Post-Olympic Extras

Had a few leftovers from the Olympic Spirit series that ran during the Vancouver Games.

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Dallas Hicks	By far the most popular part of the series was Dallas' flag-based jersey concepts for Finland, Sweden and Norway. Now he's tackling Canada with the same principle in mind. White in the middle with a red maple leaf (in the form of the classic Team Canada crest) and red sleeves to mimic the red stripes on either side. He's also put the Canadian flag itself on the sleeves.
Connor Hanley	Here's another Canadian concept, this time from Connor. The first thing I noticed was the merging of two classic sweaters — those belonging to the oldest Canadian NHL franchises, the Canadiens and Maple Leafs. Obviously, the maple leaf on the crest belongs to Toronto and the striping across the chest comes direct from Montreal. Aside from that, it's not a bad look. Just needs to be a little more original.
Jason Pires	I don't know when was the last time Portugal sent a hockey team to the Olympics (if ever), but I'm sure it wasn't recently. Still, Jason has sent in this Portuguese sweater for our enjoyment.
Ethan Proulx	Another nation not seeing ice hockey action in Vancouver was South Korea. But why should that stop Ethan? Here is his attempt. It's a little busy, but definitely one of a kind.
Matt McElroy	Now we finish where we started — Team USA. Matt submitted this concept. I actually like it better than the current blue United States jersey. That one's a little dark. At least this has a lot of white and red in it.

That wraps things up for the Olympic series. More in 2014!

Olympic Spirit, Finale

I promised one final Olympic concept post. I meant to have it ready Sunday, but as you can see time sort of got away from me. So here's some of the last of the international artwork series.

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John B.	The last three Olympic Spirit posts have opened with a Team USA concept. That's not really fair is it? So here's John's attempt at jerseys for Canada. And yes, that is the Toronto maple leaf in red on the front of the home and road jerseys. The alternate design, which kind of makes me think of the Devils, features the Canadian coat of arms. A nice effort, but I think one of the keys to the maple leaf on the Canada jersey is that it keeps you from having to spell out Canada at the same time.
Jack Gambro	Now we can get to the United States. Jack put together these simple but bold sweaters. That is a lot striping going on there on the sleeves. Not bad at all.
John B.	Here's a new look for Norway. John's replaced the traditional blue on the flag with a powder blue more reminiscent of the Penguins' throwback third. He's also got some interesting striping on the shoulders of that blue jersey.
Howie Crawford	Howie's back with a new look for the Swiss. He's added black and put the white cross front and center. Too much?
John B.	John has one more concept to share — for a nation that's never had an ice hockey team. Go Jamaica!

It's not over yet. In the next update to this post, I'll add all of the remaining Olympic artwork for your enjoyment. Stay tuned for that.

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Classic makes a comeback. 3.8.10

Olympic Spirit, Part III

You guys are clearly loving this Olympic concept art, so here's even more!

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Glen Cuthbert	In the previous post, Glen had a very sharp white Team USA jersey. This is the blue one that completes the set. Not too bad. But I think with a crest that simple, the striping could be even simpler as well.
Evan Maldonado	That brings us to Evan's Team USA concept, which employs the same ghosted effect seen on some of the jerseys in this year's tournament. I'm really liking the letters in red on this one. Seems way better than the current dark jersey, but not that much is really different.
Matt Marczel	The rest of today's concepts take us to Scandinavia. Here, Matt simplifies Sweden's jerseys and gives them a white one for a change. But personally, I've always been more a fan of the blue jerseys. And technically, white isn't one of their colors. Still, a great effort.
Dallas Hicks	Dallas is trying something completely different with some of the teams that have simple flags. Here, he's adapted the cross on Finland's flag to stretch across the entire front of the jersey...
Dallas Hicks	...and he's also done the same for Norway. Nice to see the polar bear make a return. What do you guys think of these?

And as always, there's more art on tap. In the next day or so, look for more USA concepts plus one from a country that didn't even send a single athlete to Vancouver this year.

Update on Friday · Feb 26 · 2010 | 10:45 AM PST by Chris

The international concepts are still flying in. If you haven't seen yours posted yet, don't worry, I'll get to it. Here are a few more.

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Jake Slavik	Jake Slavik calls this his Captain America concept. I think it's pretty clear why. The shield is kind of cool, but where this design falls down is the numbers on the back of the jersey. Too small. But vertical striping, that's not something you see very often on hockey jerseys. Way to step outside the box.
Mike Bell	Mike Bell's submission is a throwback to the 1980 Miracle on Ice jerseys. Always a classic look.
Dallas Hicks	In the original part of this post, the Norway and Finland concepts by Dallas Hicks were a huge hit. He also provided similar jerseys for Sweden.
Jake Niehl	Jake Niehl sent in this rather unique Russian concept. However, it suffers from the opposite problem Jake Slavik had. Numbers are too big here. And on the shoulders, instead of being No. 11, Malkin would be No. 1111. But it's easy to nitpick. The fact is, this is a really eye-catching look for Russia, certainly unlike anything we've seen before.
Howie Crawford	And finally, I promised concept art for a country that didn't send any athletes to the Vancouver Games. Howie Crawford thinks this is what Moldova should wear if they had good enough hockey players to field a team. Very clean, simple and patriotic.

Expect part four of the Olympic Spirit series this weekend as the hockey tournament, and the Olympics in general, wraps up.