Hello folks, happy Black Friday! Today's topic of discussion will once again be the Vegas Golden Knights' new identity. I know you're probably sick and tired of reading about the Golden Knights by now, and they've already been covered here on HJC twice, but I have some thoughts I'd like to share.
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| Image from NHL.com/GoldenKnights |
Thought #1: Overall I'm pleased with the identity for the Vegas Golden Knights. There are some things I dislike, but as a whole I'd give it a thumbs up.
Thought #2: The V in the negative space of the helmet is genius! It's my favourite part of their whole identity.
Thought #3: I don't have much to say about the secondary logo or the wordmark, I think they're both solid complimentary logos.
Thought #4: The steel gray on the helmet looks weird to me, I think those parts of the logo should be black instead. However, I think a steel gray jersey would be great, and if that's the case then including steel gray in the logo makes more sense to me.
Thought #5: Right now I don't like the decision to use Vegas instead of Las Vegas, but I may get used to it over time. It's just that I was expecting them to be called Las Vegas, so right now using only Vegas sounds kind of strange.
Thought #6: Many people have compared the use of Vegas (instead of Las Vegas) to a team from Los Angeles using just Angeles, but that's not really a fair comparison. People actually use Vegas as a shortened version of Las Vegas ("Vegas Baby", "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas", etc), but no one refers to Los Angeles as just Angeles.
Thought #7: The name Golden Knights could be used for really any location, which is why I would have preferred the name Desert Knights.
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| Image from @NHLonNBCSports on Twitter |
In other news, NBC unveiled the Penguins Stadium Series jersey earlier today during the Flyers vs Rangers game. The jersey is yellow (the Penguins first yellow jersey since 1984) with black sleeves, and a single yellow stripe high up on the arms. The triangle from their logo has been removed, and the penguin's stick has been recoloured yellow. The captain's C is in a triangle, and there's a City of Champions keystone patch on the left sleeve (here's a link to a video on the Penguins Twitter page for a better look at the jersey).
My initial reaction to the jersey is very positive. I love that it's yellow (the more colour in the league the better), and I think the triangle-less logo looks awesome. But we haven't seen the whole jersey yet, the numbers are still a mystery, and we don't know if there's a hem stripe or not, so it's still a bit too early for me to form a true opinion of the jersey.
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