About every other day, it seems, another NHL team takes the wraps off its new RBK Edge look for the upcoming season. A couple days ago, the Vancouver Canucks showed off their new duds. Perhaps, they should waited a little longer.First off, what's with the city name across the front of the jersey? What did the Canucks do? Forget where they came from? In that vein, why not use the letter "V" for the striping on each sleeve, a nod to the Canucks' butt-ugly clown uniforms worn from the late 1970s to mid 80s?
I do like the colors, though. That blue-and-green scheme evokes a more Pacific Northwest, or as the team likes to say British Columbia, feel than the most recent dark blue, maroon and silver. Still, though, I find it a little silly to have the "Vancouver" on the chest.Though the biggest change to the logo is color (harkening to the days when Vancouver settled on Dale Tallon after missing out on Gilbert Perreault), the team's secondary logos, and especially a new-look Johnny Canuck, continue the theme.
Looking ahead, the Calgary Flames will unveil their new look on Sept. 4. How big is this in the Canadian heartland? Pretty big, I imagine. You'll need tickets to get in. Thankfully, they're free. All they're offering now is a glimpse at the tie-down collar.
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I really would have liked Johnny Canuck to have made an appearance.
If the 'Nucks were going for the "baseball look" by putting the name of the city on the front - it didn't work. I would have prefered "Canucks" on the home jersey and "Vancouver on the away (and with a bit better font style).
Overall, I have been less than impressed with most of the new jerseys this year. I'm a little worried about what Calgary will be pulling off next week.
Have a good one.
Brett
Excellent observations. So far, I like Ottawa's look the best. I'm curious how San Jose will follow up with the new logo.
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I would imagine that the team doesn't say it is in the "pacific northwest" because they are in the pacific southwest. They are as southwest in Canada as the Baja Peninsula in the US. (just in case you forgot that we are our own country).
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