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Original Six - chicagoblackhawks77 - 12-15-2004

Who has the best uni's?? It's a close race, but here's how I rank em':

1). Blackhawks. Maybe the best uni in all of prof/college sports. Representing the proud people that we massacred, exploited, raped and manifest-destinied to agricultural hot spots like the Oklahoma pan-handle. But, really, respectfully done portrait of the native strikes fear into the hearts of the opposing teams; at least in the 1960's, thanks Mr. Wirtz. Oh yeah, I'm still waiting for my tip from that pizza I delivered you in 1999.

2). Leafs: The white home jersey with the blue leaf. Nationalistic symbol of your proud "out doorsy" (as Buddy Cole once said) nation.

3). Canadiens: The Yankees of Hockey. Classic CH logo. All that you guys up there have since the 'Spos are gone. Oh wait, the Alouettes.

4). Wings: Classic, wheel representing all that was once good about the town of my birth, Detroit

- The top four are clearly above the last two.

5). Boston; cool, simple, but doesn't seem to stand for anything. Big ass "B"; Sweet Boston. Brought into the mainstream by Adam Sadler in "Happy Gilmore" Unknown Bruin Factoid: Cam Nealy plays the "SeaBass" character in the original Dumb and Dumber


6). Rangers; bland, leaves me wanting more. Even the retro lace-ups were milk-toast. Still wish Vancouver had won in 94.

-Requiem in Pace: Quebec Nordiques 1993-94. Best jersey of all time. Flur de Lies (Sp?) showcased in white and blue. Kick ass. Now transformed into the colorado avalanche who have the worst uni's since the early 1980's LA kings!!!

Sorry for rambling. Just read 135 essays on the roman empire from 509 BC to 476 AD. Needed to do this.

Mick

- go(r)d - 12-15-2004

The Habs had the best logo ever (I remain a Habs fan, always will be, so it just pisses me off that the Leafs stole the maple leaf), so classic. But I would put the Bruins second. I don't eve know what that wagon wheel design is supposed to mean, but that and the big B are every bit as classic as the Habs...how did they ever turn into a team with a cartoon that would embarass Yogi Bear on their 3rd jerseys???

- j-monster - 12-16-2004

go®d Wrote:The Habs had the best logo ever (I remain a Habs fan, always will be, so it just pisses me off that the Leafs stole the maple leaf), so classic. But I would put the Bruins second. I don't eve know what that wagon wheel design is supposed to mean, but that and the big B are every bit as classic as the Habs...how did they ever turn into a team with a cartoon that would embarass Yogi Bear on their 3rd jerseys???

Stole the maple leaf?? Confusedcratch: I think I humbly speak for Maple Leaf fans all over when I say... what the heck are you talking about???? I don't remember ever seeing any old Habs uniforms with maple leaves on their logo, so where do you get that from?

Anyway, I still think the Leafs jerseys are the best design ever... classic, timeless, can't be improved upon. The unis of the Habs, Wings and Bruins are a close second. Sorry, can't count the Blackhawks unis up there... my brother in law is a Blackhawk fan, which pretty much ruins them in my eyes. Smile

- chicagoblackhawks77 - 12-16-2004

J-Monster,

Don't worry. I understand the pain of associations.

Mick

- go(r)d - 12-16-2004

j-monster Wrote:Stole the maple leaf?? Confusedcratch: I think I humbly speak for Maple Leaf fans all over when I say... what the heck are you talking about???? I don't remember ever seeing any old Habs uniforms with maple leaves on their logo, so where do you get that from?
No perhaps I worded badly, I meant...the great symbol of Canadianness (not Canadien-ness) belongs to the Leafs...I just mean no other hockey fan can use or wear anything with a maple leaf on it without being reminded of the team, and having other people remind them of the team.

I didn't mean it had anything to do with the Habs, I just meant in a general sense...the maple leaf can't really be used in any other sports-ish context because it BELONGS to the Maple Leafs and is so strongly associated with them.

I just snicker at the fact that they have the only gramatically incorrect name in the NHL. 8)

- j-monster - 12-16-2004

go®d Wrote:
j-monster Wrote:Stole the maple leaf?? Confusedcratch: I think I humbly speak for Maple Leaf fans all over when I say... what the heck are you talking about???? I don't remember ever seeing any old Habs uniforms with maple leaves on their logo, so where do you get that from?
No perhaps I worded badly, I meant...the great symbol of Canadianness (not Canadien-ness) belongs to the Leafs...I just mean no other hockey fan can use or wear anything with a maple leaf on it without being reminded of the team, and having other people remind them of the team.

I didn't mean it had anything to do with the Habs, I just meant in a general sense...the maple leaf can't really be used in any other sports-ish context because it BELONGS to the Maple Leafs and is so strongly associated with them.

I just snicker at the fact that they have the only gramatically incorrect name in the NHL. 8)

OK, I get you. But I guess the Leafs need something to taunt the Habs about, considering the Cup count is... uh, not in our favour. Cry

- scottitude - 12-16-2004

go®d Wrote:...I don't eve know what that wagon wheel design is supposed to mean...

