Third Jersey Crests Tournament

Playoff Bracket

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Final

Mini-Tournament Standings

Final Standings

Group A

	Rk	Team	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Pts.
	1	San Jose Sharks	71	89	88	248
	2	St. Louis Blues	90	72	72	234
	3	Buffalo Sabres	67	76	78	221
	4	Vancouver Canucks	60	86	71	217
	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	33	75	64	172
	6	New York Islanders	40	85	36	161
	7	Atlanta Thrashers	45	15	54	114
	8	Boston Bruins	55	24	28	107
	9	Nashville Predators	45	28	22	95
	10	Florida Panthers	29	25	29	83
	11	Dallas Stars	55	14	12	81
	12	Colorado Avalanche	10	11	46	67

Group B

	Rk	Team	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Pts.
	1	Philadelphia Flyers	84	53	84	221
	2	Minnesota Wild	50	60	87	197
	3	Chicago Blackhawks	68	58	60	186
	4	Edmonton Oilers	84	47	54	185
	5	Los Angeles Kings	63	59	40	162
	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	50	42	62	154
	7	Carolina Hurricanes	37	40	46	123
	8	Phoenix Coyotes	32	41	38	111
	9	Ottawa Senators	16	53	13	82
	10	Tampa Bay Lightning	16	47	16	79

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 fully sortable. Click on the header of any column to apply sort.

Mini-Tournament Format

Eligible Logos 22; The logos featured in this tournament are the crests of NHL third jerseys currently in use (2009-10 season). Graphic backgrounds are colored to match the front of the jersey itself. No sweater numbers will be used in the graphics even if they appear on the front of the jersey.

The Basics To ensure that there are no byes during the mini-tournament, the 22 logos are divided up randomly into two groups of even numbers. This means that Group A has 12 logos while Group B has 10. There is a total of four weeks of voting.

Preliminary Round Each logo faces three random opponents in three weeks of polls. At the end of each poll, both logos are awarded points equal to their percentage of the vote (rounded to nearest whole number). A total of 100 points will be awarded in each poll. Teams are ranked within their group by points, from highest to lowest.

Quarterfinals By popular request, the Top 4 logos from each group will advance to the playoff round, just like a standard tournament. Group A's #1 seed will play Group B's #4 seed and so on as indicated in the bracket above.

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

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.

Polls: 3rd Jersey Crests Quarterfinals

MINI-TOURNAMENT of LOGOS

Polls close Sunday, May 16 at 11:59 PM

San Jose Sharks	Edmonton Oilers	NHLToTJC 34
Minnesota Wild	Buffalo Sabres	NHLToTJC 35
Philadelphia Flyers	Vancouver Canucks	NHLToTJC 36
St. Louis Blues	Chicago Blackhawks	NHLToTJC 37

Tie-breaking Since the playoff format is not points-based, the winning/advancing 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.

Tournament Notes By popular request, the playoff format has been changed to advance four teams from each group to the finals. This change was made due to some lopsided scores and the short preliminary round.

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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: NHLToL Championship

Polls close Sunday, May 9 at 11:59 PM
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Chicago Blackhawks

St. Louis Blues

NHLToL 82

Results hidden until poll closes. Winner announced Monday, May 10.

Tie-breaking Since the playoff format is not points-based, the winning/advancing 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.

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MINI-TOURNAMENT of LOGOS

Polls: Third Jersey Crests Week 3

Group A

Boston Bruins	St. Louis Blues	NHLToTJC 23
Vancouver Canucks	Florida Panthers	NHLToTJC 24
Buffalo Sabres	Nashville Predators	NHLToTJC 25
Toronto Maple Leafs	New York Islanders	NHLToTJC 26
San Jose Sharks	Dallas Stars	NHLToTJC 27
Atlanta Thrashers	Colorado Avalanche	NHLToTJC 28

Group B

Los Angeles Kings	Chicago Blackhawks	NHLToTJC 29
Philadelphia Flyers	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHLToTJC 30
Minnesota Wild	Ottawa Senators	NHLToTJC 31
Carolina Hurricanes	Edmonton Oilers	NHLToTJC 32
Phoenix Coyotes	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHLToTJC 33

Tournament Notes The Avalanche met another defeat by the widest margin of the week with its 89-11 loss. ... Group B standings did not change from Week 1 to Week 2. ... I'm considering a semifinal round for this tournament. Weigh in if you think the Top 2 logos from each group (4 total) should advance instead of only the two leaders.

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: NHLToL Semifinals

Polls close Sunday, May 2 at 11:59 PM
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Montreal Canadiens	Chicago Blackhawks	NHLToL 80
Detroit Red Wings	St. Louis Blues	NHLToL 81

Tie-breaking Since the playoff format is not points-based, the winning/advancing 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: Third Jersey Crests Week 2

Group B

Ottawa Senators	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHLToTJC 12
Carolina Hurricanes	Minnesota Wild	NHLToTJC 13
Los Angeles Kings	Phoenix Coyotes	NHLToTJC 14
Philadelphia Flyers	Edmonton Oilers	NHLToTJC 15
Chicago Blackhawks	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHLToTJC 16

Group A

St. Louis Blues	Nashville Predators	NHLToTJC 17
San Jose Sharks	Colorado Avalanche	NHLToTJC 18
Florida Panthers	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHLToTJC 19
New York Islanders	Atlanta Thrashers	NHLToTJC 20
Buffalo Sabres	Boston Bruins	NHLToTJC 21
Dallas Stars	Vancouver Canucks	NHLToTJC 22

Tournament Notes The Blues took the widest margin of victory in Week 1 with a 90-10 defeat of the Avalanche. ... The Wild and Penguins were the first to tie in the Third Jersey Crests tournament. ... Only one more week of preliminary round voting remains after this week before the final championship poll, comprised of the top point-earner from each Group.

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: NHLToL Quarterfinals

Polls close Sunday, April 25 at 11:59 PM
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Montreal Canadiens	Calgary Flames	NHLToL 76
Chicago Blackhawks	New Jersey Devils	NHLToL 77
Detroit Red Wings	Philadelphia Flyers	NHLToL 78
Boston Bruins	St. Louis Blues	NHLToL 79

Tournament Notes Western Conference logos dominated Wildcard Week, defeating their Eastern opponents in 11 of 15 polls. ... The Ducks logo set a new record low with 561 votes in Week 6. ... Feather symbolism is featured in 4 of the 8 logos that advanced to the Quarterfinals. Five of 8 logos include obvious letterforms. Five of 8 feature red as a primary color. Nine of 30 NHL logos feature an animal; none of which advanced.

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: Third Jersey Crests Week 1

Group A

Toronto Maple Leafs	Buffalo Sabres	NHLToTJC 01
Atlanta Thrashers	Dallas Stars	NHLToTJC 02
Vancouver Canucks	New York Islanders	NHLToTJC 03
Nashville Predators	Boston Bruins	NHLToTJC 04
St. Louis Blues	Colorado Avalanche	NHLToTJC 05
San Jose Sharks	Florida Panthers	NHLToTJC 06

Group B

Edmonton Oilers	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHLToTJC 07
Philadelphia Flyers	Ottawa Senators	NHLToTJC 08
Chicago Blackhawks	Phoenix Coyotes	NHLToTJC 09
Carolina Hurricanes	Los Angeles Kings	NHLToTJC 10
Pittsburgh Penguins	Minnesota Wild	NHLToTJC 11

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.