Polls: AJHLToL Quarterfinals

Polls close Sunday, August 22 at 11:59 PM

Sherwood Park Crusaders	Drumheller Dragons	AJHLToL 25
Lloydminster Bobcats	Olds Grizzlys	AJHLToL 26
Calgary Mustangs	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHLToL 27
Camrose Kodiaks	Bonnyville Pontiacs	AJHLToL 28

Tournament Notes The Saints edged out the Steel in the final week of voting to nab the coveted 4th playoff spot in the North Division by a mere three points. ... Scroll down to vote in this week's set of standalone bonus polls.

Tie-breaking Since the playoff format is not points-based, the winning logo will be determined by the total number of votes received rather than the percentage. In the unlikely event of an exact tie, a 24-hour run-off poll will be held the following day. (This will shorten the subsequent round of voting by one day.)

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BONUS LOGO POLLS

Polls: Rebranded NHL Franchises

Penguins 1971–1992	Penguins 1992–2002	NHLBLP 15
Capitals 1974–1995	Capitals 1995–2007	NHLBLP 07
Sabres 1996–2006	Sabres 2006–2010	NHLBLP 08
Kings 1988–1998	Kings 1998–present	NHLBLP 09
Canucks 1978–1997	Canucks 1997–2007	NHLBLP 10
Coyotes 1996–2003	Coyotes 2003–present	NHLBLP 11
Mighty Ducks 1993–2006	Ducks 2006–present	NHLBLP 12
Islanders 1972–1995	Islanders 1995–1997	NHLBLP 13
Blue Jackets 2000–2007	Blue Jackets 2003–present	NHLBLP 14

Notes This set of polls will only feature teams that have undergone true rebrands. Minor logo modifications a la Tampa Bay, Ottawa, San Jose, etc. will be featured next week.

Commenting Feel free to add your comments about the polls below. Keep it short, relevant and friendly. Currently, commenting is unmoderated. Abuse it and commenting will go away. I'd prefer to offer an open discussion but not at the expense of civility. Also, if you choose to announce the logos you've voted for, do it in paragraph form. Comments with long lists will be removed.

NHLToSL Format & Standings

Playoff Bracket

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Final

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The time has arrived to launch our next major logo tournament here at Icethetics. By a vote of the readers, it has been determined that NHLToSL will be our next theme.

You can read that S in the acronym as secondary or shoulder logos. Since the term "secondary logo" can be a little hard to nail down exactly, a more appropriate description might be "shoulder logos." The logos employed in this tournament are all those found on the shoulders of the home, road and alternate NHL jerseys.

Only 20 teams actually wear a shoulder patch on at least one of their sweaters. Each of these teams will present its best secondary logo in this new tournament, for you to vote on. Below are the two groups the teams have been randomly divided into as well as the details of the tournament's format.

Standings

Final Standings

Group A

	Rk	Team	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Wk4	Pts.
	1	San Jose Sharks	59	56	69	73	257
	2	Los Angeles Kings	67	68	64	55	254
	3	Colorado Avalanche	41	54	70	68	233
	4	Columbus Blue Jackets	63	46	46	68	223
	5	St. Louis Blues	68	44	54	45	211
	6	Atlanta Thrashers	47	63	30	56	196
	7	Dallas Stars	37	32	62	44	175
	8	Florida Panthers	53	52	31	32	168
	9	Tampa Bay Lightning	32	48	36	27	143
	10	New York Islanders	33	37	38	32	140

Group B

	Rk	Team	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Wk4	Pts.
	1	Washington Capitals	69	74	63	81	287
	2	Vancouver Canucks	68	67	65	62	262
	3	Chicago Blackhawks	65	69	72	38	244
	4	Boston Bruins	68	53	47	57	225
	5	Phoenix Coyotes	52	33	53	56	194
	6	Buffalo Sabres	35	47	37	61	180
	7	Ottawa Senators	31	63	28	44	166
	8	Nashville Predators	32	31	58	39	160
	9	Carolina Hurricanes	48	26	35	43	152
	10	Minnesota Wild	32	37	42	19	130

Tie-breakers: To break a tie in the standings, the edge will go to: 1. Head-to-head winner, 2. Best high score, 3. Best low score.

