0511: The Tri-Winter Tournament

Here's an odd Classic Saturday idea to throw out there. Tex Fischer put together these Heritage Classic-type throwback designs for a trio of Canadian teams a couple years ago. They've been sitting in my inbox for a while. But I suddenly had a thought. With all the extra outdoor games we're getting next winter, the concept is bound to lose some of its novelty.

So to recapture it, imagine a three-team, two-day outdoor tournament. Three clubs could meet at a neutral site, say in Saskatchewan. Maybe Toronto and Vancouver play on Saturday night and the winner faces Montreal on Sunday. (The loser of the first game could have a make-up date set with Montreal later in the season to balance the schedule.)

Is that idea totally crazy? I think it would make for a very cool event over a long holiday weekend. And it would make the Heritage Classic unique again. Not only that, but from a marketing perspective, you get another huge fan base in the mix.

0510: Vancouver Freak Out

John Elbertson has mixed multiple eras of Canucks logos with a jersey style not unlike the Blackhawks' in what appears to be an effort to simply freak us all out a bit. Mission accomplished. That said, this isn't all bad. Nor is it all good, but there's something about it I don't hate. What do you think of it?

0509: How to Fix the Senators

Nobody likes the Ottawa Senators' uniforms. Let's just be honest about that. They use an ugly, generic template and have no regard whatsoever for the club's own history — recent, ancient or otherwise. So Matt Marczel puts forth this solution. I approve. Is there anyone who doesn't?

0508: Eggplant Revival

Matt McElroy has been all over the IceHL Project lately. He's had five logos adopted by the league — and now leads all designers in that area — and submitted plenty of jersey designs. So why not let him take over the Concepts page for a day as well? Here we have his take on a Ducks jersey involving the return of eggplant and that classic duck mask. I still think it's a bit dark with all that black. What about you?

0507: Philly Blackout

I never liked the black Reebok Edge jerseys the Flyers started wearing in 2007. But I almost always like anything Nick Burton submits. So this was tricky. A black Flyers jersey from Nick. Somehow, though, I like this one. It's all in the striping, of course. But it's a sharp look. Third jersey, anyone?

0506: The State of Hockey

Those who don't like non-matching jersey sets probably won't care much for Tony Berg's Minnesota Wild concept. But I think it's really sharp. I don't love the sublimated third jersey, but then third jerseys should be for experimenting. Where do you stand?

0505: Team Denmark

This International Sunday brings us Bastian Schmülling's take on Denmark's national team.