0159: The '70s in Milwaukee

Minor League Week wraps up with a retro Milwaukee Admirals concept from Justin Nahhas. The logo used in this design dates back to 1973 when the Ads joined the United States Hockey League. By the way, this team has a lineage which goes all the way back to 1940. Fascinating to think how long some minor league franchises have been around even as we watch so many more come and go every season.

0158: Classic Pirates

Scott Markiewicz describes his Portland Pirates update as a more classic look for the AHL franchise. It's a sharp design and certainly beats the Panthers-style jerseys they wear now. I especially like the throwback third.

0157: Checkers & Storm Flags

Minor League Week picks up with the AHL's Charlotte Checkers today. Torin Kowalenko's new look for the Hurricanes affiliate brings back the blue the team wore during its ECHL days.

0156: Affiliate Swap

This summer the AHL's Syracuse Crunch and Norfolk Admirals swapped NHL affiliates. So that's our theme for today's concept post. First, Dave Campbell put together a pair of jerseys for the Crunch, who recently unveiled a new logo after announcing a new agreement with the Tampa Bay Lightning. These blue and grey sweaters could work really well!

Meanwhile, the Admirals hooked up with the Anaheim Ducks in the aftermath. They've announced no intentions to redesign their logo or uniforms, but if they did, Justin Nahhas has a really neat look in mind. The only fault I can find is that the crest is almost unreadable. Could use a little more contrast. Otherwise, we have a couple of nice sets today.

0155: Rollin' on the River

It's been a while since our last Minor League Week and the concepts are starting to pile up. The AHL's Peoria Rivermen are currently holding a jersey design contest. When Gianluca Baggetta came up with his new look, he sent it along to Icethetics as well for all of us to enjoy.

0154: Quebec Reset

The Quebec Nordiques haven't gotten as much love as they should on the Icethetics Concepts page but Ryan Haslett is here to take care of that. If the Nordiques still existed today, they're home and road jerseys would probably feature a wolf. So I like to think of this design as what they might be wearing today as a throwback jersey.

0153: The Gotham Rogues

With the next installment of the Dark Knight series hitting theaters today, Francis Matte took a stab at recreating the film's fictional football team as a hockey club. What do you think of this Gotham Rogues jersey design?