I wondered how long it would last. Sixteen games, apparently.
According to the Associated Press, Barry Melrose is no longer the coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. ESPN says Rick Tocchet will take over as interim head coach.
Sorry, I know this isn't jersey related, but it's my Lightning and I can't not address it.
If you were able to join us earlier tonight for the Live Chat, you were treated to history lesson dealing with the past jerseys of the San Jose Sharks followed by a leaked image of the club's new third jersey — which will be officially unveiled next week.
I won't bore you with the history lesson here. For that, you'll have to catch the replay of Live Chat IX. I recommend it. It's good reading. Anyway, here it is.
It's obviously not the greatest quality image you've ever seen, but it is what the actual jersey will look like. It's black — shockingly. It features the full-body shark logo on the front as seen in the graphic in the upper left corner of this post.
There is a white SJ logo on the shoulders fashioned from the new wordmark introduced last year when the Sharks unveiled their new branding. The uniform features a tie-up collar and teal stripes at the elbows and on the socks, trimmed in white.
There are no stripes around the base of the sweater and the numbering and lettering style appears to be the same as the current home and road uniforms. What it's obvious from this image is whether the letters and numbers will be trimmed in teal or not at all.
If one of our talented readers would like to take a stab at creating a graphic that enhances what we're seeing here, I'd be thrilled to add it as a follow-up to this post.
Either way, we'll only have to wait a week to see the real thing. But it's always nice to get a bit of a preview.
Chris
I know it's difficult to make out any details from the grainy image I posted last night, but some of your fellow readers have taken the time to try to make sense of it.
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One thing even I hadn't noticed before was the subtle hint of piping on the back of the jersey in the grainy image. It's not a sure bet, but it seems pretty likely.
My thanks to the artists who sent these in. If I had to guess, I'd say the actual design is somewhere in the neighborhood of what we see from Ivall and Dan Stover above.
If you have a better interpretation of the terrible image I posted last night, feel free to email it to me and I just might add it to this post.
The Vancouver Canucks unveiled their third jersey tonight. However, it came as no surprise to any regular Icethetics readers. I first leaked a picture of this jersey last month on the old blog. It was all but confirmed a couple of weeks ago when new pictures surfaced.
It's now been proven accurate by the Canucks' official unveiling tonight at the Sports Celebrities Festival in Vancouver. Roberto Luongo, Mattias Ohlund, Willie Mitchell and Ryan Kesler were on hand at the event to model the new sweaters.
Love that Johnny Canuck logo on the shoulders. A hundred years from now, no one will remember the identity crisis of this franchise's early years. My crystal ball tells me that simple icon will come to symbolize everything about this team. In time.
For a better look at the whale-less imagery representing the club on the new sweater, take a look at this.
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As part of the unveiling process, the team posted this very nostalgic and sentimental video online. Rather reminiscent of what the Oilers did when they unveiled their third jersey last month. I'm a sucker for stuff like this.
To the writer, well done!
You can read more about the new third jersey on the Canucks' official web site.
Many more images will be available soon in the Canucks' photo gallery, available through Third Jersey Central.
According to TEAM 1040 AM in Vancouver, the Canucks will be unveiling their new third jersey tonight at 5 PM locally (8 in the east). I have no independent confirmation of this but several readers did email in to say it was mentioned on the radio this afternoon.
So it looks like we'll find out tonight just what the club's new third will look like. Late rumors suggest Icethetics' earlier leak may have been inaccurate but I think that's just wishful thinking. I have multiple sources on that original leak so if we see anything else, I will be more surprised than anybody.
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I'd love to see a green jersey in Reebok's NHL but I don't think we're going to get that lucky — at least not this soon.
I'll have a full report on the Canucks' unveiling tonight during the Live Chat. Make sure you're here for it!
Chris
That didn't take long. We now have official confirmation on the third jersey unveiling from the Vancouver Canucks.
Today's Canucks Report says goalie Roberto Luongo debuted a newly painted mask at practice yesterday that will likely be "a matching set for the Canucks new third jersey, which will be unveiled tonight prior to the Sports Celebrities Festival."
So there it is. Tonight we'll get to see the Canucks' new third jersey and Luongo's new mask, hopefully, with a more prominent "C" on the front. I will have pictures of both tonight here on Icethetics.
Chris
The Canucks have posted pictures of Roberto Luongo wearing his new mask on their web site. Looks nothing like the leaked jersey, but it looks fantastic. And the "C" on the side is very prominent.
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The third jersey unveiling should have taken place by now or will soon. I'll have pictures up shortly. If you were there, feel free to email in an photos you shot at the event!
