic of the current flat jersey template I use. You can get Matt's template here.

'Mericans!

Today's concept is another refurbishment of one of my early concepts on Icethetics. This time it is for the New York Americans. My logo skills were a little weak back in 2012, so I created a new logo and updated the uniform. If you haven't seen the concept that I am talking about, this is it here.

EDIT: I added the alternate and away jerseys for the Americans set.

The Leafs Reborn

Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled their brand new (sort of) logo. The logo takes heavy inspiration from the logo the Leafs had from the 30's to the 60's while they were winning the majority of their cups. Here is a comparison of both of those logos, with the graphic coming from sportslogos.net.

Of course since the Leafs unveiled a new logo, I felt the need to create a set of jerseys that would fit in with Maple Leaf history while also making subtle changes. Since the leaf has 31 points, I decided that the jerseys would have a homage to the jerseys used in 1931. Of course having stripes going all the way up the arms is a bit out of the ordinary for everyday NHL use so I reduced the number of stripes on the arms.

Let me know what you think in the comments and if you have a different idea for what you think the Leafs could look like next year, send your concepts in!

The Centennial Classic pt. II

I have already uploaded my concept for what the Toronto Maple Leafs could wear for the Winter Classic next year. In today's post, I have a concept for the Leafs' opponent in the game. I have the Leafs playing the New York Rangers in the Winter Classic. They would be wearing jerseys that would be close to the white version of the original jersey they wore in the NHL. The pants design is based on the pants used by the Rangers from 1935-37.

The Centennial Classic

During the NHL's 100th season the Leafs are trying to make Toronto the venue for the Winter Classic. With this concept I give a taste of what that might look like. The concept mixes a design similar to early Toronto Arenas design, while also using my favourite Maple Leafs logo. The white pants might be a little too much but I decided to go for it. 

Futuristic Canadiens

Jared Lammi is back today with another concept. This one is for the Montreal Canadiens and has a very futuristic feel to it. I'm sure any fan of the Canadiens or any hockey fan in general would hate to see the team ever switch out their classic jerseys for these, but the whole reason for concepts is to create something different. This concept definitely does that.

Bolt of Lightning

Last year the Tampa Bay Lightning unveiled their new alternate jerseys, which many people didn't really like since it looked a lot like the LA Kings home jersey. My concept keeps the logo of their alternate and made a jersey that takes cues from Tampa's jersey history.

Vegas Gold Penguins

Last year the Penguins started wearing their throwback jerseys from the years they won the Cup. I love the design of that jersey, but some people have a problem with the jersey thinking that the colours are too close to the Bruins. My concept mixes the design of the Cup jerseys with their recent Stadium Series jerseys.

A Washington Classic

Today's concepts brings a new home and away uniform set to the Washington Capitals. The Capitals have left their best logo as just a shoulder patch since they created it. With this concept I put the "Weagle" where it belongs while the uniform takes cues from the Caps original uniforms.  

Have any ideas for future blog posts? Leave them in the comments or send in your own concept!

Mile High Alternate

Today I am back with an update for the Colorado Avalanche's new third jerseys. I maintained most of the elements of their new jerseys, but switched up the striping style and decreased the size of the logo. Let me know what you think in the comments!

Coyote Ain't So Ugly

After seeing the Coyotes throwback to their original uniforms, and with the news that they are going to be changing their uniforms next year, I have created an alternate uniform that combines old and new identities.

The Dream

With the Toronto Maple Leafs season gone down the toilet, the only thing any Leafs fan can look forward to now is the upcoming NHL entry draft. The hope is that the Leafs will have a miracle bestowed upon them and win the lottery and get to pick Connor McDavid with their first pick in the draft. Doesn't this just look like it is meant to be? 

This is the dream folks.

Classic Sabres

When the Bufallo Sabres changed their uniforms from the buffaslug to their more classic uniforms, it was agreed that they were way better. Now with time having passed, there are certain things that bug people about the uniforms, such as the piping, chest number and underarm being grey. I updated their jerseys to be more like their classic jerseys while maintaining the darker colours that they use today.

Cow Town

In today's concept I have updated the look of the Calgary Flames by giving them more traditional striping and numbers.

Red Wing Stadium Series + New Template(Update: Added the other three teams)

Today I'm showing a concept of the Red Wings and what their uniforms may have looked like if they had played in a Stadium Series game this year. This is not what I would have done for an outdoor game but with the restrictions of the template the NHL used, there is only so much you can do.

I have added the new Stadium Series template to the speedy updated template on my Templates page just in case anyone would want this template specifically.

UPDATE

Here are the jerseys for the other three teams participating in the Stadium Series next year.

Blue Lightning

Today we have Jared's third submission shown on this blog.There was some improvement in his last set of jerseys compared to his first sent in, but I believe the concept he recently sent in is his best one yet. Like I did in a previous concept, Jared adds a gradient to the jersey but in a much different way.

Jared, I am glad that you took my advice in using a logo and an actual font for these. I like seeing you progress with every concept you send in. The only minor thing I would note with this concept is that the gradient striping slightly bleeds out of the edge of the jersey, and you also forget to continue the gradient on the backside of the jersey. Other than that, fantastic concept Jared!

The Green Men of Vancouver

This is the last season that the dynamic duo will wear their green suits in Vancouver. In honour of that, I have created an alternate third jersey that is predominantly green and calls back to the teams first jerseys from 1970.

Sonic NHL

Sorry for no posts this weekend. I was out of town and didn't have internet service.

Today's concept post comes from Jared Lammi. Jared has an idea for a "Sonic SatAM Memories" series in the NHL between the Coyotes, Ducks, Kings, Bruins, Canadiens, and the Lightning.

Jared also submitted another concept with a Sonic theme, and that is for the All-Star game, with the two teams names being Team Tails and Team Sonic.

I am glad to see that Jared used actual templates for this round of concepts, but there is still quite a bit for him to improve on:

• No real logos or fonts are used. Sportslogos.net has every sport logo you can think of, and in my tutorial I give a link to download all of the NHL fonts.
• Colours don't match actual team colours.(Although adding an additional colour to the scheme may be acceptable like the Islanders did with their previous black third jerseys)
• There is a lot of pixelation in all of the concepts. If you are going to continue to submit concepts I would suggest once again to go through either my tutorial or Ryan's over at hockeyjerseyconcepts.com

Not really something to improve but just as a note is that if you are doing a series it helps the viewers to see consistent templates used.

Improve on those things and you will be creating concepts with the best of them. Keep on trying Jared!

Lightning in a Bottle

Today's concept will be familiar to anyone who visits icethetics on a regular basis. In my opinion, the Tampa Bay Lightning could be one of the only teams who could rock a jersey that uses gradients. For my concept, I think of the jersey as a storm jersey, slowly turning from clear blue into a dark black.