New Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes:

The Coyotes are set to unveil new uniforms during the NHL Draft on June 26 (unless they move before then).  I'm actually a fan of their current set, so I kept some features of those uniforms around when creating this concept.  I originally planed to use maroon equipment, but ended up deciding black fit the jerseys better.

I also changed up the blog's design a bit.  I felt there was too much unnecessary clutter and I wanted the focus to be on the concepts, so I got rid of the sidebar which now allows me to make the images bigger.  You can now find the blog archive and the links to the Templates and About SG-94 page at the bottom of the blog.

Thanks for visiting!

Pacific Division De-Edge Vintage Jerseys

It's vintage week on SG-94!  Each day this week I'll be bringing back a header (design at top of blog) that I've previously used, and today's is the first header used on this blog.  There were seven different headers I used before I switched to this blog template, so come back each day to see all seven old designs.  The headers are un-altered, besides being extended sideways to fit the current blog template.

Also I'm bringing back the NHL's vintage jersey program for my De-Edge series, but this time it will include all 30 teams, and I've made a few rules for myself.  Fist of all I can't alter anything, the jerseys have to be true throwbacks (not fauxbacks like the recent Winter Classics).  Also both the home and road jerseys must be from the same year.  Speaking of home and road jerseys, I made the home jerseys the light colour and road jerseys dark.  And this isn't really a rule, but I tried to throwback to jerseys teams had success in.

Anaheim Ducks Vintage Set:

These are the jerseys the Ducks wore during their trip to the Stanley Cup final in 2003.

Calgary Flames Vintage Set:

The Flames wore these jerseys when they won the Stanley Cup in 1989.

Edmonton Oilers Vintage Set:

This is the classic Gretzky-era Oilers set.

Los Angeles Kings Vintage Set:

This is the Kings original jersey design, but specifically this set was from 1979-80 (no gold pants but with player names).  The Kings now have five jerseys in my De-Edge series, and none of them are white.

Phoenix Coyotes Vintage Set:

These are the Coyotes original jerseys.

San Jose Sharks Vintage Set:

I also went with the Sharks original jerseys.

Vancouver Canucks Vintage Set:

For the Canucks I went back to the jerseys they wore when they went to the Stanley Cup final in 1994.

Feel free to let me know want you think of my choices for each team.  Have a good day!

Stars Fix and Phoenix De-Edge Third

Dallas Stars, by Scott D:

Scott, who has a blog called The Concept Corner, proposes this as a fix to the Stars new uniforms.  I'll start off by saying that I think the Stars current colour scheme is great, I love how the "victory green" looks on TV, and I liked the switch to silver.  That being said, I think the colour scheme used here works even better.  Green is used much more in the logos this way, and the logos can be the same on both jerseys.  I do think silver works better than gold as the bevel colour, but the light shade of gold Scott used looks better than any attempt to use gold as the bevel colour I've seen before.  The jerseys themselves are perfect, they keep all the good stuff from the Stars current set (unique shoulder yoke and number font), and fix some of the issues (no outline on the numbers, and their green jersey looking similar to the Blackhawks).

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Phoenix Coyotes Third:

I wanted to try something unique for the Coyotes, so I went with this asymmetrical design.  The "desert sand" coloured striping uses a pattern similar to what Phoenix has used in the past (and what I used for the home and road jerseys), but it is slightly different.  I originally was using "brick red" equipment because I really like how it looks with their current third jersey, but switched to black equipment because I felt it worked better in this case.

Full Set:

Here is the full set.

Now I ask that you take a moment today to think of those who have served their county, and the sacrifices they have made, so that we can live our lives with the rights and freedom we enjoy today.

Phoenix Coyotes De-Edge

Phoenix Coyotes:

I brought back the unique striping pattern from the Coyotes original jerseys, but I kept the jerseys two toned like their current jerseys (and now their "sand" colour replaces white).  I used the same logos in the same places as their current jerseys (except now the shoulder patches are on both sides), and the number font is inspired by their original number font.

Have a good day!

NHL Redesign Updates

Here are some updates suggested by the folks at CCSLC.

Dallas Stars:  I changed the inside of the star to white on the green jersey.  Here is the original concept.

Nashville Predators:  I changed the collar on the home and roads to what they have now.  Original concept.



New York Islanders:  I brightened the orange and changed up the striping on the road jersey.  Original concept.



New York Rangers:  I thickened the white space between the stripes on the road jersey.  Original concept.

Phoenix Coyotes:  I switched the shoulder patches.  The logo that was on the third is now on the primary jerseys, and vice-versa.  Original concept.

Tampa Bay Lightning:  I added a blue outline to the numbers on the home and road.  Original concept.

Vancouver Canucks:  I switched the third jersey to the jersey that was on my "We Need More GREEN!!! " post.  Original concept.

So now all the teams are final.  I will post some bonus jerseys in the next day or two.

Some Animals (Coyotes, Penguins, and Sharks)

This post has lots of animals.  Speaking of animals, my dog literally predicted all the series in round 2 correct.  Isn't that amazing?  (He predicted the Kings and Devils to advance to the final).

Phoenix Coyotes:  This is a mix of my favourite elements from their two eras.  The third jersey features the dessert scene from their 1998-2003 third jersey, but now it's sublimated. 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  I'm actually a fan of their vegas gold, so I kept it.  I did borrow elements from the Lemieux era with the coloured arm-tops, but I used different striping.  I also kept their recent tradition of blue third jerseys, with a 1977-80 throwback jersey.

San Jose Sharks:  I changed up the striping on the home and road, and also made orange a bit more prominent.  The third jersey has more traditional striping and is black.

Only two more NHL Redesign posts left.  Afterwards I have a post about the Quebec Nordiques, but I don't know what I'll do after that.