![]() He’s an Oiler – and we have to give Edmonton the Battle of Alberta: Aesthetically Pleasing Version. (Side note: Were these the power rankings for All-Time Worst-Ever Alternate Logos, Phoenix would win hands-down for this all-out assault on good taste.)ġ9. And while the original artsy Aztec logo was good and hideous, the simple howler introduced in 2003-04 allowed Phoenix to leap about nine spots in these rankings. Phoenix Coyotes Winner of a name-that-team-we-jacked-from-Manitoba contest in 1996, the Coyote is a pretty shady desert creature. Pittsburgh sniper James Neal says, outside of his Penguins logo, he likes Jersey’s best.Ģ0. A far cry from the artist’s rendering of the legendary Jersey Devil for which the club was named. Like the N is dressing up for sexy Halloween. Not to say that this is a Mickey Mouse organization, but there is a certain cuteness to the Devil tail and horns. New Jersey Devils It is as if a Disney-generated devil on your shoulder morphed into the letter N. See what they did there with the Y and the hockey stick?Ģ1. NY Islanders Erase from your memory those two seasons when the Islanders were sponsored by Captain Highliner, and the Isles’ cartographical look has been consistent, albeit a bit busy. As for that gigantic overbite? Back in 1971, a nine-inch saber-toothed tiger fang was discovered during the construction of the First American Bank in Nashville.Ģ2. Nashville Predators Original owner Craig Leipold came up with the name Predators, which surely resulted in a better logo than the other nominees – Ice Tigers, Fury and Attack. There’s an uppity-ness to it only a Sens fan can appreciate. But as much as I like the HBO series Rome, it’s difficult to fully support a logo so intricate and gold. Ottawa Senators Thank Jupiter the Senators went with an image of an Old World senator and not a modern Ottawa senate member. I’m backing the move to Celtics green, but any Dallas team trying to represent itself with a star will forever take a back seat to the Cowboys in terms of brand recognition.Ģ4. And the new one unveiled in 2013 is slicker but not quite there. Dallas Stars The Stars’ logo has never quite measured up to its Minnesota predecessor. And wasn’t burgundy hot a couple years ago? Surely one of the rejected Denver franchise nicknames - Black Bears, Outlaws, Storm, Wranglers, Renegades, Rapids, and Cougars (the wild animal, we presume) – could have spawned a better visual.Ģ5. ![]() Colorado Avalanche Unlike, say, an actual avalanche, the Colorado hockey logo screams safe: a swooshy-looking capital ‘A’ topped with a glacier of snow. This is what the Blue Jackets main logo should be.Ģ6. The goofy bumblebee-with-really-bad-pink-eye look doesn’t do it either. Yet it comes off as the American flag going fast and furious. Columbus Blue Jackets The stars-and-stripes celebrates Columbus’s Civil War history, acknowledging that Ohio contributed more residents to the Union Army than any other state. The flying arrowhead D has lost the Disney magic of the once-Mighty franchise’s branding, which looked like a goalie face mask mold was taken of short-tempered Donald when he was really peeved with Black Pete.Ģ7. ![]() ![]() Subban, apparently a closet Emilio Estevez fan. I like that cartoony one for the Mighty Ducks – that’s cool,” says P.K. Anaheim Ducks “If I could change one (NHL logo), I’d change the Ducks back to the original Ducks. Seriously, are we playing ice hockey or going camping?Ģ8. If you focus on the Wild logo long enough, you can hear the dude who designed the North Stars logo weeping. Minnesota Wild See how the majestic sunset and shooting star contrasts so jarringly with the angry, unidentifiable wildebeest face? Ugh. And to think the NHL traded that glorious Hartford Whalers insignia (*sheds single tear*) for this Weather Channel glitch.Ģ9. “Looks like someone just threw red and black paint against a wall,” says a Sportsnet co-worker who doesn’t know art but knows how to describe the sloppy mess on Skinner’s chest. Carolina Hurricanes “Obviously ours is the best,” says Hurricanes 20-year-old forward Jeff Skinner, who is obviously biased and obviously too young to realize how lazily the ’Canes logo was designed. To quote a Nick Nolte line from a movie whose title escapes me, “I don’t know what I like, but I know art.”ģ0. Here are the results, with some ties broken by personal bias. (Oh, and Alan Thicke for some reason.“I like some of the old classics: the Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Chicago, Detroit are tough to beat,” says Thicke, a huge hockey fan.) ![]()
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