07 January 2014

What the Canuck?!

Merry Christmas to our Orthodox followers celebrating today! The Macedonian community in Western New York will not be able to attend the religious service due to the driving ban placed as a result of the blizzard advisory for today. We're supposed to dip into the negatives for the second time in a week for the first rough winter since 2001 (it hasn't even been that bad until about a week ago, but the worst is coming in weekly{?} segments). We've been going third jersey crazy lately here and it is going to show even more with the concept for today's post. I decided that since I'm not going to consider getting one of the inaugural Canucks alternates at this time, I will reminisce by creating my own. The first hockey concept and second overall on the year is sure to spark some conversation. Note that the striping is going to look a little jagged for some reason, but don't let it bother you too much.


While much of the original design has been implemented, the current color scheme as well as modern branding (logos/font for the most part) are brought in. To tie in the two nicely, I figured that Pavel Bure's retirement ceremony was the best way to combine the eras - two months too late . . . Anyway, you've heard of retro-modern baseball parks, right? Maybe? Possibly? Well those style stadiums are ballparks built to modern standards while still maintaining an old-fashioned atmosphere. Cleveland's Progressive Field started this trend in the 90s and teams have continued to do so since - not to be confused with retro-classic ballparks. Though Coca-Cola Field here in Buffalo is the first retro-classic ballpark in baseball, Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the first in the majors. Wikipedia can break this down further if you have interest on the topic. That's one thing baseball has over the other sports is that no two playing surfaces are alike, thus the surrounding structure takes at least some form of the field. But this concept is certainly everything I've describe as it relates to the hockey jersey and it's franchise.

That would be a cool thing to do, now that I think of it - start considering doing a retro-modern third jersey series. SG-94 prominent HJC contributor has done a Reebok "de-Edge" series, which you would identify as retro-classic (because of the template). Don't be surprised if that happens, I sure would like to see it. For now, that will have to do. In anticipation of the Lady Liberty jersey starting tomorrow, I don't know what will be posted but there will be something. It will just be shuffled around based on it's arrival.

-Ricky

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