Just To Freak You Out XXIII

I've been pretty bogged down with getting this next tournament ready. I really hoped I'd have it posted by now, but obviously it hasn't happened yet. Patience. In the meantime I've got some other cool stuff for you guys to enjoy.

First thing, a reader emailed in a link to a site called MG's Helmets — specifically to a page where the designer has come up with a bunch of NHL concept football helmet designs. It's quite clever actually. My favorite thing is how any references to hockey have been removed from the logos. You'll find no hockey sticks and no pucks. Haters of the "Buffaslug" might notice at a quick glance how ridiculously appropriate that logos looks on a football helmet. The only other logo that even comes close to looking good on a helmet is the Flyers.

It's just weird.

Now you're good and prepared for the freak out stuff. I would've done this yesterday, but I didn't. This one is all wacky logos.

First, the Atlantington Thrashitals.

Then the Phitroit Flyer Wings. I know, creative names.

This next one here is a combination of the two Colorado clubs that have graced the NHL — the Rockies and Avalanche.

Not too horrible. I haven't quite figured out how the avalanche of snow has passed directly through the mountain, but I've found in my life it's best not to ask questions.

Here, I think we've got an amalgamation of just about every Edmonton Oilers logo ever used.

Learn what it means to be freaked out. Learn it well.

And finally, a weird generic Bruins logo design that could be used for absolutely any team called the Bruins whether they happen to be located in Boston or not.

Thanks, but I'll keep the spoked B.

Saw Charlie Wilson's War tonight. Philip Seymour Hoffman is my hero. Enjoy the other half of your weekend. The Quest For The Worst is imminent.

If They Were Still Around Today

In today's concepts post, we'll be getting all nostalgic for the old teams that doesn't exist anymore. The fun part is we're going to take a glimpse at what some of those classic clubs might have looked like if they'd made it into the Rbk EDGE era. Just to make things easy, we'll go geographically from east to west.

Kicking things off in Hartford, how about a Whalers logo that covers the entire jersey?

The sweater on the right features the Atlanta Flames logo in a design borrowed from the Chicago Blackhawks. If that's not classic enough for you, remember the old Cleveland Barons? Here's what they might look like if they had hurricane flags wrapping around the waist.

And next to that is a Kansas City Scouts design sans the yellow in the flavor of the Phoenix Coyotes. Speaking of the Coyotes, enjoy this irony.

The Winnipeg Jets logo you see on these jerseys is a concept design that I posted a while back here on the blog. As you can see, these jerseys borrow from the New York Rangers and, ironically, the Coyotes. And we'll finish our trip westward in Colorado. Here's what the Rockies might've looked like in a uniform modeled after that of the Buffalo Sabres.

Don't forget that if you have any concept art you'd like to share with the folks here at NHLToL, you can always email me at nhllogos@gmail.com.

Poll: Devils Franchise Logos

SCOUTS	ROCKIES	DEVILS

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Poll opening date Fri Oct 26

Poll closing date Tue Oct 30

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Result: Jets vs Rockies

Winnipeg
JETS
65% 1,267 votes

Colorado
ROCKIES
35% 689 votes

1,956 total votes

Winnipeg Jets
Advancing to face Buffalo Sabres

Colorado Rockies
Eliminated

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Poll opening date Wed Oct 16 @ 4:34 AM

Poll closing date Sun Oct 21 @ 11:59 PM

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Poll: Jets vs Rockies

	vs
Winnipeg JETS		Colorado ROCKIES

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Poll opening date Wed Oct 17 @ 4:34 AM

Poll closing date Sun Oct 21 @ 11:59 PM

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Result: Rockies vs Penguins

Colorado
ROCKIES
55% 1,204 votes

Pittsburgh
PENGUINS
45% 966 votes

2,170 total votes

Colorado Rockies
Advancing to face Winnipeg Jets

Pittsburgh Penguins
Eliminated

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Poll opening date Fri Oct 12 @ 4:24 AM

Poll closing date Tue Oct 16 @ 11:59 PM

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Poll: Rockies vs Penguins

	vs
Colorado ROCKIES		Pittsburgh PENGUINS

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Poll opening date Fri Oct 12 @ 4:24 AM

Poll closing date Tue Oct 16 @ 11:59 PM

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