Sweden and Montreal Guest Concepts

Team Sweden (Olympic Version), by Alan:

As I promised on Saturday, here are Alan's concepts for team Sweden.  We'll start with the Olympic version, which has that classic Sweden look but is modernized a bit by adding more white.  It also has custom fonts for the names and numbers, as well as a curved hem stripe in the back which add to that slightly modern look.  The most unique part of this concept is the logo, which puts Sweden's famous triple crown logo inside of what looks like a combination of a shield and the top of a crown.  The logo also has the Swedish flag inside the triangle part of the main shield/crown thing.  I love the idea of the logo, I just think this version is a bit to busy.  The sleeve patch is a nice secondary logo and I like its placement on the sleeve stripes, and I also really like the Swedish flag replacing Nike's fake laces.
Grade:  B

Team Sweden (World Champions Version), by Alan:

Alan also sent in this World Champions version which is more or less a simpler take on the Olympic version.  The striping has been simplified by removing white, the numbers are a simpler block font, and the logo uses a simpler version of the crown and is also simplified by removing the flag from the logo.  It's really just a matter of personal preference, but I prefer this simpler version over the previous concept.  I also prefer the blue helmet in this concept over the yellow helmet in the previous concept.
Grade:  A

Montreal Canadiens, by Jared:

We also have a second hand drawn concept by Jared.  He suggests that Montreal brings back their 1919-21 jersey for the 2017-18 season (the NHL's 100th anniversary), and create a matching white version.  I like the idea of using vintage jerseys for the NHL's 100th anniversary, especially if it's just for a handful of games.  While I like the idea, the execution does needs some work.  One of the major issues is that whatever is being used to colour these jerseys doesn't have a sharp enough tip on it.  Take a look at these hand drawn concepts on Icethetics, you can see that the colouring device has a much finer tip which allows smaller details to be drawn much clearer.  I'd recommend using something like pencil crayons with a sharpened tip.  Another execution issue is that the colouring job looks rushed, in a lot of places the colour goes over the lines and other areas aren't fully coloured in which leaves white gaps.  Taking your time while colouring in the jerseys will make the concepts look much better.  My final suggestion is to use a neutral colour (like grey or black) for the outline of the jerseys.
Grade for the idea:  B
Grade for the execution:  F*
*Don't be discouraged by the execution grade.  Everyone has problems with execution when they start making concepts, and if you put in some effort you're execution will get much better.

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Finland Guest Concepts

Team Finland (Olympic Version), by Alan:

We've seen international concepts by Alan for Canada and USA already, and today we get to see a couple of concepts by him for Finland (he also sent in concepts for Sweden which will be posted soon).  This concept is meant for the Olympics, and like Finland's actual white jersey in the Olympics it uses Finland flag as inspiration, but in a different way.  If you read my Olympic jersey review post you know that I loved Finland's flag jersey, and I also love this concept.  The layout of the striping is very unique, like how the vertical stripes on the shoulder continue down to become stripes on the side panels, and how the horizontal stripes on the arm continue behind the player names.  I also like the flag on the pants and the flag replacing the fake laces on the collar.  The logo is good, but I wouldn't call it great, something about flag in the triangle at the bottom looks off.
Grade:  A

Team Finland (World Champions Version), by Alan:

Alan's second Finland concept is meant for the World Champions, and navy blue is more prominent in this concept.  These jerseys are very aesthetically pleasing, I think this double blue colour scheme looks great.  The striping pattern is good looking too, but it's not as unique as the previous concept, it kind of reminds me of the Blue Jacket's current jerseys.
Grade:  B

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Penguins Guest Concept and a Wild Concept

Pittsburgh Penguins, by Jared:

This is Jared's first concept on SG-94 and it's also the first hand drawn concept on this blog.  This concept is meant for the 2017-18 season.  The jersey features a gold shoulder yoke with the players name in the shoulder yoke like the Hurricanes current road jersey, as well as black and gold stripes along the hem and cuffs.  It also uses the Penguins' 1992-2002 primary logo as the main logo.  The execution might not be as good as we're used to seeing, but that will improve with more practice.  My advice to Jared is to just take your time and be patient while making concepts, if you rush too much the execution will suffer.
Grade:  B (I'm just grading the idea for this concept, not the execution).

Minnesota Wild:

Believe it or not this concept is actually inspired by the Boston Bruins 1948-51 white jersey.  I was watching a video clip of those jerseys in action and at first I didn't notice the yellow, so the jerseys appeared to be monochrome.  I soon noticed the yellow, but it gave me an idea for a concept based on what the striping pattern would look like if it was monochrome.  I didn't know what team I should make the concept for, but I eventually decided on the Wild (even though I like their current jerseys).

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Steel Drop Oilers

Edmonton Oilers Third:

This is my entry into HJC's Steel Drop Logo Competition.  I had an idea to try a grey jersey with a blue angled stripe beneath the logo, and this is the result.

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