The Sharks' new logo (update)
I'm getting hundreds of hits today for people searching for the San Jose Sharks' new logo, which was unveiled today by the team on its website after it leaked out nearly two weeks ago:
Who says there aren't hockey fans in California? Somewhere between 15-20 per cent of the traffic to this site today is from the Golden State.UPDATE What do I think of the new logo? It's alright, although I'm already feeling nostalgic for the old logo. When it comes time to buy a Sharks mug and/or T-shirt at some point, I'm probably going with the one they broke into the league with in 1991. (Arturs Irbe!)
Hard to believe the Sharks are entering their 16th season already.
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by James Mirtle @ 2:44 PM
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1) Is that a Shark-bat or a Bat-shark?
Still yet to see any jerseys. I'd like to see some of the mockups of the logo without that stick. I think the version with the tail shown might look better without it.
Better than buffalo's slug thing definitely
Shouldn't that be a dark-coloured, composite stick in that shark's mouth? I mean, look how brittle it is.
James- or anyone else- this is offtopic, but I'm involved in a debate on a baseball website over why the Calder rules were changed.
Was it because the Russian league was perceived as superior to the NHL, or because it was unfair to compare older players with pro experience with junior and college guys?
Man, at long last, when this cartoony-logo era end?
Bah.
How do you like it? The old logo was cool, but there are a lot of things about the new one to like as well.
New logo with new RBK jersey will be out in September.
James, this really is OT, but kudos to whoever at the G and M that came up with the "Somber Stern blames lone gunman" headline for Brian Milner's NBA story tonight. Well played.
Still bugs me that there are not enough gill slits for accuracy. :)
Does every team have so many versions of their logo? Because I don't remember more than two or three for most teams--then again, I don't know how many versions are actually for jerseys and how much might be for t-shirts or sweatshirts for the fans.
I don't hate it. It's not like they ruined a classic logo to make it.
The poll on San Jose's website yesterday was pretty hilarious though.
Walewander - I recall the Calder rules being changed in response to Sergei Makarov winning the trophy at age 30+ back in the early '90s. It was deemed "unfair" he qualified as an NHL rookie, despite having played in one of the world's top leagues.
But of course, instead of excluding anyone with more than, say, five years of European elite league experience (which would make sense), they put an age blanket over it, which kind of screws over career minor-leaguers who finally make good on their one chance in the show.
And then there's of course the Gretzky exception, which kept him from winning because he played in the WHA. Look at their stance WRT the European leagues and figure that one out.
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