0705: Avalanche Trio

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The prolific John Elbertson recently submitted a Colorado Avalanche concept that caught my eye. He managed to create a complete three-jersey set without relying on white. It's a neat look and it makes me long for a return to that classic striping pattern.

0686: Freak Out '80s Style

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Tampa/Vancouver Week wraps up with a Vancity freak out. Bryan Dyck is merging the Canucks' 1980s color palette with their new Johnny Canuck logo. It's pretty clever but I'm not sure I'd want to see it anywhere outside the Concepts page. (Note the yellow socks!)

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See a pattern forming here? Todd Varga added the 1980s palette to the stick-in-rink logo. Again, makes for a neat jersey set, but probably not one we'd want to see on the ice anytime soon.

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Newcomer Dallas Kirkpatrick is just scaring me now.

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And finally, I was saving this one. Remember yesterday's Johnny Canuck set from John Elbertson? He included this yellow one as well but it fit so much better with today's theme.

0685: Johnny Canuck

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As Tampa/Vancouver Week winds down, we continue to explore the Canucks' ongoing identity crisis. On Tuesday, the stick-in-the-rink logo was featured. Today, the star is Johnny Canuck. John Elbertson created this set with a home, road and retro-inspired alternate jersey.

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Now how about in green?

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Ben Macdonald's contribution would actually fit in quite nicely with John's home and road set. And that Johnny Canuck logo really stands out well on green.

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Devin Durocher also went with green but I thought his overall feel was different enough from Ben's to warrant posting them together. Do you have a preference? Would you like to see Johnny Canuck on the chest of a Vancouver player someday?

By the way, is there a reason why everyone who designed a Johnny Canuck jersey put a goalie's name and number on the back? Weird, right?

0669: ECHL All-Stars in 2015

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This epic Minor League Week continues with some of the submissions to the ECHL's 2015 All-Star Game jersey design contest. The submission period ended last Friday and voting begins tomorrow. Maybe we'll see some of these included in the mix.

We start with a wealth of design ideas from John Elbertson. First is a design that's more in tune with the Orlando Solar Bears' branding. As the host of next season's event, there's little doubt the All-Star jersey will bear(!) their colors.

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Then John also submitted a couple of more traditional-style designs in those eye-catching colors. The ECHL will only need one All-Star jersey because the All-Star team will face the Solar Bears in the game. But they've definitely got plenty of options from John alone.

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David Kerr went a different route with this sunrise design. Or is a sunset? I could see the All-Stars rocking one of those.

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Chad Jeske would have the team in white with a big star across the chest. Another solid design here.

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Teal seems to be the most popular color among these designers. Brian Kolis added a twist to his jersey, though, with some sunny sleeve numbers. Lots of creativity in these designs!

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BONUS CONCEPT

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Why should the ECHL get to have all the All-Star fun? Scott Markiewicz design a couple of jerseys for a future AHL All-Star Classic. It might look like he was inspired by the NHL's Stadium Series jerseys, but no! In fact, Scott submitted this back in September before there was even any hint of those Stadium sweaters.

It helps that Matt McElroy foresaw Reebok's new jersey cut with his IceBorn template months before it was unveiled. Psychic! You can download IceBorn from the Icethetics Concept Templates page.

0620: All Teal, All the Time

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John Elbertson has been sending along some neat ones lately. How about this monochromatic treatment for the Sharks? The Red Wings and Maple Leafs have done it forever — the Lightning more recently. Any other teams that should consider the single-color look?

0612: If Nike Did the Blackhawks

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What if Nike took over producing NHL uniforms? Based on reactions to this year's Olympic jerseys, I think a lot of you would be displeased. But here's John Elbertson's take on a Nike version of the untouchable Blackhawks' uniforms.

0566: Pennsylvania Freak Out

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I don't even want to explain why this 2015 Winter Classic concept by John Elbertson belongs on a Freak Out Friday. It's more fun if you look at it a minute and realize on your own.