Saturday
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0532: A Mile High Winter
Another Winter Classic Weekend is already upon us. So let's flash forward to 2015 again. (We did that recently for the All-Star Game.) First-timer Steve Maurer plans a Denver-based game between the Avalanche and the Wild. What do you think? Good match-up?
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Reader Comments (8)
Shouldn't the Colorado jersey say "Avalanche" since they're the home team? And get rid of that gaudy blue and these are some solid concepts.
the avs one is predictable and fine, but let's talk about that wild one.
that giant M is definitely different. i think it would look out of place if it was a uniform today, but as a throwback, it totally works. you look at old pics and there were a lot of uniforms that didn't fit the norm as far as sizing and stuff, so this really is a "throwback" for a team that doesn't really have a true uniform to throw back to, in my mind. i love it and if i were a wild fan, i would snatch that up in a second.
@Louie - not necessarily. If I'm right, the artist was making the Avalanche jersey based off the third jersey the team wore several years ago, before the Edge templates came in.
As for the design itself, I like it. The Avs jersey could do without the light blue accents IMO, but I'm nitpicking. Only issue I have is with Clutterbuck being on the Wild's jersey as he doesn't play for them anymore, but that's another nitpick (and I realize this was probably submitted before the trade). Solid concepts!
i dig the minnesota jersey. the other not so much.
Yes to the Wild jersey. I definitely like the dark socks with the light jersey. Sorry, but I am not such a fan of the Avalanche jersey.
For the game: Great match up... I think these are two good franchises that deserve a chance to play an outdoor game. (I'm not a fan of the same teams playing in WCs, it annoys me that Pittsburgh has a played in a few, and that New York is going to play in 2 in one year.
For the jerseys:
I like them, they are ok, but to make them better put Minnesota in the North Stars jerseys (maybe modify the crest to be an M instead of an N) and put Colorado in either the Rockies or the ever popular Rockalanche jerseys (If you haven't seen that concept yet, GET ON IT)
Thanks to everyone for your feedback! I'm just curious, what can be better about the Colorado jersey?
@JohnathanC That's exactly where I got my inspiration. While doing my research, I saw that there used to be a team named the Minneapolis Millers, and I saw that their crest logo looked alot like the M on the Wild's third jersey logo. I played the Wild M into consideration as I was creating the concept. I'm glad you like it!
I like the avs jersey, just chance the frosty blue to grey