Saturday
Oct052013
0596: Winter in Denver
Saturday · Oct 5 · 2013 | 4:43 PM PDT
We recently learned that Washington, D.C. will play host to the 2015 NHL Winter Classic. But before we knew that, Jamie Robertson imagined Denver hosting a game between the Avalanche and Wild. So it won't be 2015, but maybe somewhere down the road? It has the potential to be a great-looking game.
Reader Comments (3)
I like that the artist is trying to harken back to the days of the North Stars and the Rockies. The Minnesota jersey does a far better job of that since it uses the drop shadow numbers the Stars used for so long - it is an easy identifier, even if you don't recognize the exact striping (from 78-79 - I looked it up).
Colorado's gets a bit lost, since the colours are different and it lacks anything that was truly unique on the Rockies jersey, not that there was much there. Perhaps rather than the diagonal "Colorado", try to get an emblem that mimics the shape of the Rockies logo. Or else a shoulder patch with the C off the Colorado flag, just like the Rockies had.
Oh boy, this is perfect. I love the vintage white Wild sweater, it always works well considering tan is one of their colors. The rest of their color pallet is great too.
The Avs jersey is an assumable throwback to their original alternate sweater. I like it, looks good and Vintage-y. A nice set of concepts we have today.
Jerseys are really great. I've always loved that Avs third sweater. Great work on the Winter Classic patch as well!