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Hello again, and welcome, Hockey Fans, to this Tuesday's post! And a Happy 4th of July to everyone! You've already seen my tribute to American Hockey above, so I'm going to do a quick 5 Best American Sweaters of all time! 

5. 2016 World Cup Of Hockey Sweaters

4. Current Road/Clash sweaters

3. 1972 Olympic Sweaters

2. 1980's Miracle on Ice Sweaters

1. 1960's Olympic "Forgotten Miracle" Sweaters

And Happy Belated Canada Day to my Neighbors to the North! {Since this blog is run by a Canadien... I mean Canadian ;) }

We also have our regular COTW voting, as well as the HJC Open! But those entries were due today at noon. 

HJC Open Quarter Semi-Finals vote (ends Friday @ noon ET)

COTW June 23-29 vote (ends Friday @ noon ET)

 

Today we have some American concepts, a Canadian team concept, a couple of North Korean concepts, and a few concepts from the greatest American hockey state, The State of Hockey, Minnesota! 

On to the concepts! 

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Anthony C.- Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)

Anthony starts us off with a patriotic themed team, the Columbus Blue Jackets!
Good-

•  I really like the traditional striping pattern!
• I also really like the breezers triangle insert! I wish more teams would do that, it always looks fantastic!
• Good logo choice

Bad-

• Once again, no socks... And with two different striping patterns on the jersey itself, I can't really make an assumption about what the socks look like... 
• While I like the shoulder yoke, I don't like how the name and the Captain's patch overlap the yoke. It looks sloppy, and unprofessional. Moving the yoke up more would be better. 
• The numbers also don't fit the traditional look of the striping
• I'd also like to see helmet logos. 

My rating: While overall everything looks good, some of the elements look cluttered... 7.5/10

Anthony C.- Sarnia Sting (OHL; CHL)

Next up we have our only Canadian-based team, the Sarnia Sting!
Good-

•  I like the sash design, it works really well with the logo. 
• I also like the gloves!

Bad-

• The arm striping does techincally match the sash, but it feels out of place, and should bee a little closer. 
• A wordmark as a shoulder patch is generally a bad idea... No exception here
• SOCKS?!?!?!?!?
• You're also missing helmet logos again...
• The back and the TV numbers are a little big.  

My rating: A decent design, and better than the (I think) current St. Louis Blues edge jersey, but a few odd choices hold this back... 7/10

Jets96- Minnesota Wild (NHL)

Jets brings us our first State of Hockey design as a redo of an original concept!
Good-

• I like that there are actually numbers on the jersey now! 
• I also like the idea behind this! It's very neat, and it's always a good idea to go back over old concepts! 

Bad-

• I don't understand the black. I mean maybe you don't either, as it could just be a little Jets thinking that BFBS is cool. 
• You also used the far inferior logo as the main logo...
• I also don't like how you filled in the template area in the arm pit area. It would have looked better without filling those in... 
• There should also be some red in the numbers on the back
• You also have the pants logo flipped backwards...  

My rating: This is a great idea, redoing old concepts, but you didn't really change anything from the original design, which wasn't the best to begin with... 7/10

Jordan R.- Nampo Tigers (NKHL-Fictional) 

Jordan shows off some of his work for the North Korean Hockey League. Up first is the Nampo Tigers
Good-

• Fantastic striping pattern!
• I also love the logos! 
• Fantastic presentation! 

Bad-

• As much as these sweaters are fantastic, these are exactly what the Oilers wore during the playoffs, except for black instead of Royal blue.

My rating: Being a little more original, would have bumped this up. 8/10

Jordan R.- Pyongsong Atoms (NKHL-Fictional)

Up next is Jordan's other Korea concept! This one is for the Pyongsong Atoms!
Good-

•  I really love the color scheme! It's very original! 
• Fantastic presentation!
• The logos are also very clever, and work nicely!

Bad-

• I would have added some green to both numbers, along with some red to the black jersey's numbers...

My rating: It's a very nice sweater that would look great in real life!  9/10 and my COTW NOMINEE!!!!!
 
Ryan C.- Minnesota Wild (NHL)

Ryan brings us our second State of Hockey concept, with a concept that helps match the home and road better!

Good-

• I like the full chest stripe that wraps all the way around
• I also like the shoulder logos!
• The red numbers also work really well on the chest stripe!

Bad-

• You have the Wild's logo rotated wrong. Sportslogos.net has the logo facing straight up like your logo, where it actually is rotated down a little... Like seen in the alt logo that is on Sportslogos.net  
• I don't like that you got rid of the beige/ off-white color... It's too Christmas-y...
• I also don't like the double outlines on the numbers... It really clutters it up. 
• The TV numbers also don't look the best in red. The really blend in on the green jersey. 
• The arm striping on the white jersey doesn't really work, as the red blends into the green. 
• The pants stripe should also match the green jerseys stripes a little more... 

My rating: These are close to the ones they just unveiled, but most of your changes are a downgrade... 7/10

 

Adam L.- Minnesota Wild (NHL) 

 

Adam closes out the day with another State of Hockey concept!
Good-

• I really like the tail stripe that matches the arms! 
• Good job on using the correct logo rotation! 
• Matching the shoulder patches also was a good idea! 
• Keeping the road intact was also a good idea! 

Bad-

• The names and captain's patches are really pixelated... 
• The back numbers are off centered just slightly. The fight strap is a good way to center the numbers... 
• The tail stripes are just slightly curved odd on the right side... 
• You're also missing helmet logos... 

My rating: Overall, this is a great concept, and as much as I like the Wild's new home jerseys, they should have gone with something like this! 8.5/10

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