June 07, 2014

Stars and Avalanche Guest Concepts, and a Canucks Concept

Dallas Stars, by Jets96:
Hello folks, today we have a couple of concepts by Jets96.  These are his first concepts on this blog, although I have reviewed his work before back when I was writing for HJC.  For this concept he combines the Stars current logos with jerseys inspired by the Stars 1993-99 jerseys (home and road), and the North Stars 1988-91 green jersey (third).  I have a lot of nostalgia for the Stars 1993-99 jerseys because my minor hockey association wore copies of those jerseys, so I really like the home and road jerseys of this concept.  The third jersey looks really good too.  There are a couple of issues I noticed though, first of all I think the shoulder logos on the home and road are too close to the collar, and also the names and numbers on the back appeared to be off center.
Grade:  B

Colorado Avalanche, by Jets96:
Jets96 also sent in this Avalanche concept that brings back the mountain striping from the team's original jerseys.  I love seeing the mountain stripes make a comeback, but I'd like to see it on the sleeves too.  I also think those sleeves should use the lighter shade of blue as well to better match the hem stripes.  The third jersey looks like a much better version of their current third jersey, I think the new striping pattern looks great.  Blue is made much more prominent on this concept, by adding navy blue into the colour scheme as the primary colour.  I do like the idea of adding navy blue, but I also think the colours need to contrast better because in certain areas the colours seem to blend together.  I think it would help if the lighter blue was made lighter.  Lastly, the shouler logo issue from the previous concept applies here too.
Grade:  C+

Vancouver Canucks Third:
I'm a Canucks fan and also a fan of the colour green, and often those two things will collide when I make third jersey concepts for the Canucks (like this, or this, or this, or this, or this, or even this).  This time I started off with sleeve stripes that are inspired by the Canucks first jerseys, and then added a yoke and a simple hem stripe.  I then used the full-body Johnny Canuck logo as the main crest, but added a white outline to make it stand out more.

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