Notes: Standings updated every Monday after all polls close. Tables are sortable by header. Top 4 from each group advance to playoffs.

Format

Eligible Logos 45; The logos featured as patches worn on the shoulders of any NHL home, road or alternate jersey will be considered in this tournament. Only full-time logos in use during the 2009-10 season are eligible. Limited use logos (such as those with anniversary or commemorative themes) will not be included. Since some logos are featured on multiple jerseys, all color options will be included during the preliminary rounds of competition. I recognize that once again this tournament will include some primary logos and that's bound to be controversial, but that's the way it is.

The Basics Although 45 logos will be in play at the start of the tournament, only 20 teams are involved. No team will be allowed to advance more than one logo past the two preliminary voting rounds.

Preliminary Rounds Since some teams have as many as three secondary logo options, two preliminary rounds of voting will eliminate all but one from each team. The first will determine color options. Several teams use the same logo on two different background colors. The second round will pit a team's winning home/road shoulder logo against its alternate jersey counterpart. If any of these rules are confusing, don't worry about them. Just vote when the polls go up.

The Round-Robin By Round 3, each of the 20 teams involved in this tournament will have all but one logo eliminated. Each remaining logo will now face four opponents within its own group, amassing points awarded by percentage of vote won. Four was selected as it fits conveniently between the too-long 5-week NHLToL and the too-short 3-week Third Jersey Crest mini-tournament. Hopefully this will be the happy medium we've been looking for. Each poll will be open for one week, giving us four weeks of round-robin voting.

Quarterfinals Just like the two previous logo tournaments, the Top 4 logos from each group will advance to the first round of playoffs. Group A's #1 seed will play Group B's #4 seed, Group A #2 faces Group B #3 and so on. The logo with more votes in each poll wins and advances to the next round.

Semifinals The winners of the Quarterfinal polls advance to the Semifinals. The logos with more votes in their respective polls win and advance.

Championship Final The winners of the Semifinal polls advance to the Championship Final. The logo with more votes at the end of the poll wins the tournament and universal bragging rights.

Polls: NHLToSL Championship

Polls close Sunday, August 15 at 11:59 PM

Vancouver Canucks

Washington Capitals

NHLToSL 74

Results of this poll will remain hidden until it closes.

Tournament Notes The preliminary portion of the AJHL Tournament of Logos wraps up this week. Scroll down to vote in the AJHL mini-tournament.

Tie-breaking Since the playoff format is not points-based, the winning logo will be determined by the total number of votes received rather than the percentage. In the unlikely event of an exact tie, a 24-hour run-off poll will be held the following day. (This will shorten the subsequent round of voting by one day.)

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MINI-TOURNAMENT of LOGOS

Polls: AJHLToL Week 3

How this mini-tournament works.

North Division

St. Albert Steel	Lloydminster Bobcats	AJHLToL 17
Drayton Valley Thunder	Sherwood Park Crusaders	AJHLToL 18
Fort McMurray Oil Barons	Grande Prairie Storm	AJHLToL 19
Bonnyville Pontiacs	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHLToL 20

South Division

Calgary Mustangs	Canmore Eagles	AJHLToL 21
Olds Grizzlys	Drumheller Dragons	AJHLToL 22
Camrose Kodiaks	Calgary Canucks	AJHLToL 23
Okotoks Oilers	Brooks Bandits	AJHLToL 24

Commenting Feel free to add your comments about the polls below. Keep it short, relevant and friendly. Currently, commenting is unmoderated. Abuse it and commenting will go away. I'd prefer to offer an open discussion but not at the expense of civility. Also, if you choose to announce the logos you've voted for, do it in paragraph form. Comments with long lists will be removed.

Polls: NHLToSL Semifinals

Polls close Sunday, August 8 at 11:59 PM
Scroll down to vote in the AJHL mini-tournament.

