[drdeath]

To clarify the towels:
The one on the left was given out for games 1,2 and 5 of the Stars series.
The one on the right made it's debut for game 7 and was used for the Ducks series too.

This post has been edited by drdeath: 10 August 2007 - 04:35 AM

[MaximAfinogenov]

Jeff Patterson wrote an interesting/somewhat pretentious article about the Canucks new jerseys
http://www.straight....ew...ks-better\

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New uniforms won't make Canucks better
Sports By Jeff Paterson
Publish Date: August 9, 2007

Enough already about the Vancouver Canucks' new uniforms. Seriously, people, get a life, go outside, enjoy the sunshine. It's August, it's Vancouver, and hockey season is still a month away. Then again, that's the problem: it's August, it's Vancouver, and the hockey season is only a month away.

It's ridiculous, though, how the new look the team will wear this coming season has taken on a life of its own. The Canucks have switched jerseys in the past, but the process has never generated this kind of angst. Good on the Canucks for creating a serious buzz about the launch of their new duds, but what is the fascination–obsession, for many–with what colour scheme and logo the hockey club will trot out whenever the organization gets around to officially launching its new uniforms?

The great reveal will take place sometime this month, and you can only imagine the reaction once it becomes common knowledge. It has become the most anticipated fashion show this side of Milan or Paris. Word of a recent photo shoot–and the potential for a leak (gasp!) of the first look at the new uniforms–nearly sent Canuck nation off the deep end. The "issue" (such a matter hardly seems worthy of that distinction) has been splashed on the front page of the sports section of one of the local dailies, has been the subject of repeated viewer and listener polls on TV and radio, and has run wild in cyberspace. A quick Google search for Canucks+new uniforms yields upwards of 201,000 hits, many of which include a mockup of possible home and away unis the Canucks will play in. Clearly, a lot of Canuck fans have plenty of computer savvy and even more idle time on their hands.

Another thing that has become evident is that people have a real passion for the various logos and colour schemes the Canucks have tinkered with over the years. Yet exactly why people cling to their favourites isn't exactly clear, considering the Canucks' lack of tradition and modest history of success in whatever they've worn. Still, it seems most fans want the Canucks to incorporate the blues and greens of the original jerseys–colours said to represent the ocean and forests that play such an important role in making Vancouver the city it is–into the new look. Certainly, one of the possibilities for the team's new look is to bring the old colours to the existing uniforms. That might satisfy some, but if the various polls are to be believed, the Canucks need to do more than just return to their green-and-blue roots.

Uniforms are an important part of any team's brand, but they're nothing without a logo, that singular and readily identifiable image that connects a team with its fan base. That's where the great debate among the hard-cores seems to settle.

Many appear to favour a return to that very first Canuck logo–the "stick in rink" that also doubles as a letter C. And sure, it's been fun to see the team trot out the retro jerseys on special occasions in recent years, but does the old logo really stand the test of time? Is that the best anyone can do in 2007? Is there not a creative mind out there who could put a modern spin on the original logo and, at the very least, bring it into the 21st century?

There have been suggestions to make a switch to "Johnny Canuck" as the team's primary logo. The only problem is that no one seems to know exactly who or what Johnny Canuck is or was. Some would have you believe he's a burly, bearded cartoon lumberjack (a little too similar to the Vancouver Giants logo), while others suggest he was a fighter-pilot superhero who emerged during the Second World War. Stylistic versions of both are among the many that have been floated by those favouring a complete overhaul to the Canucks' main insignia.

Then again, some (the laid-back West Coasters) seem to want the Canucks to take a different route entirely and simply put the word Vancouver diagonally across the front of the jersey. Those opposed to drastic alterations seem to favour maintaining the most recent logo–the orca C bursting through the ice–but making a subtle switch of colours from dark blue and burgundy to green and blue, blending the present with the past.

Unfortunately for most of the Canuck fans who do have an opinion on the uniforms or logo, they've failed to realize that the decisions have already been made. And still not a day goes by when this isn't an issue for many. There's no point losing sleep over this any longer, yet the discussion continues. The suggestion box is closed, and it's now just a waiting game until everyone gets a glimpse. Perhaps Canuck management took public opinion into account, but there's no guarantee. The only certainty is that the Canucks didn't enter into the process lightly, because a professional sports team's logo is not only its identity but also, if done properly, a significant moneymaker.

Without question, though, the surest way for any team to win universal acceptance for a logo and uniform change is to win hockey games while wearing the new threads. Everybody hated the Canucks' Flying V when it was introduced in the late 1970s, yet no one complained when the Canucks wore those uniforms on their run to the Stanley Cup final in 1982. You'd probably find many who'd tell you the Anaheim Ducks' jerseys were awful, or at best nothing special, but they looked awfully good when accessorized by the Stanley Cup. (It's funny how that trophy seems to go with just about anything.)

The bottom line is that for all the talk the launch of the new uniforms has generated over the past few months, it won't make much difference to the fan base here. Are the people disappointed by the final decision on the new look going to boycott the Canucks because they don't like what their team is wearing on the ice? No. The building will continue to sell out, and people here will support Roberto Luongo in pink pyjamas as long as he keeps the puck out of the net and the team is posting victories.

Hockey fans here just have to relax, and the hockey club has to unveil its new creation–let's hope it's a good one–and then stick with it for more than a few years. It would be great if the Canucks' tradition from now on involved winning as much as switching jerseys.

Jeff Paterson is a sportscaster and talk-show host on Vancouver's all-sports radio, Team 1040. E-mail him at jeff.paterson@team1040.ca

[FlavourOfTheWeak]

AN UGLY JERSEY IS AN UGLY JERSEY NO MATTER WHAT YOU PUT IT NEXT TO.

