Entries in carolina hurricanes (17)

Sunday
Jun022013

Hurricanes Reveal Final Teaser

Photos from Carolina Hurricanes (via Instagram)

Last two photos reveal two different collar styles

This morning the Carolina Hurricanes released the final two images in the lead-up to Tuesday's uniform unveiling. The biggest thing thing we learned is they will have two different collar styles. The white road jersey will have the standard V-neck while the home sweater will use the traditional laces.

After 11 separate images, we still don't have a clear picture of what the jerseys will look like. But I'm pretty sure that's what the Hurricanes were going for. Tease us just a little bit without giving it all away. It was a fun and satsifying little run and I hope more teams employ this strategy for future unveilings.

They've definitely whet our appetites for Tuesday morning. Speaking of which, the team's web producer, Michael Smith, promised me a little in-flight entertainment on my way to Dallas. The Hurricanes will apparently be streaming the event on their website.

I'll do my best to share a link when the time comes, but that'll depend a lot upon my ability to get Internet access at 30,000 feet. So just keep an eye on their home page. I'm sure they'll have a link front and center.

By the way, a few concept artists have worked up designs based on what's been revealed so far. Check them out in today's post.

Finally, as I've mentioned numerous times (and not just in this post), I will be in Dallas on Tuesday evening for the unveiling of the Stars' new branding. I'll have a post up tomorrow with details about how you can follow along with my trip as well as the big event.

Friday
May312013

Building the Canes' New Look

Photos from Carolina Hurricanes (via Instagram)

Hurricanes add more teasers to Instagram

On the last day of May, the Carolina Hurricanes are continuing the daily sneak peeks at their new sweaters, being referred to as the "New Storm."

In the last two images, we got a few more insights into the new design. Thursday's photo showed what looks to be the left sleeve of the home jersey. But many have questioned whether the number is white or gray/silver. The dramatic lighting is not our friend here. What's your call?

In today's release, we get the left shoulder of the road sweater. I'm basing that on what looks to be a swatch of white in the lower left corner of the photo. That would make the visible red area part of the shoulder yoke. From this angle, it looks like the secondary logo may be gone — or we may just be looking up too high on the shoulder to see it.

The black collar then seems to be confirmed for both sweaters. Now all that's left to figure out is the striping. Two more photos are scheduled to be posted this weekend — so by then we'll have all the team wants to give us ahead of the actual unveiling on June 4. That happens at noon ET.

Wednesday
May292013

Piecing Together the 'NewStorm'

The Carolina Hurricanes have been giving us a sneak peek at their new home and road uniforms by way of a series of teaser photos on Instagram. Every few days I'm taking the time to get us caught up on what's been revealed so far — in case you don't follow them on Instagram or me on Twitter.

Photos from Carolina Hurricanes (via Instagram)

Between Thursday and Sunday, we got the four images above. They show us a new striping pattern (perhaps on the sleeve), a new collar and a new name and number font, which I believe to be the following.

It just so happens to match the font used for the hashtag (#NewStorm) seen in each of their Instagram posts. It's much simpler and cleaner. And isn't that the trend these days?

Photos from Carolina Hurricanes (via Instagram)

Since Monday we've gotten these previews. The shot of the glove and pants show us a lot of red. A lot. Almost a Red Wings amount of red. The white jersey photo appears to give us a possible glimpse of the sleeve striping. And today's seems to show the waist striping of the new home sweater. A new double stripe?

From what we've seen so far, it's definitely looking like a more traditional hockey sweater — at least compared to what the Canes have been wearing since they moved from Hartford in 1997.

Sunday
May262013

The Slow Reveal in Carolina

Photos from Carolina Hurricanes (via Instagram)

Hurricanes posting teasers online daily through June 2

The Carolina Hurricanes have been posting teaser images of their forthcoming new jerseys online — every morning at 10am on Instagram. It's kind of fun to try to piece together the overall look as we get closer to the unveiling on June 4.

The images above were released on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. But we actually got our first peek on Thursday with the nameplate.

So what do you think of what they've shown us so far?

Thursday
May232013

Hurricanes Ready for "New Storm"

Carolina will unveil overhauled uniforms on June 4

The Carolina Hurricanes just officially joined this summer's new uniform fray — as reported in our NHL JerseyWatch series. The club confirmed today it will have completely new home and road uniforms next season and announced plans to slowly reveal teasers every morning over the next 10 days beginning tomorrow.

They did release this image this morning.

Hurricanes reveal first sneak peek at new uniforms (via Instagram)

Already I like it. If that's the new font and the collar is solid black, these are steps in the right direction.

Preview photos to be revealed every morning

Ten days. That gets us from now until Sat., June 1. Then the Hurricanes will unveil the whole kit at an event on Tues., June 4 at noon. Wait, that date sounds familiar, doesn't it? I seem to think there's something else going on in Dallas.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the Hurricanes are just trying to stress me out now. The Dallas Stars have already scheduled their logo/uniform unveiling for the evening of June 4 and I'll be on an airplane headed that way just as the Canes do their big reveal. If ever there was a reason to pull my hair out.

So while I'll be able to share one unveiling with you guys live, for the other, I'll have to be very late to the party. According to Carolina's Twitter feed, this scheduling is a "coincidence."

"New Storm" unveiling requires special invitation

In their press release, the Hurricanes said an invitation is required to attend the June 4 event at PNC Arena but that you can enter for a chance to win an invite.

They're referring to the redesigned uniforms as "New Storm" which is on the same level as "BlackArmor." Here's what they're saying about it right now:

This marks the first significant uniform alteration — from the home and road sweaters to the pants to the socks — in the team's 15-year North Carolina history. The team's primary logo and colors will remain intact. Beginning Friday, May 24, teaser swatches of the new uniforms will be posted each day. Follow the team on Instagram for a first look at each day's teaser image.

If you're not on Instagram, bookmark this page for the next 10 days to keep an eye on the updates. Of course I'll have them here on Icethetics as well.

New look questions answered via Twitter

Following this morning's announcement, the team took some time to answer fan questions on Twitter. I'll do a quick rundown of all the details of this unveiling, including those Twitter answers.

  • New uniforms will be unveiled on Tues., June 4 at 12pm ET. 
  • The logos will NOT change.
  • It's not just the sweaters. The whole uniform is changing — including socks and pants.
  • Teaser images will be posted to Instagram every morning at 10am leading up to the unveiling.
  • The jerseys will be available to purchase in September.
  • Sharing the June 4 date with Dallas is a "coincidence" and not the result of the NHL or Reebok meddling. 
  • Apparently, the new look is "a whole lot of awesome." 

Time for you to chime in. Are you excited about the Hurricanes' plans to overhaul their entire uniform?