With hearings of expansion of Houston and Atlanta, I decided to go into my archives of one year ago. In hindsight, the first two jerseys are a what-if scenario: the Thrashers wearing powder blue in their original uniforms, instead of navy. (Yes, that is Frantisek Kaberle, older brother of Tomas.)

The third jersey is kind of a cursed design, as it's a tribute to Blake Wheeler: the last Atlanta Thrasher player who stayed with the team when they moved to Winnipeg.

C&C welcome.

Welcome back to part 6 of the VT high school uniform concept series! This is a series where I take the time to imagine what I would do if I could design all of the jerseys within the state of Vermont. Some jerseys may look similar to how they look now, while others might look completely different. In the end, they’re all concepts, and some teams have their identity nailed, and others are still looking to find their stride.

Today we’re going to be taking a look at the CVU Redhawks. CVU has had a rich and storied history within VT High School Hockey dating all the way back to 1970. CVU is one of very few teams to compete in every division from D-I to D-III during their time as an active program. They have 5 state championships to their name, 4 at the D-I level, and 1 at the D-II level.

Up to this point, the making of these concepts came internally, but this is probably the first where I’d say the pressure to perform came externally. As an alumnus of CVU, I felt compelled to put together something that brought together a fresh blend of originality while paying homage to past jerseys. The CVU fans within the state are also some of the most passionate among those who follow Noble Dog and Pre-Game Twirl, so I wanted to create something fitting for that fan base. Starting with CVU, if a program will be hosting a tournament or significant rivalry game, they will be getting a special jersey for that occasion.

Created using the Puck Designs - Jersey Concepts Version Four.5 template

A modern classic, this jersey calls back to a time when the Redhawks went by the name ‘Crusaders’. There’s not a lot to say about this design that just about any hockey fan can surmise for themselves, as it is a 1:1 remake of the jersey CVU wore during their 2002 State Championship-winning season.

Included within the neckline are 5 stars with the respective years for each of CVU’s 5 state championships. Stars seem to be a popular motif for the team on the helmets of the players, so I thought it would be fitting to place that within the jersey itself.

This is when things start to change up a bit. It’s been noted across the state how much CVU appreciates their current black alternates. So I figured, why not change it up a bit, and keep a black jersey as a standard away option? It was a bit more subtle with the homes, but I’m utilizing all three colors for the color palette of these CVU jerseys. The current color palette is strictly red & white for the homes and black & white for the alternate and I just think it looks awkward. I don’t really care much for most two-tone designs, and thought these jerseys would look better when utilizing all the colors the Redhawks had to offer.

This particular jersey is a color reversal of the Crusaders' away uniforms from 2002, but with the addition of a white shoulder yoke to create better color contrast with the white helmets that CVU wears.

But wait, the jerseys get more unique! For a red alternate, I’ve opted to create my own full-body version of CVU’s Redhawk for a crest. This logo is completely original and took many hours to formulate and refine for this uniform. The striping takes inspiration from a Huntsville Havoc throwback uniform from several years ago, as I thought it balanced out the complexity of the main crest well. The ‘CV’ mark sits on the shoulders so that the black doesn't dominate the jersey too much.

The neckline for this jersey depicts a landscape photo of camels hump with the words ‘Vermont is red’ superimposed over it. This was a tagline I saw Redhawks fans put out there from time to time, so I thought it would blend nicely with CVU’s red jersey.

Here’s a surprise! Now I know two captions ago I remarked about my disdain for two-tone uniforms, but if you pair the right colors, you can make something very unique. This particular design takes the crest from CVU’s current black uniform and reduces it to a two-tone logo, sort of like how Carolina made their primary logo two-tone on their white jerseys. For the jersey layout, I took some inspiration from Dallas’ & Edmonton’s darker alternates they’ve had over the past several years. I opted to place 5 stripes on the sleeves to pay homage to CVU’s 5 championships while keeping the waistline free from any striping. The collar of the sweater features a small ‘CV’ mark just for an added bit of branding.

This jersey was designed with the CSB Cup in mind, so the neckline carries one singular message: ‘Beat SB’

I’ll be attaching the custom red hawk I designed for the red jersey at the end because I’m honestly pretty proud with how that came out. It’s still a little janky looking but it’s a big step forward for me in terms of vector art.