[JCiarniello]

Jeff Patterson, on Aug 10 2007, 08:45 AM, said:

Enough already about the Vancouver Canucks' new uniforms. Seriously, people, get a life, go outside, enjoy the sunshine

He must visit CDC regularly

[m2kmike]

King of Anarchy, on Aug 10 2007, 02:10 AM, said:

Yep. I'd say it's safe to say now that the one to the right is about officially our new logo. Well, tinkered new logo.
I assume that the towel from the left is the one that you have, right? That's the one that Save-On-Foods was selling. Notice the difference between the two logos? The towel that m2kmike and me posted came from GM Place. Those were the towels that they gave out on the seats. (I got mine in Game 3 of the Ducks series)

I got mine at the same game

[snake1944]

how do we know that, thats gonna be our logo (colour scheme)

sure they released them, for the whole believe in blue.
that screen shot that we saw of the 'primary mark' seems false. the guy must of saw this logo, and put it on.

not sure what its gonna be, but at this point, no one does outside the canucks Organization.

[Idiocracy Is CDC]

JCiarniello, on Aug 10 2007, 06:53 AM, said:

He must visit CDC regularly

Yep, I recall making a statement in regards to lettering as a tongue in cheek joke. Most of what he mentions here has been posted in this thread. And WE'RE the ones who need to get a life??? At least it gave him something to write about.

[Venage]

King of Anarchy, on Aug 10 2007, 02:10 AM, said:

Yep. I'd say it's safe to say now that the one to the right is about officially our new logo. Well, tinkered new logo.
I assume that the towel from the left is the one that you have, right? That's the one that Save-On-Foods was selling. Notice the difference between the two logos? The towel that m2kmike and me posted came from GM Place. Those were the towels that they gave out on the seats. (I got mine in Game 3 of the Ducks series)

^


Got a towel like that too.

[bcjosh]

They said this morning on c-fax here in victoria that the canucks took out a full page ad to announce the training camps or something and it had a stick and rink logo on it.. is this old news as c-fax isn't usually the first source for this sort of thing?

[hankthetank]

yesterday i got my renewal letter for ice packs and the envelope had the blue and white orca logo on it. i love reading way too deep into things like this... i think it is important to have a nice looking jersey. you look good, you feel good, you play good. go canucks!

[Untouchable]

hankthetank, on Aug 10 2007, 08:24 AM, said:

yesterday i got my renewal letter for ice packs and the envelope had the blue and white orca logo on it. i love reading way too deep into things like this... i think it is important to have a nice looking jersey. you look good, you feel good, you play good. go canucks!

Could you scan it?

[ramirez_inc]

Vancouver_Canucks, on Aug 10 2007, 01:57 AM, said:

My take on the jerseys is that we will all find it hilarious that the Canucks spent 1 million bucks on designing the jersey when someone on CDC with photoshop has designed a nicer jersey (visually). By 1 million bucks are they just talking about concept designs of the logo?

I think the million has to do with design, production and copywrite of the jersey/logo (logo changes), that costs alot

[ramirez_inc]

Just found this under the "canucks Mobile" stuff... take from it what you want

[Otaku]

ramirez_inc, on Aug 10 2007, 08:52 AM, said:

Just found this under the "canucks Mobile" stuff... take from it what you want

I went there and I didn't see it =(

[Tyger]

diven73, on Aug 10 2007, 12:30 AM, said:

Yeah, Boston, Washington, Columbus, LA, Nashville, and Florida all have shoulder patches. Only Detroit and New York don't and they didn't have them to begin with.

They almost all do... not that is has anything to do with the Canucks jersey, but a good source for the new jerseys as they are unveiled.

http://onveutlacoupe...l-uniforms.html

This post has been edited by Tyger: 12 August 2007 - 12:32 AM

[Red Russian]

FinFan, on Aug 9 2007, 06:46 PM, said:

There isn't any green on the logo, that cell-phone pic is FAKE. The new jerseys are exactly the same as that "Fin's Friends" cartoon. The dark blue jersey has the blue/white orca, the white jersey has the light blue/blue orca.

I will lose it if the Fin Friends jersey is the actualy jersey! That thing is the ugliest one out of all of them!!! Its ****ing horrible. Why the **** would we want a giant wordmark across the top. TEAMS KNOW WHERE WE ARE FROM AND WHAT OUR NAME IS!!!!! If people really need to know who their team is playing then they can look at the damn scoreboard! Because that fin jersey is hideous! It will be the laughing stock of the league!!! It looks like a ****ing woman's jersey. Its cartoonish! Its awful!!!

[IndyCanuckFan]

As far as the blue logo above, every letter/envelope that I have ever recieved from the canucks has been a solid color rendition of the logo. When I was a kid I would send cards off to be autographed and the envelopes they came back in were black and white skate logos.

[Tr4ilerP4rk]

Red Russian, on Aug 10 2007, 09:59 AM, said:

I will lose it if the Fin Friends jersey is the actualy jersey! That thing is the ugliest one out of all of them!!! Its ****ing horrible. Why the **** would we want a giant wordmark across the top. TEAMS KNOW WHERE WE ARE FROM AND WHAT OUR NAME IS!!!!! If people really need to know who their team is playing then they can look at the damn scoreboard! Because that fin jersey is hideous! It will be the laughing stock of the league!!! It looks like a ****ing woman's jersey. Its cartoonish! Its awful!!!

Agreed 100%
Horrible colors and butt ugly lettering

[Mr.Bean]

Hopefully Fin won't be blue and green, because that would look silly.

[Mr.Habitat]

That renewal thing isn't new. I have canuck mail from 4 years ago with that same blue and white orca.