Atlanta Thrashers...er...Winnipeg Jets

The Atlanta Thrashers were sold to True North Entertainment and they moved to Winnipeg. At the NHL Draft, it was announced that the team would be called the Jets, in recognition of the old WHA/NHL team that was once in Winnipeg and is now in Phoenix. Seriously, hockey somehow didn't make it in Atlanta, but the NHL, and Gary Bettman, strove to keep hockey in Phoenix.

Anyway, since there is now a Winnipeg Jets franchise once more, I decided to play with some jersey ideas.

Jersey #1 (seen to right) is just the road jersey. Based off the early 1980s models, the color scheme changes from red-white-and-blue to white-gold-brown with black trim. For some reason, I'm feeling the need for a brown/khaki hockey jersey at the moment, as you'll see in the next brown-tinted images. Note that this jersey maintains the old Jets logo, just colored to match the prevailing hues of the jersey ensemble.

Jersey #2 (left) is based off the same old jersey style, but with an updated color scheme. The white and brown stays in place on the road jersey, but instead of gold, we use khaki/tan. Also, the same logo from jersey #1 is still in play. The pants for the road jersey are khaki with black trim and brown highlights.

The home version of jersey #2 is predominantly khaki with brown and white striping down the sleeves. On both jerseys the number is brown with black trim, and the logo on both jerseys is white lettering on a brown background with black trim.

The pants for the home jersey a brown with khaki highlights and black trim.

Jersey #3 (to the right) differs greatly from the first two versions. The road jersey is white with brown and khaki piping on the sleeves. The logo is a fan-created design that I had absolutely nothing to do with. My play on the logo on the road jersey is brown lettering and a brown jet with khaki highlights.

The pants for both jerseys admittedly, need some work. I showed this to a fellow hockey fan at work, and his thought was "The khaki codpiece just doesn't work." I agree, but if that is the least of the changes required here, then I'll be happy.

The home jersey here is again predominantly khaki with white and brown highlights and trim. On this jersey, the logo is solid brown and the nameplate is solid brown with white letters, in homage to the Philadelphia Flyers jerseys.

Jersey #4, seen to the left, might be my personal favorite, after the jersey designs on #3. The road jersey is white with blue and khaki trim. The logo, once again the fan-created design, is blue lettering and khaki highlights. The piping on the sleeves is blue and khaki as well. The pants are mostly blue with khaki highlights.

The home jersey is blue with a khaki nameplate and blue lettering. The number on the back is white. On the front, the logo is solid khaki and the piping on the sleeves is white with two smaller khaki stripes.

I would love to hear any feedback from anyone about what your thoughts are, or if you have your own designs.