0420: Rocky Mountain Classic

This Winter Classic Weekend takes us to the Mile High City for an outdoor match-up between the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues — only designer Mike Bell has the Avs sporting a Rockies-inspired uniform. The Rockies trace their lineage to today's New Jersey Devils. Not sure the Avalanche would be wild about that notion. The Blues sweater is pretty neat though. This obviously would no longer be an option for 2014, but maybe 2015?

0413: The Battle of PA

Eric Poole offers up his take on a future Winter Classic — otherwise known as the Battle of Pennsylvania — between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers. Truthfully, it may work just as well outside the context of the outdoor event — just the regular season series between the two franchises. Neat logos either way.

0406: Winter at the Big House

These Winter Classic concepts were designed not long after the first leak of what would've been worn this year back in January. D.C. Visual Arts was also behind the Winter Classic concept that inspired widespread knockoffs in the summer of 2011.

Of course, subsequent leaks this winter showed us what the actual jerseys would've looked like. What still remains to be seen is whether the same jerseys will be used when the game is rescheduled for New Year's Day 2014.

0399: Winter Classic Flashback

Prior to the 2012 NHL Winter Classic between the Flyers and Rangers — August 2011 to be more precise — Simon Stenstrom submitted this concept for the big outdoor matchup. Like me, Simons's a bit fan of the Lady Liberty logo — which I recently learned is still in use on the team's road practice jerseys, apparently. He also liked the Quakers concept that floated around a lot that year but preferred not to alter the Flyers' logo too much. It's a pretty solid look and just the kind of thing we like to see on a Winter Classic Weekend.

0392: Battle of New York

Last week, we got a look at a Winter Classic starring the clubs from Pennsylvania. This week, Joseph Loretz provides a New York-based game between the Rangers and Islanders. And like any good Winter Classic, there's some unnecessary vintage white in there for good measure.

0385: Pennsylvania Classic

You know this is coming. The NHL and NBC love the Pennsylvania teams, so it's only a matter of time before they meet up in the Winter Classic. And when they do, Nick Burton has a neat pair of jersey designs for them to wear.

0378: The AHL in the Elements

When the NHL canceled the 2013 Winter Classic, it also effectively canceled one of two outdoor AHL games — since the ice sheet they were counting on was never built. It would've been the Grand Rapids Griffins hosting the Toronto Marlies, but it didn't happen. Maybe next year when the Winter Classic is expected to be rescheduled. In the meantime, this is what frequent contributor Ryan Haslett thinks the two clubs should wear when they eventually do meet up in the elements.