Another outstanding concept by Roccot - this time a beautiful Maple Leafs design. Since the Leafs are my second favorite team, I love seeing their concepts. (However, with the Flyers being my favorite team, I NEVER want to see a concept for them. Nobody gets it right.)
With a website dedicated to changing the Leafs logo, maybe Roccot should submit his work here as well. Seriously, I don't think Cups are won and lost because of a particular design on one's chest. The Leafs are on the right track with Brian Burke.
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s someone who has bled blue and white my entire life, I have to say I would probably vomit uncontrollably whilst binge drinking whiskey and crying for months if the Leafs ever announced anything like that as their jersey.
Biggest, simplest mistake? The Leafs are Blue and White, no light blue, no dark blue, no black or silver.... BLUE and WHITE! Not to mention the incredibly non-traditional striping and design.
Now, for maybe the Marlies, or if the Argonauts ever decided to play hockey, this would be an awesome jersey.
Posted by: Josh | July 24, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Josh, there's not enough room in my orange filled veins to fit blue and white in there, so I don't have the passion you do for the Leafs. I see a nice design - nothing vomit-inducing though. haha.
However, I kinda understand where you're coming from. Whenever I see a Flyers concept, I wanna punch the screen.
Posted by: johnny griswold | July 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Oh ya it's a fine design, just not for the Leafs. I don't think its really possible to pass off any new design for an Original 6, or even most of the 1968 expansion teams.
Posted by: Josh | July 24, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I agree that there is a high bar for Original 6 and Second 6 designs.
Posted by: johnny griswold | July 24, 2009 at 12:45 PM
I feel like certain classic teams left themselves open for fan redesigns once they introduced their primary Rbk jerseys. Toronto's jerseys are boring and the Flyers jerseys are ugly (I would also include Buffalo, Edmonton, Vancouver, and the Islanders in that group). All of them are on the right track with their current thirds, but as a jersey designer (and yes, avid Flyers fan), I think Rbk has ended the untouchable reign of many classic jerseys (leaving in my opinion only the Devils and the remaining original six teams).
So to all you artists, open season on the Maple Leafs and Flyers I say. At least until the winter classic when the Flyers start using their white retros (hopefully).
PS: Johnny, remind me never to send you any of my Flyers designs. Some even include...new logos! ::GASP::
Posted by: Dave | July 24, 2009 at 01:08 PM
Haha. Dave, I should clarify. I don't have a problem so much with jersey redesigns. It's the Flyers' logo that should be untouchable.
I detest the current Reebok jersey the Flyers wear. I hope they go home/away retro full time in the near future.
I'd love to see your Flyers jersey concepts. (Just put a big "X" through your redesigned logo. ha!)
Posted by: johnny griswold | July 24, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Is it me or is that logo a little too Toronto FC only in blue instead of red?
Posted by: Adam | July 24, 2009 at 01:28 PM
I'll agree with Johnny about the (former) home blacks, but I think the road whites are just fine. I dare Johnny to complain about out new orange sweaters. Seriously, just try.
Posted by: Link | July 24, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Link, as I said in my last comment, I hope the Flyers go with the the retro jersey as home and away full time very soon.
I know there's some length of time you have to wait to introduce a new jersey. I assume they will use a retro white for the Winter Classic and then go full time with that the year after.
I OWN a new orange sweater, my friend!
Posted by: johnny griswold | July 24, 2009 at 01:35 PM
I don't mind the Flyers' current black jersey. What irks me the most is the white jersey which has white on the body and then the white in the elbow pit. Never looked right to me. I'm also not a fan of how the orange goes straight from the armpit to the neck.
But back to the Maple Leafs design, I think it has some promise. I'm not a huge fan of the royal blue. I think this set might work if instead he used only the two shades of navy as seen on the leaf of the white jersey (middle logo of the top three). I also think the T is a nice allusion to the old Toronto arenas uniforms, but I would get rid of the "Leafs" and "Toronto" texts on the logos. Not a huge fan of the silver, I would just use the two shades of white present on the leaf of the third jersey.
As for the third, go classic. Either come up with a more leafy leaf, like what is on their current thirds, or maybe even just go for just the T to make it really look like an Arenas jersey.
Posted by: Dave | July 24, 2009 at 01:39 PM
I think the leafs should use the jersey of the third they have now (with the blue equivalent for home) with the current logo. Would be a perfect amalgamation of past and present (and future!)
Posted by: Josh | July 24, 2009 at 03:28 PM
Well, that's certainly the first time a word like "amalgamation" has been used 'round these parts!
Posted by: johnny griswold | July 24, 2009 at 03:29 PM
The only one of these that is any good is the dark blue and even then only if you removed the "T" and "Leafs" from the logo and just left the simple blue leaf. As for the white and third jersey...those are just awful.
Posted by: Steve | July 24, 2009 at 06:13 PM
i like the T
Posted by: sledgehammerr | July 25, 2009 at 12:38 AM
I didnt bother to read all the other comments but this is an awesome jersey set, but not for an "unchanged" original 6 team. If they were an expansion like 10 years ago this would be a great change
Posted by: Ziplock189 | July 25, 2009 at 11:46 AM
You must be from Montreal!
Posted by: John P | July 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM
icky.
Posted by: guy@hockeybias.com | July 29, 2009 at 01:15 PM
I like the third design but i'm a flyer's fan too so i can't like the leafs.
Posted by: Andrew | August 20, 2009 at 12:52 PM