San Jose Sharks
Vancouver Canucks
NHLToSL 72

Sharks vs Canucks: Which logo is better?customer surveys

Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
NHLToSL 73

Capitals vs Blackhawks: Which logo is better?online surveys

Tournament Notes The poll to watch last week was Blackhawks-Kings. Despite starting out strong, the Kings were edged out in the end. ... The AJHL Tournament of Logos continues this week, running concurrently with the NHLToSL playoffs. Scroll down to vote in the AJHLToL.

Tie-breaking Since the playoff format is not points-based, the winning logo will be determined by the total number of votes received rather than the percentage. In the unlikely event of an exact tie, a 24-hour run-off poll will be held the following day. (This will shorten the subsequent round of voting by one day.)

MINI-TOURNAMENT of LOGOS
Polls: AJHLToL Week 2
How this mini-tournament works.

South Division

Camrose Kodiaks
Okotoks Oilers
AJHLToL 09

Kodiaks vs Oilers: Which logo is better?customer surveys

Calgary Canucks
Calgary Mustangs
AJHLToL 10

Canucks vs Mustangs: Which logo is better?customer surveys

Canmore Eagles
Drumheller Dragons
AJHLToL 11

Eagles vs Dragons: Which logo is better?Market Research

Olds Grizzlys
Brooks Bandits
AJHLToL 12

Grizzlys vs Bandits: Which logo is better?survey software

North Division

Sherwood Park Crusaders
Spruce Grove Saints
AJHLToL 13

Crusaders vs Saints: Which logo is better?online survey

Fort McMurray Oil Barons
Drayton Valley Thunder
AJHLToL 14

Oil Barons vs Thunder: Which logo is better?survey software

Bonnyville Pontiacs
St. Albert Steel
AJHLToL 15

Pontiacs vs Steel: Which logo is better?online survey

Lloydminster Bobcats
Grande Prairie Storm
AJHLToL 16

Bobcats vs Storm: Which logo is better?Market Research

Commenting Feel free to add your comments about the polls below. Keep it short, relevant and friendly. Currently, commenting is unmoderated. Abuse it and commenting will go away. I'd prefer to offer an open discussion but not at the expense of civility. Also, if you choose to announce the logos you've voted for, do it in paragraph form. Comments with long lists will be removed.

Polls: NHLToSL Quarterfinals

Polls close Sunday, August 1 at 11:59 PM
Scroll down to vote in the AJHL mini-tournament.

San Jose Sharks	Boston Bruins	NHLToSL 68
Vancouver Canucks	Colorado Avalanche	NHLToSL 69
Washington Capitals	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHLToSL 70
Los Angeles Kings	Chicago Blackhawks	NHLToSL 71

Tournament Notes The only logo worn on a road jersey to make the NHLToSL playoffs belongs to the Kings. ... The only logo that is also considered a primary mark to make the playoffs belongs to the Bruins. ... The AJHL Tournament of Logos begins this week and runs concurrently with the NHLToSL playoffs. Scroll down to vote in the AJHLToL.

Tie-breaking Since the playoff format is not points-based, the winning logo will be determined by the total number of votes received rather than the percentage. In the unlikely event of an exact tie, a 24-hour run-off poll will be held the following day. (This will shorten the subsequent round of voting by one day.)

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MINI-TOURNAMENT of LOGOS

Polls: AJHLToL Week 1

How this mini-tournament works.

North Division

Drayton Valley Thunder	St. Albert Steel	AJHLToL 01
Bonnyville Pontiacs	Grande Prairie Storm	AJHLToL 02
Sherwood Park Crusaders	Fort McMurray Oil Barons	AJHLToL 03
Spruce Grove Saints	Lloydminster Bobcats	AJHLToL 04

South Division

Drumheller Dragons	Brooks Bandits	AJHLToL 05
Camrose Kodiaks	Canmore Eagles	AJHLToL 06
Okotoks Oilers	Calgary Mustangs	AJHLToL 07
Calgary Canucks	Olds Grizzlys	AJHLToL 08

Commenting Feel free to add your comments about the polls below. Keep it short, relevant and friendly. Currently, commenting is unmoderated. Abuse it and commenting will go away. I'd prefer to offer an open discussion but not at the expense of civility. Also, if you choose to announce the logos you've voted for, do it in paragraph form. Comments with long lists will be removed.