Post #94 - Ak Bars Kazan "I Love Tatarstan"

Please enjoy some jersey concepts for the Ak Bars.

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Home & Away: The home and away jerseys are basically the same as the current Ak Bars home and away, but with ads removed and hem stripes added. Although the white away jersey does see a few more changes. Dark green is added to the jersey hem and lower part of the sleeves as well as a dark green yoke.



Third: The third jersey is a recoloring of the home and away jerseys, this time in a predominantly red color. Also of note is the use of the unused modernized version of the seal of Tatarstan as the primary logo and the also-unused paw pring and tulip logo on the shoulders.


Alternate: The first alternate is a somewhat simple and traditional design with the secondary snow leopard and tulip logo as the primary.


Alternate: One of my absolute favorites, this white alternate jersey, while featuring traditional three-stripe striping, is brought together with the use of the pattern in the primary crest used within the green stripes. I would absolutely love to see these on the ice one day.


Alternate: Finally, the third alternate features the secondary snow leopard logo as a primary again, but this time without the red tupid backing. The jersey itself is a much more modern design with thick, bold stripes and special texturing.

Post #93 - Traktor Chelyabinsk "Yesterday & Today"

Please enjoy these jerseys for Traktor Chelyabinsk.

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Home & Away: The home and away jerseys are an alteration of Traktor's current home and away jerseys. Of course, all the ads are removed from the jerseys, but black bands with white trim are added around the arms as well as white piping on the jerseys' hems.



Third: Russian is a confusing language, but apparently a cursive "T" in Russian, when written, looks like this "M" shape, which is why this "T"raktor logo is a "M"aktor logo. My eyes will probably never not see an "M," but I digress. As for the look, I took the logo and went with a sort of sprocket theme throughout the entire jersey. It's a bit wild with a bit of traditional hockey style mixed in. Does it work? Maybe, maybe not. You decide.


Alternate: The logo on this jersey is a recolored version of a much older and less spectacular logo. I mixed in a very small bit of red since Traktor used to have red in their color scheme. What can be a bit difficult to see at this scale is all the patterning and stitch work, but I see it when I make them, so I guess that matters for something, yeah?


Alternate: Again, this is a much older Traktor logo with a "T" logo, recolored with their current colors + silver. I suppose I forgot to mention two jerseys ago that I added gray since it was used as part of a gradient on a previous Traktor jersey. Gray goes with almost everything, so it works.


Alternate: Vectorizing this logo was an interesting exercise for me, even though the logo itself falls into that "badly drawn logos" category. I decided to go with the idea of a "reverse retro," using a vibrant red for what once was a predominantly black jersey. It's bold, but I think it looks sharp.

Post #92 - Philadelphia Flyers "Old Time Hockey"

Here's a second batch of jerseys for the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Home & Away: If you were a fan of the Flyers or just uniform design in general, you might recognize the striping on the home and away as being similar to the socks the team used to wear back in the 90s and early 2000s. I always disliked the way the socks never really matched the jerseys, but now you can imagine how they would.



Third: This third jersey is a twist on the orange alternate the Flyers introduced in 2002-thru-2007. The silver is removed and the sleeve striping and hem striping is altered. I also decided to go with a more rounded font for the numbers and letters.


Alternate Home & Away: These are alternate home and away Liberty Bell jerseys. They're styled on the previous set's orange alternate, which itself was styled on the short-lived Philadelphia Quakers jerseys.



Alternate: Lastly, a somewhat risky version of the black Flyers jerseys first introduced in 1997. The lower sleeve striping is altered and the hem of the jersey now has striping to accent the shoulders and sleeves. The numbering is stark black and white laid on their opposing colors while the bright orange name and captain's "C" stand out nicely on the black base.

Post #91 - Philadelphia Flyers "Orange & A New Black"

Here's a look at some designs for the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Home & Away: While similar in design to the Flyers traditional look, these jerseys feature alterations that give them new life. Firstly, there is a decided increase in the use of black, especially on the numbers and lettering. Both the home and away use black for the numbers and lettering, lending an interesting consistency to the pair. The black sleeve "cuffs" run much higher up the arm and, if you look closely, feature a winged design, black on black, that adds a subtle point of interest. Lastly, a Liberty Bell logo adorns the shoulders.



Third: If you're going to go full retard with a purely black and orange jersey, you may as well actually go full retard. This is me going full retard.


Alternate: An homage to the very old Philadelphia Quakers short-lived hockey franchise. Flyers-style.


Alternate: Do you remember the sock stripes from the late 90's/early 2000's black Flyers third jersey? Now those stripes are on a black jersey. It's as simple as that.


Alternate: This was a really old design of mine that I simply wanted to see mocked up on a modern template. There it is. The end.

Post #90 - Calgary Flames "The Rejects"

Part 3 or 3 for the Calgary Flames.

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Alternate: The first three jerseys in this set of "recjects" are variations on the home and away jerseys from the "Back To Black" set. The white jersey could work if the Flames, for whatever reason, decided to severely downplay red in there scheme, but I can't see that ever happening. However, the black and red variants are delicious and could make really nice alternates.




