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Avs unveil their third jersey

Prototypes for this one have been out there since this summer, but here's the real deal. Colorado will wear this 12 times this season, starting on Saturday against Vancouver.

The Mile High Hockey gang are mixed on it, but I think it's a small improvement over what they've been calling the "unipron." It's a bit of a throwback, no?

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It’s a bit of a throwback, no?

You’re damn right I’d like to throw that back. Horrible.

by lordosis on Nov 12, 2009 4:38 PM CST reply actions   2 recs

Ugh. Whoever came up with the third jerseys concept probably has a special place in the black hearts of the NHL – a complete waste of money for gullible fans. Sports teams play at home or on the road – there should be one jersey for each.

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by poploser on Nov 12, 2009 4:44 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Teams also play good or bad. Should that have seperate jerseys too?
Offensive or defensive?

by Tommelot on Nov 13, 2009 11:21 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s a bit of a throwback, no?

You’re damn right I’d like to throw that back. Horrible.

That’s funny.

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by TDTyler on Nov 12, 2009 4:49 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Heinous.

by yrmom on Nov 12, 2009 5:47 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Unipron

After reading ‘unipron’ and having no idea what it referred to, I searched for it. Unfortunately, all Google came up with was mentions of it (no image as far as I can tell) without description and, strangely, ‘uniporn.’ Having no interest in what uniporn is, could someone please describe what the ‘unipron’ jersey looked like, or, preferably, find an image of it?

Thank you in advance. I’d rather not search through images of whatever uniporn is.

by Chad_ on Nov 12, 2009 6:00 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Math

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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 12, 2009 6:16 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

ie

uniform + Apron = Unipron

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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 12, 2009 6:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

They are ridiculously awful. The ’Lanche use to have one of the nicest jerseys in the league and now feature 2 of the worst. Thow-it-up indeed.

Aside from those pathetic excuse of a 3rd jerseys those 3 games between the ‘Lanche and the Hawks were absolutely phenominal and were remarkably entertaining. Great games that thankfully Sharp ended last night’s tilt before sunrise as I don’t know if I could witness another marathon of a shootout.

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by hawks61 on Nov 12, 2009 9:56 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Every time you write the word ’Lanche I want to shake you.

I will now be referring to the Blackhawks as the Blacks from now on.

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by Joe Dunman on Nov 17, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Random note, because it just occurred, and we were discussing site design the other day with the new SBN setup:

I don’t mind ads at the top of the screen. Could care less, I don’t even notice them anymore. But ads that expand and take over the damn page are obnoxious and intrusive. I just hit my From The Rink bookmark, and then as I dragged my cursor back down to scroll through the page, I went over something for Sandler Training which expanded across this article, and then on the right side, this REELZ channel one just expanded across the right half of the page. I don’t mind ads, and I understand SBN has to make money somehow, but can we please at least do something about those unnecessarily obnoxious ones?

Also, ads that make sound should be illegal, enforced by torture. I keep my computer on mute most of the time, but if SBN has any of those, they should go too.

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by IAmJoe on Nov 12, 2009 7:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

e-mail badads@sbnation.com if you have a complaint about an ad that took over the screen without prompting but if you moused over it then it’s hardly new to the internet.

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by PPP on Nov 13, 2009 9:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I liked their old 3rd jersey that was similiar to this only all crimson/maroon(Whatever) with none of the blue.

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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 8:04 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

That is truly horrific. It’s like the New York Rangers gone horribly awry.

by hallock on Nov 12, 2009 9:50 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I never liked any Avalanche jersey. In their original uniforms, both the color combination and the jersey design never appealed to me. I liked their logo. The 3rd jerseys they have worn are only marginally better.

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by Urban Sombrero on Nov 12, 2009 10:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I do like

Jerseys that remind the home crowd what city they’re in. This one reminds them what state they’re in, which is otherwise even easier to forget…

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by Back In Black on Nov 12, 2009 11:49 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

That would be a reasonable concern if they were the Denver Avalanche, but they aren’t. So it isn’t.

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by Joe Dunman on Nov 17, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Spelling out the name of the city, region or team on the jersey is basically admitting that your creative department is incompetent.

by Resolute on Nov 12, 2009 11:53 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hmm

Calgary has the state flag on their sweater. That’s got to be worse right?

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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 13, 2009 1:32 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And the Canadian flag just in case secessionists forget where they are.

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by PPP on Nov 13, 2009 9:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope, no state flag at all. Now, a provincial one… ;) I’m actually not a fan of the current Flames design at all. Too busy.

And that wasn’t really a shot on Colorado specifically. Dallas needs to be called out here, as do these guys:

by Resolute on Nov 13, 2009 9:43 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Good point.

Of course the original CO 3rds were used on the road, and these were based on those.

And MN’s new 3rds say Minnesota, and they are frankly awesome.

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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 13, 2009 10:16 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Minnesota always has awesome unis. I’d buy Minny’s jerseys just because they’re so awesome if it wasn’t such a huge outlay.

I don’t mind Dallas’ black “DALLAS” unis. they’re simple and classy. And waaaaaaaaay better than some things they’ve tried. (not much a fan of the whites, but there is a hell of a lot worse out there)

by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 2:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I laughed.

by Afino on Nov 13, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

FWIW (not much)

- I loved the Avs old 3rds, despite saying Colorado on them.

- Hate the Uniprons

- Loved the old ones

- Jury’s out on the new ones. Waiting to see them in person.

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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 13, 2009 1:34 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Clean, simple, uncomplicated – dull? At least they kept the same colors as the regular uniforms, so that consistency counts for something.

I guess they might be too unimaginative and boring to cause too much offense. For a money-grab of a third jersey, they could have been a lot worse. At least they don’t have “AVS” across the front in big letters like the Ottawa and Tampa thirds. Having the team nickname on the uniforms is just silly.

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by Baroque on Nov 13, 2009 4:51 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

And it’s not a basketball uniform like Atlanta’s.

At least they didn’t start a campaign around a jersey (Blueland) and then ditch it a couple years later for what might be the worst current jersey in the NHL.

by Afino on Nov 13, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Atlanta's 3rd

is more like a motocross jersey, in hopes people in ATL will mistake the former for the latter.

Occam's Razor keeps the cutting clean.

by russellguldin on Nov 13, 2009 9:20 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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by garth the hoser on Nov 13, 2009 9:42 AM CST reply actions   2 recs

The problem here is really in the Av’s general color scheme. The maroon and colbalt just don’t pop, and while it’s less a problem with the regular home & aways, the blandness is just accentuated with the alts.

Icethetics had an epic Colorado 3rd jersey concept a few weeks back, using a lighter blue as the primary color and relegating the maroon to trim – that would really make a statement.

by Arenacale on Nov 13, 2009 11:14 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

wow those ones you linked are even worse than I expected. The Rangers one is comically ugly. The Liberty Jerseys from years back where horrible, and thankfully they’ve shelved the concept.

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by poploser on Nov 13, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, those are nice. The maroon should definitely be no more than a highlight color, I agree. Funny how no matter what you do there will always be those who don’t like a design and those who do. Can’t please everyone.

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by Urban Sombrero on Nov 13, 2009 2:39 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's okay

But I liked the maroon one better. These blue ones are just copies of that one, except the maroon’s better.

As far as third jersies go, though, it could be worse. (cough cough mooterus cough)

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