I'd like to tell you that it's a spoked automobile wheel symbolic of Detroit's importance in being the birthplace of assembly-line automobile manufacturing which long ago earned Detroit the moniker "Motor City"; but that wouldn't quite be the truth.

The winged wheel logo was actually borrowed from a cycling club in Montreal. Here's how it happened.

Detroit was awarded an NHL franchise in 1926, and the owners stocked their team by purchasing the roster of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League. The team was known as the Detroit Cougars for a couple of years, then the Falcons. They did not win often under either name.

In 1932, a millionaire named James Norris bought the team.

Here's the rest of the story, as told by Bob Duff in his Detroit Red Wings article in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League:
"Norris had been a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, a sporting club with cycling roots. The MAAA's teams were known by their club emblem and these Winged Wheelers were the first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893. Norris decided that a version of their logo was perfect for a team playing in the Motor City and on October 5, 1932 the club was renamed the Red Wings."

Coincidence or not, the new name and logo marked a turnaround in the team's fortunes. The Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs in their first season, and won their first Stanley Cup in 1936.

And it looks cool, too! 8)
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- tommygunn - 12-16-2004

scottitude Wrote:
go®d Wrote:...I don't eve know what that wagon wheel design is supposed to mean...

I'd like to tell you that it's a spoked automobile wheel symbolic of Detroit's importance in being the birthplace of assembly-line automobile manufacturing which long ago earned Detroit the moniker "Motor City"; but that wouldn't quite be the truth.

The winged wheel logo was actually borrowed from a cycling club in Montreal. Here's how it happened.

Detroit was awarded an NHL franchise in 1926, and the owners stocked their team by purchasing the roster of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League. The team was known as the Detroit Cougars for a couple of years, then the Falcons. They did not win often under either name.

In 1932, a millionaire named James Norris bought the team.

Here's the rest of the story, as told by Bob Duff in his Detroit Red Wings article in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League:
"Norris had been a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, a sporting club with cycling roots. The MAAA's teams were known by their club emblem and these Winged Wheelers were the first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893. Norris decided that a version of their logo was perfect for a team playing in the Motor City and on October 5, 1932 the club was renamed the Red Wings."

Coincidence or not, the new name and logo marked a turnaround in the team's fortunes. The Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs in their first season, and won their first Stanley Cup in 1936.

And it looks cool, too! 8)
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Nice story, but he was talking about the Bruins logo...
:what

- scottitude - 12-16-2004

Well, after re-reading it, I s'pose he was. :oops:

The first time around, it read like a general commentary on the initial post mentioning Habs, Leafs, Bruins, wheel...

Reflexive I guess...d'oh!

~Scott

- skippy the wonder dog - 12-16-2004

As a Habs fan I hate to say it, but I think the Leafs have the best design of any current hockey sweater.

Hey, if they can't win the cup, at least we have to let them win something....

- Stephen Dame - 12-16-2004

I like the old styalized Maple Leaf that the Leafs had. They used it for the Edmonton Mercury's gold medal win in 1952, and because of that it's now the shoulder patch on current Team Canada jeresy's.

- The Darkest Canuck - 12-17-2004

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i need to get my hands on one of these beauties :thumb:

- tragicallymike - 12-17-2004

screw the original 6.........this is where its at.

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- Lizard King - 12-17-2004

That purple LA Kings jersey of old was a beaut. :lol: I miss the Winnipeg Jets the old Minnesota North Stars and Quebec Nordiques, those were cool jerseys. As for the original six, I gotta go with my Habs the red with the blue and white stripes is a thing of sheer beauty, especially with the #9 on the back, and those eyes Confusedhock: Or the Flower flying down the wing with the hair flowing, thats the stuff legends are made of. I miss old-time hockey Sad

- soquester - 12-17-2004

1. Leafs - the one that's the current third jersey (The white one with the blue shoulders) is my favourite jersey in the NHL. Ever. Of course, I'm a biased Leaf fan, but meh... And for the record, leafs is an acceptable plural form of leaf, just less common...

2. Habs - The red ones. Those are phenomenal.

3. Chicago - The red ones (again). I love that jersey.

4. Detroit - The (you guessed it) red ones. Simple, yet catchy design, and the logo (as with the above teams) have stood the test of time for years.

5. Boston - Their best uniform is the one they wore when Bobby Orr played for them. Much nicer than the current ones, or the weird-striped brown ones they had way back when...

6. Rangers - Classic design, but not as nice as the rest. Still, if they ever converted fully to the Statue of Liberty jeresey, I'd be very disappointed (even though it's actually quite a nice jersey)....

Besides the Leafs third, I also really like Columbus' third jersey, and the white Dallas ones. Little more modern, but they're quite nice.

And regarding the Colorado Avalanche comment, you've got it wrong. The Dallas third jersey (the one that has the logo that looks like a cross between a cow and a uterus) is the ugliest jersey of all time. In any sport (even beating out the rainbow jerseys that the Houston Astros used to wear)....