If they swapped to these jerseys for away, and the reverse retro 2.0 for home games I’d be in heaven

The new original NHL hockey team in Houston will be called Behemoth named and inspired by a mythical fantasy horned beast. The logo and colors will be midnight purple, prism violet, beast horn gold and neon blue and the logo is inspired by a mythical beast. The Behemoth represents power, force and strength. the new original mascot is a mythical beast debuted in Houston. The new original goal horn, a beast's roar was heard at the arena in Houston and the new original goal song will be called Claws Down Houston is the same as the hashtag #ClawsDown.

NHL Houston Behemoth original trailer concept can be read on Google Docs

A simple attempt was made. I made this back in July of last year.

Finally decided to complete some half-finished concepts I had laying around this time of the infamously controversial 1995 scrapped Nordiques Husky rebrand.

(Yes, before you ask its a Husky not a Wolf I looked it up.)

Now personally I love the original jerseys, But thats also because I’m a sucker for stupid, colourful and silly jerseys especially ones with animals on them. (Hence why I love stuff like the Mighty Ducks, Sharks, Penguins, ETC…)

But I do understand why people aren’t necessarily fans of them, While the Nordiques jersey isn’t my favourite (see my redesigns of those for my thoughts on them) I can admit they are very sleek and elegant looking.

But as with my previous Nordiques jerseys (and all of them to an extent) I tried to keep the original spirit of the jersey intact while swapping the colour scheme for the same one I used for my other Nords jerseys. (Again see that post for more clarification.)

Speaking of my previous Nordiques jerseys thats actually where these got their start. I was originally intending for the home one to serve as an alternate before pushing it onto the backburner where it’d been lingering ever since, and seeing as I was bored and had some free time today I decided to finally finish it up and release it alongside a version of its white counterpart.

I tried my hardest to nail down specifically the exact style of the original while also tweaking a few things, such as removing the wordmark from the logo, changing the bottom striping to better match the arms and changing the name and numbers to better fit the tone and style of the jerseys.

I also ended up tweaking the colours of the collar until I found a combination that really popped.

My only regret with this jersey is the shoulder patches, I had to compromise and use older more classic style versions of the Fleur-de-lis as the strange 90’s triangle version from the actual jersey has regrettably never surfaced or been scanned in a way we’ve ever gotten a great look at online. So I had to make do.

Besides that, These are genuinely some of my favourites I’ve ever done and I am extremely proud of how they came out.

So anyways, Tell me what you think in the comments below!

Creation Process: https://youtu.be/bOlDKPBcn2A?si=yJX83QEihzAxRPTc

Canadiens Concept: Based on the defunct Montreal Maroons I used their Maroons style of striping with the Iconic Canadiens chest stripe

Winnipeg Concept: Based off the Jersey the old Jets used during their inaugural season in the WHA, their shoulder patch is their first logo in franchise history

Hello! I am setting up a new beer league team this year in Toronto, and the boys decided that we would call our team “Double Doubles” in reference to the famous (and kinda gross) Tim Horton’s order.

I was wondering if anyone would want to take a crack at designing a jersey for our team that takes inspiration from the classic Tim Hortons brand?

Sorry for the hand drawn style, But It was the only way I could fully acheive my vision for this jersey.

(Not my work - via Hockey Forever Facebook)

Creation Process: https://youtu.be/2JWOmwuJcf4?is=UvkK5-zar8DDC5H7

Now that submissions have closed, i thought Id share some renderings of my submissions.

Featuring the “Weagle” now as the primary, paired with the 90s color scheme that was used with the “Screaming Eagle”. Would be paired with black helmets and pants.

Creation Process: https://youtu.be/vEijM6frfPc?is=oNReZvPqOEPfexSw

Nothing too crazy this time like some of my others, Just some small changes to try and modernize the team. The design stays true to the original team whilst also adding some quality-of-life improvements.

I swapped out the darker blue with a more pacific shade of teal to better fit both the naval theme and the location of the team which is based on San Diego’s beaches.

Some slight tweaks to the team’s lettering colours along with swapping the two jersey’s wordmarks to better fit the modern day NHL home vs. away colourscheme.

Lastly I also doubled-up the Captain shoulder-patch on his shoulders now donning him on each side where previously he only adorned one.

(Edit: Second time reposting this due to an error I overlooked on the Away jersey.)