Sunday
Sep092007
Poll: Senators vs Flyers
Sunday · Sep 9 · 2007 | 4:47 AM PDT |  | |
SENATORS | FLYERS |
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| Poll opening date Sep 9 @ 7:47 AM | Poll closing date Sep 16 @ 11:59 PM |
07CHTRN | #E3B | OTTvPHI
Reader Comments (47)
Flyers get my vote here too.. I just don't like the lack of balance in the Sen's new logo.. the old one was *FAR* better.
Flyers is by far better even tho i do like the Sens new logo.
If the Flyers don't win here, it will be proof positive of rampant Canadian Homerism.
@Artymous: Most Sens fans would agree with you that the older logo was better, but the new one is growing on us!
As for the voting, there is no way we're gonna lose to a flying 'p'! We've already taken out two 'original six' logos and we'll happily take you out as well...
Mmmm that flying P is kind of ugly compared to the sens logo.
come on flyers fans and hockey fans...the flying P is classic and also the leagacy of the team is important....new logos like the sens dont mean they should win just because they have new uniforms....lets go flyers
Expect a close race.
As a designer I still voted for my team.
GO SENS GO.
Dylan
They're both good logos, but I'm a Flyers fan and the P is a classic logo. So there. Looks like it's tied 300-300. Should be an interesting race.
The flyers logo has a meaning Ottawas doesnt Flyers hands down!
I still don't get the Sens' new logo. Is he coming out of the circle? And if so, for what reason? What year did the Romans invade Canada?
I find it odd how people keep saying that the roman has nothing to do with Ottawa....like a P with wings has anything to do with Philly, or a B with spokes has anything to do with Boston.
Its a freakin logo....not a "which picture has the most meaning" contest.
Also makes no sense to vote on which logo is classic...its about which logo looks better....ignore the teams, the history, the meaning.
Which logo is nicer.
ugh, i really dont get that 'p' thing. i hate the logo itself, not to mention the colours
"JO" you just burnt the logo thats what i was about to do
flyers get my vote
I find the flyers logo too plain compared to the Senators one. With that reason I'd have to go with the Ottawa logo.
how can it be argued that a p with wings has nothing to do with the philadelphia flyers, and that a b in a hub has nothing to do with the boston bruins, who play in a city nicknamed "the hub?" most of these logos have been explained to death, where have you been?
Our Senators logo represents victory with the laurel leafs on the half circle and the warrior represents our team and fans as a whole.
What exactly does the Flyers name have to do with Philly? I've been a hockey fan for years and was always like.....uh, like flyers that come in the mail? I take it with the winged P, and I agree it is a classic logo, some sort of bird thing, but what does it have to do with Philly? At least Ottawa is the capital, so naturally Senators are there. can anyone explain the reason for the flyers name?
For those wondering about the history of the name of the Flyers and their logo, here is an excerpt from Wikipedia regarding the subject:
"Flyers was the name chosen for the new franchise as it conveyed the motion and excitement that was to be consistent with both hockey in general, as well as the new Philadelphia club. It also went well phonetically with Philadelphia. Despite the idea for the name being the brainchild of Ed Snider's sister, Phyllis, the name was officially chosen by then nine-year-old Alec Stockard, amongst others who had all unknowingly chosen the winning name in a mail in contest conducted by Acme Markets which drew 25,000 entries. However, Stockard had spelled his entry "Fliers", as it appears first in the English dictionary. To this day, it is unknown why the second spelling of the word, replacing the "i" with a "y" was chosen over the first. Some of the names that were considered but abandoned in favor of Flyers were: Blizzards, Greenbacks, Huskies, Ice Caps, Ice Picks, Knights, Lancers, Liberty Bells, Quakers, Raiders, Royals, and Sabres.
The flying P has been the Flyers' primary logo since the beginning.
The flying P has been the Flyers' primary logo since the beginning.
The Flyers' logo was a creation of artist Sam Ciccone. Like the name, the idea behind the logo was to convey the motion and speed of hockey, while referring to both the sport and the city. Ciccone came up with the now familiar stylized P containing an orange hockey puck, with four wings coming off the back. This logo was reflective of both the team's new name and the city of Philadelphia. Although Ciccone created other designs, the P was almost instantly the clear choice for all involved."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_Flyers
Phonetic spelling has been a big part of sports names in Philly. The Phillies (most obvious), the Philly Phanatic, and the Phantoms (and Phlex, their mascot) all start with Ph, and "Flyers" also has a Ph sound. It's just one of those weird things you understand if you grew up around Philly. Hope this clarifies things a little.
I sense the Sens will have to make another comeback.
I was a big flyers fan as a kid (Ron Hextall was my god), but I don't know how anyone could really love the logo. Much less call it symetrical or balanced!
While I prefer the Sens old 2D logo that seems to have been decommissioned, the new 'mean' senturion is still a hell of a lot better than Philly.
kay, coming back (interesting turnout so far)... nice points, but the 'p' thing does NOT look its its flying! can no one see that?!? sure, so if you just took the outline of the so called 'warrior' it looks horrible, but its got a nicer colour scheme, as well as it just looks nicer overall.
the 'p' thing just plainly looks like some typa logo designed by a kid trying to be 'cool' (this would probably be the impression from your average teenager off the street who knows almost nothing about hockey, if you didnt tell them the history of each one) and as close as ill get to it ;)
Again I'm forced to reluctantly vote against the Sens. It's a huge shame they've completely abandoned their profile-face logo in exchange for the awkward-looking 3/4 view (although the current version does look much better than what they used to have). A few years ago they had the best logo in the Eastern Conference, but like almost every team in the NHL this summer, their designs have suffered at the hands of Reebok.
i like the sen's logo but it can't touch the Flyers.
i hate this poll now..it is so freakin biased towards canadien teams....4 of them are in the final eight..this is bullshit..if the senetors beat the flyers its a travesty..they cant shine the flyers skates....screw you senetors...and the dorky canadien fans.....gooooooooooo flyers....come on people get those votes up for the flyboys..not for the stupid roman soldier