Saturday
Jun022012
0105: Black for the Winter Classic
I'm not saying the Philadelphia Flyers should take part in their third Winter Classic in the near future, but if the time comes, this would be an excellent uniform option! Mason Hesse put together this design that, while completely new, feels very much like a throwback. What do you think? Is this one case where black might actually work?
Designed by 
Mason Hesse
Mason Hesse 
Reader Comments (6)
It's actually a sharp look. I really like that. I think however that from this point forward, we should refuse to entertain any further ideas of "repeat" winter classic teams for a while. It can only serve to fuel an already creativity-less NHL Seasonal Events Committee. Maybe the NHL's "new and bright ideas" department is lacking some staff these days. I want to talk about a winter classic that does not include Boston, Pittsburgh, Philly, New York, Montreal, Detroit, or Chicago....
Love it!
It's pretty good, but I have one quibble. This might be nothing more than my OCD bubbling to the surface, but the positioning of the logo relative to the chest stripe seems odd. Every other team that had employed a chest stripe has the logo centred on the stripe. In this case, the bottom edge of the stripe cuts through the middle of the logo, and for me at least, it distracts the eye. Either the logo needs to be raised or the stripe needs to be lowered (or both)
I like the fact that it has a straight bottom hem (not a fan of RBK's diaper hem) but honestly it looks a little to much like the Blackhawks WC uniform. Does it have to be black for black's sake? YES I know once upon a time the Flyers had a black jersey (ya know, back in the 90's when it became fashionable to do it, everyone else was doing it), I'm a long time Pens fan and I LOVED the fact that the flyers went back to the Orange jersey, to me the Flyers are ORANGE and black not black and orange
Put Red where the Black and the Orange are at, substitute a Winged Wheel and call it a Red Wings Shirt for this year's Winter Classic! Love it despite is being a Flyers shirt!
orange numbers would be better but overall really sick