0602: Red Canucks Freak Out

Red Week wraps up with this Canucks set from Rob Coulter. He wants to see Vancouver revert back to red, black and yellow — but he likes the modern Johnny Canuck logos. Thoughts?

By the way, I hope you guys noticed that during Red Week I made a concerted effort to feature some new designers. Five of the artists featured in the last six days are first-timers. Two weeks ago I had a theme week that featured a bunch of our prolific regulars, so I figured now would be a good time to squeeze in some fresh blood. Keep all the great concepts coming!

0588: Freak Outs by Ryan Yuck

Our theme week continues into this Freak Out Friday with the guy you might call the King of Freak Outs. Ryan Yuck's tendency toward the unfamiliar can be jarring at times. You could never call his work bad, but it's definitely out there. Like this re-imagining of the Islanders' fisherman jersey — without the fisherman or the wavy stripes.

Here he merges the Canucks with the old Vancouver Millionaires. It's a strange idea for a hockey sweater, yet there's something about it you can't help but like. Maybe it's the green.

Speaking of green, Ryan's Wild concept takes a little inspiration from the Minnesota club that preceded it — the North Stars. His work is definitely creative and worth taking the time to look at, but I'm not sure I'd necessarily want to see it on NHL ice. What do you think?

0584: By Nick Burton

Continuing our week of featuring prolific artists is Nick Burton. Last week he wrapped up his WNHL series. Today we get a glimpse at some NHL jerseys, including this very green Canucks set. Not for nothing, but I would buy that in a heartbeat.

He's got a sharp fauxback for the Kings as well. I could see a grey jersey working very well if it was executed this way.

Lastly, he's putting the Bolts back in black but with the new logos. I'm not sure it needs all the stripes, but I'm looking forward to an eventual black third jersey in Tampa.

0553: Heritage Classic Revisited

The 2014 NHL Heritage Classic has been a popular subject of concept art lately. This week, Adam Ravenhill presents his hope for Canada's outdoor event. His Ottawa jersey comes straight out of the history books while that Vancouver jersey blends a few eras if I'm not mistaken.

0546: Heritage in Vancouver

Last week someone asked to see a Vancouver-Ottawa Heritage Classic concept. I live to serve. As does Ryan Haslett, who created this neat set. I doubt this is what we'll get from the Canucks, but he's probably in the right area for the Senators.

0541: How to Fix Vancouver

Rob Sulava has solved the Vancouver Canucks. I'll grant this isn't something no one's ever thought of, but it is a beautiful demonstration of how good the Canucks could look if they really wanted to. And they wouldn't even have to pay for any new logos. Smashing work.

0523: Fixing the Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks' identity crisis has been well-documented. Four different logos in 40 years and probably more to come. However, they already have in their arsenal all they need to perfect their look, as Justin Wiltron shows us. Then they could just leave it alone for the next half-century.