Predators Unveil 15th Anniversary Logo
Tuesday · Jun 25 · 2013 | 12:25 AM PDT
Nashville celebrates decade-and-a-half with special mark
All right. First, who else is reeling from the revelation that the Nashville Predators have been around for 15 years? Now I think I understand all the folks who couldn't believe last year was the Lightning's 20th. How old am I?
With that out of the way, there's not much to this story. The Preds unveiled the logo on Monday along with plans for marking the anniversary starting in the fall. That link is useful if you want to know more.
Before you ask, I don't anticipate any special jerseys for next season. Certainly no third at least. And 15 years doesn't really feel long enough to break out the "classic sweaters." (That's not to say I wouldn't enjoy seeing Nashville in those old mustard thirds again.)
In their release, the Predators did tease a special 15th anniversary website with stories from the origins of the club. If nothing else, maybe we'll get to relive the stories about how the name and logo came about. And if we're really lucky, maybe they'll share some of the original concept logos they looked at before landing on the final version.
In other anniversary-related news, let's remember the Anaheim Ducks should be marking 20 years this season, having been founded in 1993. (The Stars also moved to Dallas in 1993 yet did their 20th anniversary thing this past season.)
And in case you missed it amid all the Dallas/Carolina excitement, the Florida Panthers unveiled their 20th anniversary logo last month. I don't believe there are any other anniversaries that end in 0 or 5 this year. At least not in the NHL.
Reader Comments (9)
ZZZZZZZZZ..... I had higher hopes after they managed to clean up and vastly improve their logo last season.
Pretty crappy looking logo. Very bland. And what's with the V? I get the saber-tooth, but the font is weird. Fail.
There was a post on Reddit saying that the Ducks are in the process of making a 20th anniversary logo but it probably wont be ready until July.
www.reddit.com/r/AnaheimDucks/comments/1f82o4/florida_came_out_with_their_20th_anniversary_logo/
This logo seems rushed and looks exceptionally poor. I wouldn't even expect this kind of nonsense from a minor league club.
If this is a shoulder patch...I think it will look good...
Seriously, the logo is really good, and I don't understand all the complaints it's getting. Sure it's relatively simple, but it works very well. People seem to be nitpicking just for the sake of it.
I agree. Perfect anniversary logo. I might've tried flipping the blue and the gold... just so the white XV reads better, but it probably looks great on cloth as is. Not every new incidental patch or logo needs to be (OR should be) groundbreaking, and the V is clever enough.
Yeah, it's just a 15th anniversary logo. All the bashing of it is a bit ridiculous in my opinion. I personally think it has a classic look to it. It's simple and gets the message across. Even more importantly, It'll be gone by this time next year.
Very clean and nice logo.... but I would have put the "predators" and "nashville" much bigger and centered in the circle.
AND I do like the XV with the tooth