Polls: NHLToL Semifinals

Polls close Sunday, May 2 at 11:59 PM
Scroll down to vote in the third jersey mini-tournament.

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
Scroll down to vote in the third jersey mini-tournament.

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.

Polls: NHLToL Week 6

Polls close Sunday, April 18 at 11:59 PM

Wildcard Week

All 30 logos are paired up randomly with another logo from the opposite conference. This is the final week of preliminary voting. Playoffs start next Monday.

Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings	NHLToL 61
Los Angeles Kings	Ottawa Senators	NHLToL 62
Chicago Blackhawks	Boston Bruins	NHLToL 63
Edmonton Oilers	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHLToL 64
Atlanta Thrashers	St. Louis Blues	NHLToL 65
San Jose Sharks	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHLToL 66
Colorado Avalanche	Montreal Canadiens	NHLToL 67
Buffalo Sabres	Nashville Predators	NHLToL 68
Carolina Hurricanes	Dallas Stars	NHLToL 69
Phoenix Coyotes	Washington Capitals	NHLToL 70
Philadelphia Flyers	Vancouver Canucks	NHLToL 71
New Jersey Devils	Anaheim Ducks	NHLToL 72
New York Rangers	Calgary Flames	NHLToL 73
Florida Panthers	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHLToL 74
New York Islanders	Minnesota Wild	NHLToL 75

Mini-Tournament In order to keep lots of polls open at all times, I'm launching mini-tournaments which will coincide with the playoff rounds of our major logo tournaments. The mini-tournaments will work much like the regular ones except that they will be shorter and feature a smaller niche logo set.

Our first mini-tournament will be Third Jersey Crests, that being the logos or designs featured on the front of a third jersey. Only current third jerseys are eligible, giving us 22 different logos. Check back later in the week for a complete list of the logos to be included and their random groupings. The first week of voting will begin April 19.

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Tournament Notes Week 4 brought the tournament's first 50-50 tie; Week 5 brought two! ... The Lightning made the biggest jump of the week, rising from 14th to 10th in the East ... On the other hand, the Wild saw the biggest drop, going from 3rd to 8th in the West. ... Just over 48,000 total votes were collected in Week 5. ... Voting on the subject of the next tournament will begin May 10.

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Update on Friday · Apr 16 · 2010 | 3:57 PM PDT by Chris

Mini-Tourmament: Third Jersey Crests

As promised, it's time to reveal the logos to be used in the upcoming mini-tournament. The subject is third jersey crests. Eligible logos are those featured on the front of any 2009-10 NHL third jersey. There are 22. They have been randomly divided into two groups.

Group A

Group B

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Notes Just like the NHLToL, logos will only face opponents within their own groups in the preliminary rounds. ... The groups have been divided unevenly so as to provide each with even number of logos. This means every logo will be included in a poll each week. ... There will be three weeks of preliminary voting. ... Larger graphics will be available when voting begins on Monday.

Polls: NHLToL Week 5

Polls close Sunday, April 11 at 11:59 PM

Eastern Conference

Washington Capitals	Ottawa Senators	NHLToL 49
Philadelphia Flyers	Boston Bruins	NHLToL 50
Carolina Hurricanes	Florida Panthers	NHLToL 51
Buffalo Sabres	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHLToL 52
Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHLToL 53
New York Islanders	New York Rangers	NHLToL 54

Western Conference

Detroit Red Wings	Edmonton Oilers	NHLToL 55
Colorado Avalanche	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHLToL 56
Anaheim Ducks	Dallas Stars	NHLToL 57
Los Angeles Kings	San Jose Sharks	NHLToL 58
Phoenix Coyotes	Chicago Blackhawks	NHLToL 59
Nashville Predators	St. Louis Blues	NHLToL 60

Week 5 Byes

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Tournament Notes Voting numbers are up from last week with more than 50,000 total votes cast. ... The Canucks-Sharks poll in Week 4 ended with the first 50-50 tie of the tournament. ... The top 3 Western logos and top 2 Eastern logos are all on bye this week. ... The topic of the mini-tournament (which will take place during the NHLToL playoffs) will be announced here next week. ... Voting on the topic of the next major tournament will take place toward the end of the mini-tourney.

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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 Week 4

Polls close Sunday, April 4 at 11:59 PM

Western Conference

Edmonton Oilers	Calgary Flames	NHLToL 37
Phoenix Coyotes	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHLToL 38
Dallas Stars	Detroit Red Wings	NHLToL 39
Chicago Blackhawks	Minnesota Wild	NHLToL 40
Vancouver Canucks	San Jose Sharks	NHLToL 41
Los Angeles Kings	Nashville Predators	NHLToL 42

Eastern Conference

Carolina Hurricanes	Boston Bruins	NHLToL 43
Ottawa Senators	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHLToL 44
Washington Capitals	New Jersey Devils	NHLToL 45
Atlanta Thrashers	Philadelphia Flyers	NHLToL 46
Montreal Canadiens	Buffalo Sabres	NHLToL 47
New York Islanders	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHLToL 48

Week 4 Byes

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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.