Tuesday
Jul292008
IHA Poll: New York Americans
60 Comments
NEW YORK AMERICANS
FINALISTS
The original post follows.
Cast your vote and leave a comment about your decision. If you chose a non-finalist, tell us which one. Then tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!
Starts Tue Jul 29
Ends Fri Aug 1
As promised, below are a handful of the logos that were submitted but not selected as a finalist. If you think one of these should be the New York Americans logo, select "non-finalist" in the poll and tell us your pick in the comments.
Reader Comments (60)
I am really impressed with the first eagle in the non-finalists and also really like the fourth non-finalist eagle. Either one would be better than the finalists, I think.
If I had to pick a finalist, though, it would be the flying A design. That's not bad.
just like Atlanta, i think all of the finalists are awful
i'd have to go with that first eagle
Non-finalist, first eagle top left by far.
I went with the first one. To me, that logo would look better on a hockey jersey than any of the others, non-finalists included.
That first non-finalist eagle would look really cool on a football helmet, though. It already looks sorta like a cross betweent he Eagles and Patriots.
i like the first eagle non-finalist better than any others
Non-finalist: Eagle on top left. I felt it was the most creative out of the whole bunch.
Option two reminds me too much of 'American Gladiators' for some reason. I have to go with the top-left Eagle from the non-finalists.
I went with the eagle in the non-finalist group.
Non-Finalist, top left.
I also chose the first eagle on the top left, it sort of makes an "n" shape which i think is cool.
Non-finalist -- the first eagle.
scott you nailed it on the head! i thought the same about the american gladiators...
Same as most posters (strangely not the voters though) I thought that the first non-finalist is best.
I voted for Finalist #3 on the assumption that I'd eventually be seeing a 2ndary logo for the Americans incorporating "NY" or "New York" somehow. It just doesn't seem right to have a team from New York without NY or the words New York somewhere on the jeresey.
First Eagle, top-left
First eagle in teh non-finalists. That is a sick logo!
the first eagle in the non finalists looks crazzyyy!! i picked that.
REally all the people liking that first eagle in the non finalists? REALLY?
All it is is a combination of the Patriots and the Eagles. It'd look TERRIBLE as a center crest on a hockey jersey. And the blue underside of it makes it look like it's an eagle with a giant neckbeard. It's not the NY Kyle Orton Eagles.
Terrible. I voted #1 as it's a great crest, simple, and a bit old school. I could see #3 as a secondary logo.
The first Non-Finalist is the best out of all the logos. that's what i voted for.
First Eagle, top-left
wow,what can I say..I think they are all bad.
the first non finalist with the eagle head was the least worst.
Voted finalist #1. It's a great crest-logo that would look nice on a old school influenced jersey. Non-finalist top left would be a kick-ass secondary as would finalist #3 (but it wouldn't fit well at all on an alternate). Great art work hear on this team.
The first eagle non finalist may be a good logo but it's too narrow to be on the front of a jersey. ie. The ducks. Maybe it'd be a good secondary.
how is that eagle , the 1st of the non-finalists,
not a finalist?? i think it would get more votes if it werent in the non finalist catagory
The first eagle.
You can't call the first eagle too narrow considering finalist #3 is winning... its terrible and narrow. How is an A with some red and white lines coming out of it beating all of the others?
non finalist. top left eagle, looks very nfl, but why should they have all the fun.
Voted for the top left eagle.
Hey, American Gladiators is AWESOME!! There's only so many ways that "American" can be represented without red/white/blue and an eagle.
But the reason why I didn't go with the first non-finalist is it makes me think of Washington Capitals. That's not a bad thing; it's an awesome design, and an eagle should represent America, New York/Washington DC, et cetera. But it's not something that somebody just created on their own.
Granted, the first two chosen logos both incorporate the NY Rangers "shield" so I don't see the originality there, either. But seriously, there are only so many ways to depict "Americans" and "New York".
Chris, I don't think you should divide them into finalist and non-finalist categories. It seems like the the non-finalist eagle is getting screwed according to these comments. I like option #3 the most though.
Top left eagle all the way.
I agree that it would likely get more votes if it were in the top 3.
non-finalist= Star, first row.middle
The eagle reminded me of Philly NFL.
I did the Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, way of chosing.
None of the logo's "felt" like hockey to me,
the eagle reminded me of Philly NFL.
the colors make me think of DC
First non-finalist for me.
The first non finalist eagle is a total ripoff of the NFL teams. It has the exact same colours and a similar shape to the Patriots and it has the Philadelphia Eagle's head. That's probably why Chris didn't put it in the top 3.
The first eagle
The first non-finalist logo is actually very different from the Philadelphia Eagles logo. As an Eagles fan, I know the logo very, very well...this and that are both Eagles, that's where the similarity ends. While the shape might be vaguely similar to the New England Patriots logo, it's plenty different, IMO.
I think whoever did this design did a really great job and I'd love to see his/her other work.
Non finalits 1 for me
Wow for all the people saying the first Eagle, (Myself included) there sure are no votes for it...
while i had the flying a pegged as my choice, i couldnt resist choosing the first eage in the other options.
Non finalist, top left, 1st eagle
Like just about everyone else posting, I am totally digging the top left non-finalist.
IMO the first one would look a lot better if the stripes went red-white-red-white-red instead of just red-white-red-white. As it is, it looks imbalanced because red is a much stronger color than white.
Finalist #3 is nice but is anybody who is voting for it even considering how it would look on a jersey? The tail end goes upward in such a way that it would end where the "C" or "A" would be. And if you were to move the logo placement down, then it would look awkward having the A part so low. The only way to fix this problem would be to rotate the logo about 20-25 degrees clockwise. Because of this, in its current state, I can only see it being a secondary logo at best, maybe a tertiary.
That old US Fighter plane star should have been a Washington logo, and I'd have voted for it.
Non finalist #1
top left "nonfinalist," without a doubt.
I'd absolutely love option 2 on a football kit, but a hockey jersey.... I've got to go with that first non-finalist myself.
How is the eagle resembling the Philly logo?????
I think some people need a reminder of what the Eagles logo actually looks like: http://www.sportslogos.net/team.php?id=167
I voted for the first eagle logo in the non-finalist option.
Remember people, you're not just voting for a "cool logo". You have to imagine what you are voting for as the front crest on a hockey jersey.
that first non-finalist eagle is just too damn narrow to look good on a hockey jersey.
And for all the noise in the comments about it, "non-finalist" is getting its ass kicked in the voting. The loudest group isn't always the biggest.
Once again, I dont understand how the first eagle is too narrow and the third finalist isnt... Its just a freaking "A" with some lines coming off of it and its brutal.
Maybe if it were a NY with some lines coming off of it, it would make sense (NY representing the city and the lines symbolizing america) but this logo has NOTHING to do with anything. It reminds me more of a sesame street sponsor than a hockey team.