Alternate: This is a white version of the red third jersey from my first Flames' set. It's a nice look, it just didn't fit in with any of the full sets.


Alternate: This is the same design as the alternate from the "Back To Black" set, but red and yellow are swapped with each other.


Alternate: Lastly, a true black for black's sake or reverse retro.

Post #89 - Dallas Stars "Home on the Range"

Another week, another set of jerseys. This time it's the Dallas Stars.

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Home, Away & Third: You will love it or hate it, but one of the biggest features of these three jerseys is the fact that the color sequence on the logos perfectly matches that of the sleeve and hem stripes. I think the home and away are sharp and classy and while the yellow is something you probably wouldn't want to see game in and game out, it's actually not all that bad looking, especially as a third.




Alternate: The first alternate is a modernized throwback to the classic star-design jerseys. What will probably stand out the most is the removal of a traditional logo in lieu of a wordmark and number. This is a reference to the much-maligned early Reebok-era Stars' jerseys, though I think it works incredibly well on this design. Look closer and you'll notice a subtle star behind the number on the chest. The lower half of the torso and sleeves also features a textured pattern that darkens the green just a bit to give the jersey slight contrast.


Alternate: Return of the Mooterus!!! I absolutely hate the black and neon Stars jerseys, but I wanted to try my hand at combining the obnoxious neon green with one of the most hated logos in NHL history. This jersey is wild, off the wall and nowhere in the realm of traditional, but the tri-tone green and futuristic design... somehow... works. No lie, if this was a real jersey I would buy it without hesitation just for the novelty of it.



Alternate: Finally, after a trip into the bizarre and outlandish, we crash back to Earth with a faux-back traditional-style jersey. The "D-STARS" logo is edited to fit perfectly as a chest-striped style design and even more interesting, but impossible to really take not of, is the shoulder logo. It's the Stars' Texas logo, modified to have a stitching pattern that resembles the Texas state flag, and, if you look closely, the textured pattern looks like a dry river bed.

Post #88 - Calgary Flames "Back To Black"

Part two for the Calgary Flames.

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Home & Away: The home and away jerseys feature a striping pattern meant to resemble fire. Black is back, baby, and featured prominently on the home jersey, while somewhat limited to an accent color on the away. The colors on both the stripes and primary logos also purposely follow the same sequence.



Third: The 90s-era Flames hem striping returns on this third jersey as both hem striping and sleeve striping. The use of the striping on the sleeves was to both avoid the mess that was the shoulder/sleeve design of those original jerseys while adding more consistency.


Alternate: In the previous Flames post I shared the red and yellow version of this jersey, mentioning that it looks a lot better with black. What do you think?


Alternate: Somewhat of a reverse-retro of the old white Flames' jersey, some might call this black for black's sake, while others might call it trash. Where do you stand, person who isn't here because no one is reaidng this?


Alternate: Finally, I wanted to make a faux-back-style jersey with a logo that seemed like a far-too-simplistic logo. However, the logo, coupled with the design of the jersey, wouldn't be all that surprising as a Chinese national team jersey. Sadly, what gets lost on this design is the clever sleeve design that is a Flames-inspired interpretation of the flag of Alberta. Even the old Atlanta Flames logo appears on the coat of arms, in this case being an "A" for Alberta. Look up "flag of Alberta" and you'll see where my inspiration came from.

Post #87 - Calgary Flames "Blackless"

Here's part 1 of 3 for the Calgary Flames.

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Home & Away: The home and away jerseys feature a modern take on "traditional" striping, mixing Calgary's slanted-stripe era with a somewhat retro feel, with a modern tweak with the asymmetrical stripes. The numbers on the backs and sleeves are a customized font, a bit wonky, meant to follow the contours of the hem stripes. The shoulder logo is a custom fiery maple leaf.



Third: The third jersey is a very retro-esque red jersey with the "Calgary" script logo. Simplistic, but almost an instant classic.


Alternate: On the other end of things is this Ronald McDonald-looking alternate jersey. I'd hate to see this jersey all the time, but as a once-in-a-while alternate, it might actually work. Drown it with red gear (helmets, gloves, pants), and the yellow might get balanced out.


Alternate: Admittedly, the unique design looks a lot better with black (something you'll see in a future post), but sticking to the "blackless" theme, I decided to use only red and yellow.


Alternate: Finally, the design I love above all others in this set. While seemingly simple at first glance, a lot of thought went into this design beyond the three-stripe look. The biggest challenge was finding a way to use the horse head logo without black or white, something I think I pulled off quite well after a lot of trial and error. The logo (and jersey) features a much darker red, used in part to create a red-to-red gradient on the logo, allowing it to exist on the red jersey without getting lost. The sleeves and hem also feature a similar gradient, with the sleeves featuring what would be a sublimated flame pattern on the inner portion of the sleeves. The numbers, lettering, and stripes also feature a textured pattern, something that's been all the rage over the last few years in professional hockey.