0682: Bolts Flashback

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As a Lightning fan living in Seattle, I don't get to many of my team's games these days. But since the NHL's realignment and new method of scheduling, my Bolts are guaranteed to visit nearby Vancouver once a year. That happens this week — on Wednesday, in fact. So in honor of that, I'm designating this Tampa/Vancouver Week on the Concepts page!

Today, we focus on the Lightning. First up is a throwback-inspired home and third jersey set by Kevin Dion. I'm not sure the shading is necessary on the primary logo, but otherwise it's a solid pair.

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I also wanted to feature this one by Jonathan Tweedle. It'd be an interesting striping pattern for the Lightning to try. But with the '90s long behind us, I'm not sure we'll ever get the chance to see it happen. But both of these submissions beg the question: Do the Lightning need a black jersey again?

Tomorrow is all about the Canucks!

0488: Ottawa Flashback

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Kevin Dion presents a retro take on the Ottawa Senators. But what's with the red pants?

0338: Tampa Bay Throwback

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As the Tampa Bay Lightning get their 20th season underway, Kevin Dion put together this throwback-inspired set featuring the club's new logos.

0311: A Christmas Surprise!

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Looks like Santa decided that more of you were nice than naughty this year because he's delivered not one but 10 new concepts today! First up is a Seattle Metropolitans design by Wicky Turton. Hm, it's very... red and green. Maybe Santa had a certain theme in mind for today.

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Nick Burton would like to see the Red Wings in a red jersey similar to their 2009 Winter Classic threads. It's a pretty sharp look!

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The "Big Guy" definitely likes his green and red. Colin May imagines a brighter palette for the Dallas Stars. It's not bad even if he is sticking to the wordmark crest.

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Joseph Loretz offers up an elegant fix for the Carolina Hurricanes' flag problem. The club's secondary logo portrays a single red flag with a black square in the middle, which typically refers to a tropical storm. A hurricane is generally represented by two of those flags. However, the swirling winds behind the H in Joseph's logo would appear to be rotating clockwise — which only happens in the southern hemisphere. Oops.

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Back to green again. This time it's Chance Waddell (of our ongoing Winter Classic fauxback series) with a sharp sweater for the Canucks. They should just adopt this as their third jersey immediately. In fact, why haven't they already?

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Another Original Six team gets a look here on Christmas Day from Wade Herrmann. Again, I'm a big fan! For whatever reason, I really like the black and white logo on the mostly red sweater. Sometimes I think it's too bad NHL teams don't do more one-off sweaters like they do in the minors. (Though most of the time, I'm grateful for that.)

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Guess Santa couldn't find anymore green teams, so we're back to the Stars — but this time in a much darker palette as designed by Kevin Dion. In fact, it's actually too dark. On TV, this uniform would look solid black from head to toe. The idea isn't bad, it just needs brighter colors and more contrast.

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I believe Icethetics is breaking new ground today. This may be the first bit of concept art ever posted from a female designer. Gotta be honest. I don't think many of them are that interested in designing fake hockey sweaters. But kudos to Christine Adams on her new look for Team Canada.

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Oh wait, there was one more team with green. And they also have red. Bryan Dyck probably didn't intend for his set to have that Christmas-y look, but it kind of does anyway. Or maybe it's just me. Or Santa.

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We'll wrap things up here with our 10th concept of the day. Ryan Yuck gives us this very red Devils jersey. Filling in the white area in the Devils' logo gives it a whole new look somehow. It's really interesting — as were all of today's jerseys. Which was your favorite?

0285: Simplifying the Flames

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The Flames are another one of those teams that have been getting overlooked lately. Today, we get an interesting design for Calgary from Kevin Dion.

Update on Thursday · Nov 29 · 2012 | 11:04 AM PST by Chris

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Kevin wanted to share some updates to his Flames concept.

Update on Thursday · Nov 29 · 2012 | 1:14 PM PST by Chris

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One more update from Kevin. Here's a white version of his Flames jersey.

0101: Lighting the Way

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According to the Islanders, their black third jersey is here to stay for a while. But the most common complaint I've heard, beyond the fact that it's black, is that it doesn't have a logo. And what could be a better logo for this team than a lighthouse? Kevin Dion set out to design a black alternate for the Isles with that in mind. And the best part is that the team already has a lighthouse logo in its history. But it's been overshadowed by the frozen seafood character that was placed on the front of the jersey. I'm guessing it won't be popular simply because it's black, but I think it actually works as a third color for the Islanders. How about you?

Update on Saturday · Nov 24 · 2012 | 12:06 AM PST by Chris

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Kevin has made a few adjustments to his design and wanted the revised version shared here. What do you think? Is it an improvement?

0080: Southern California Green

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California Week rolls on with another shot of green in Anaheim. Kevin Dion proposes a rather dark jersey that swaps the Ducks' orange for a rarer hue. Of course that classic Disney logo is back on the front. What do you think of the overall feel of this one?