Coming Soon: The NHL's Worst Logo!

All right, yes, it may say in the header of this blog that we're on a quest to find the "best" logo in the NHL, but by popular demand, we're going to digress from that a little in the new year.

Following the Secondary Logo Tournament, we'll ring in 2008 by deciding on the worst logo in NHL history. And you will determine which logos will be part of the new bracket!

Here's how it's going to work. We'll start with a pool of 16 logos and narrow that down to the very worst ever seen in the league. Those 16 logos will be determined by nominations made by you, the readers of NHLToL. Feel free to make nominations by leaving comments. (But only comment on THIS POST. Don't email me directly and don't make your nominations on other posts. This is where I'll be looking.) I'll start tallying things up over the next few weeks and then reveal the final bracket in January.

Now as with any good competition, we have to have some ground rules. The only eligible logos include those in use from 1967-68 onward (the year the league expanded from the Original Six). While some of you may not like this limitation, I think it's fair to say that many of the NHL logos that made appearances in the 1920s and '30s aren't really up to par in terms of design as those created in the last 50 years.

Feel free to argue that point with me, though. I'm willing to do whatever you guys want, within reason, but why needlessly poke fun at the Hamilton Tigers, Philadelphia Quakers and St. Louis Eagles (and others) just because they weren't into hiring graphic designers in those days? I'm all about a fair fight.

So having said that, everything else that's ever been worn on a jersey is fair game. Primary logos, secondary (shoulder) logos, third jersey logos — whatever! You guys make your nominations here and in a few weeks we'll have our pool. Also, if you opt to nominate a more obscure logo, be sure to include an image link so that we can see it. If it's really obscure, I can't guarantee I'll be able to include it, but don't let that stop you.

Now start the nominations!

Comments

[Dan]

The California Seals.

Check out their wikipedia page for it. Gruesome.

[mwchad]

I nominate the Buffalo Sabres' primary logo that is currently in use, commonly known as the "buffaslug" or "slugalo".

[Michaela]

the blue jackets bee logo..

you know, this one.

http://bluejacketshockey.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/logo1.gif

ew.

[Michaela]

for some reason the link didn't post all the way.. I don't know why

[Michael]

I nominate the New York Fishsticks logo and the Vancouver Spaghetti Plates logo!

[Dan]

flames horse logo

[pascal]

Phoenix cubik coyotes logo..
you know the first one that look like it was drawn by Picasso.

[Charles]

Dallas Stars Mooterus!! What were they thinking!

[seejay14]

Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Colorado Rockies
Kansas City Scouts
Winnipeg Jets 79-90
And LA Kings 67-82

[Charlie]

Yes! From what Larry Quinn and Co. hope fans would believe as a "Stylized Charging Bison" I second the nomination of the:

Slug
Rabid Squirrel
Charging Poop smear
Possessed Chipmunk
Donald Trump hair piece
Racoon hat

and

Angry horned yellow penis.

[jesse111]

colorado rockies
quebec nordiques
california golden seals
Boston Bruins(bear head 3rd jersey)
vancouver canucks (V logo)
kansas city scouts

[James]

Nashville Predators alternate

[Jacob]

Wow, so many possibilities.

Boston's bear head
Calgary's horse head
Dallas' Mooterus
LA's grumpy purple king
Nashville's 3/4 face tiger
Philly's skinny, shiny P
Anaheim's ice-bursting duck goalie
(Huh, all from 3rd jerseys.)

Also
California/Oakland's seal
Colorado Rockies' Mountain
Quebec's ...N? Is it supposed to be an N?
And if the Vancouver V-neck counts as a logo, then definitely that one too

Should be a good tournament, but a worst jersey contest would be even better. There have been some really miserable jerseys in the NHL.

[Sephiroth]

Slug of course

Scouts

Seals (OMG)

Blue jackets bee

Boston bear head

Colorado rockies (mountain=ugh)

PUCKY the whale (terrible)

Ugly king head of kings third

Ugly Mighty Ducks third

Vancouver stick (c'mon it's terrible...)

Colorado Rockies shoulder patch (PAC-MAN)

Atlanta thrashers soup cup

Pittsburgh first skating pen


I vote Pucky the whale as a terrible shoulder patch

[jesse111]

i have one more logo i forgot:
Anaheim Ducks jersey 06-08

[Sir Barbeton]

The Blues logo with the trumpet is pretty bad.
http://sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=6750

This Bruins logo is absolutely terrifying:
http://sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=222

[Jeremy William]

Can I ask that the current Blackhawks logo make it on there? I just really don't like it.

And definitely Mooterus.

What about logos that didn't actually make it to the ice? As a Sens fan I'm ashamed to admit we had a logo before the Roman... I don't want to talk about it any more than that...

[anonymous]

Anaheim Mighty Ducks primary
California Golden Seals 70-74
Anaheim Ducks
Boston Bruins' Bear Head 96-07
Colorado's Bigfoot logo
Edmonton Oilers' current logo
Oilers' oil worker logo
Predators' front facing tiger
Islanders' logo 95-97
Penguins' first logo
Blues' logo 87-98
Lightning's logo 92-07


Also, why does everyone hate the Colorado Rockies logo?

[hockeyfan2166]

I'd have to go with the original Mighty Ducks logo. (Then again, their current logo isn't much better)

[sjsharks112]

chicago blackhawks logo
thats right...I hate it

[duckboy]

i nominate the st. louis trumpet logos

[Jacob]

Man, I forgot about Pucky the Whale. That one's tough to beat. And they named it Pucky! Amazing.

The St Louis trumpet was pretty bad too. The Blues never should have worn red.

[Sandtrooper]

"Also, why does everyone hate the Colorado Rockies logo?"

It was a VERY simple Copy & Paste of the State Of Colorado flag...just put that white outline of the mountain over the flag and BOOM! There's your logo!

I nominate:

-Atlanta Thrashers Primary (What the hell is the thrasher in!?)

-Pucky The Whale (Uhh...where'd that "ERS" come from!?)

-Mooterus (Musta been a really big PR disaster for the Stars)

-Burger King (the Angry Purple King!)

That is all from me...

- Jordon

[greyraven8]

sabres 'buffaslug'
sabres 'mad cow or goat'
dallas 'mooterus'
blue jackets bug
oakland seals
mighty ducks 3rd jersey logo
nashville 3rd jersey logo
carolina's 'toilet bowl swirl'
thrasher's 't'
calgary's 'horse with severe sinus problems'
capital's original "logo" - boring.
nyi's 'captain highliner'

there's nothing wrong with the rockies logo or the original coyotes logo; they are pretty good original logos. also, long live the vancouver 'v'

[Jason]

The Mighty Ducks' awful cartoon third jersey logo has be be in this. And "win."