Thursday: A Trip Abroad

Hello and welcome to another Thursday post here on HockeyJerseyConcepts.com

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 COTW Oct 13-19 vote (ends Friday @ noon ET) 

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On to the Concepts (all of which are from outside the USA)!

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Brooks F.- Team Africa

The Good: 

• Color balance is really solid across both jerseys
• I've always been a fan of jerseys that use the exact same striping pattern to create 2 different looks
• Props for creating your own logos, really like the Continents Cup one...

The Bad:

• ...But the Africa one doesn't do anything for me. Could just as easily be an Anaheim logo
• Extended yoke on the away doesn't do it for me either
• Not a fan of the red helmet and I wish the pants would have a white stripe to match

The Ugly (Execution Issues):

• Under-armor logo looks large on the back 

Overall Rating: 7.0/10

Well executed and a look I'm sure many will like, but I just can't say I'm on board.

Lucas D.- Team Canada

The Good: 

• Logo inspired striping is a nice touch and the full yoke would be a worthwhile departure from recent history
• Keeping Canada away from black is always appreciated...

The Bad:

• ...though I'm not sure gold is the right replacement
• Dark jersey begs for more white, especially around that logo

Overall Rating: 6.0/10

A Meh Dark Look for the Great White North.

Vaughn R.- Lloydminster Bobcats

The Good: 

• Alternate gives the Bobcats a unique striping pattern against a full-length yoke and is a perfect use of an orange-white-black pallet 

The Bad:

• Although the main set creates a new look with the word mark in the chest stripe, but it leaves the rest of the uniform extremely bare
• Not sure if the #OB being vertically off-centered on the stripe is a design choice or an execution error, but either way it doesn't work
• #OB needs also needs a thicker outline to stand out from that chest stripe
• Pant stripes should really match those on the dark jersey, no reason for the inconsistency shown

The Ugly (Execution Issues):

• As I said last week, the UA logo is quite large on the front and back of each jersey
• On the other hand, the primary on the alt is quite small

Overall Rating: 5.0/10

A concept that takes a traditional look and tries (in my mind, unsuccessfully) to make it modern.

Vaughn R.- Oktoks Oilers

The Good: 

• Each of the three looks highlights the unique color pallet of the Oilers

The Bad:

• The arm stripes are really low on the main set (most of it would be hidden by the gloves)
• Speaking of the main set, there is no reason to have inconsistent striping widths
• Black yoke on the light jersey really works against the color balance
• Dark jersey could use some light (both of the other jerseys employ the full color set, so why not here as well?)

The Ugly (Execution Issues):

• Same execution errors of the previous concept, including the small alternate logo

Overall Rating: 5.0/10

What we see here is something we see often when a full series is submitted. Take your time and make sure each design is completely thought out and double checked before sending it in. We both know you're a better designer than what was shown today. How about we show that to that world instead?

All in all, nothing stuck out to me today. Did I miss something? Did one of these concepts blow you away. Let us know in the comments and feel free to drop a COTW Nomination of you own to make up for me forgoing mine.