Chris_Higgins20 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/09/canucks-jersey-ranked-17th-in-espn-power-rankings/ Free Willy, the beloved Orca whale that is on our teams jersey, was ranked the 17th best jersey in the NHL. The number one spot went to the Montreal Canadiens and rightfully so. It’s clean, crisp and has history and tradition behind it. On the other hand, our logo and uniforms seems to go through an identity crisis every five years. There is even talk of bringing in the Vancouver Millionaires jersey as a future third jersey. Free Willy! The problem here isn’t the Orca logo, which has actually developed a little bit of gravitas after 15 years (can you believe it’s been that long?). The problem is the city name, which doesn’t belong on the jersey and needs to go. The top NHL jersey’s according to ESPN: Montreal CanadiensBoston BruinsNew York RangersDetroit RedwingsPhiladelphia FlyersToronto Maple LeafsPittsburgh PenguinsMinnesota WildColumbus Blue JacketsNew Jersey Devils With that being said, what would you do to modify our jersey's? Who would be your top 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukhKular Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I stopped reading after I noticed that CBJ was in the top 10. Does anyone at ESPN even watch hockey or did they just see the red, white and blue and choose it based on that? Then gave each other high fives and yelled yee-haw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShowWilly Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Vancouver is about where it should be. the vancouver on the front really does need to go. i dont have a problem with the orca. id prefer the pilot but i dont want to change that much. the colours are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire_Spiky Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Cue the bring back the skate logo comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny sedin Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 how are the blue jackets and the wild in the top ten, personally i don't see anything wrong with our jersey's just leave them and soon people will recognize them as good jersey's due to the history behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The should switch back to this, and stick with them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Cue the bring back the skate logo comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Nothing.... I love our jerseys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 It's one of thsoe "who gives a !@#$" type of things. It seems like they feel obligated to rank the original 6 teams in the top 7. On top of that Chicago for some reason didn't crack the top 10. But one thing for sure is we don't have the best jerseys in the leauge, not the worst either, but Boston being top 2, is robbery. Yellow and Black? cmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancouver Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I stopped reading after I noticed that CBJ was in the top 10. Does anyone at ESPN even watch hockey or did they just see the red, white and blue and choose it based on that. Then gave each other high fives and yelled yee-haw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Swansons Moustache Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I like the rink stick, its classic and simple, if they can make it a bit more retro, even better and maybe tweak the colour shades a bit, a navy blue would look pretty sharp id think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 As for the top ten list, I would certainly drop the Wild and Jackets from the top ten and probably put the Kings and Blues in their place. If the Canucks switched back to the jersey I posted earlier, I would move them to the top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckFanLivingInCalgary:( Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I actually think the Oilers have pretty sweet jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockhart Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Pretty crapty list, since I know Chicago is usually in the #1 spot and it's not even in the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Lol at no Chicago (who have arguably the best), and the inclusion of Columbus in the top 10. We are about where we should be though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Kane Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Any discussion about the top jerseys in the NHL has to involve Chicago in the top 3-5 at least. You guys may not like the team but there is a long term history with our jersey and it's truly one of the best in all of sports. I would also disagree with the low placement of the Canucks jersey. Their colour scheme is one of my favourite in the NHL, and while my preference is the 'stink-in-rink' logo the 'orca-C' is pretty solid too. There's absolutely no way the Canucks jersey can be ranked below Minnesota and Columbus, those are two terrible jerseys. My top 10 jerseys would be: 1. Chicago 2. Vancouver 3. Boston 4. Montreal 5. Philly 6. Colorado 7. Winnipeg 8. LA 9. Edmonton 10. St. Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Should have stuck with the skate. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Giraffe Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The should switch back to this, and stick with them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keslerian one Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Ridonculous - they have Columbus and Minnesota's listed, which are arguably the ugliest ones out there. I don't really like the Orca either and adding Vancouver on top made it uglier for sure. I espouse going back to what we started with - stick and rink please. Most people buy our third jerseys anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 ESPN just lost even more credibility having Columbus' jersey in the top 10 and not Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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