Avalanche 3rd Jerseys Unveiled

It’s past 2:30 Mountain time.

And It’s hard to really compare colors on computer screens. I’m saving judgement until I see them Saturday in person.

Like I said in the other thread: Looks like a Rangers jersey rip-off. Not original at all! And what is it with the strange shiny fabric?

Looks better than the photoshop image. Need to see them in hockey action.

But like you said, it’s better than the unipron. I think this is what I’m going to get, now which rookie? Duchene, O’Reilly or Galiardi?

Well I will wait to see the whole thing…if there is no pattern on the bottom, I will pass. I thought the Avs were supposed to model them…

seriously, Bob, it’s 2009

Would it have hurt the Avs to webcast the jersey presser?

OK, I have seen 3 pictures now, and not one of them has the bottom of the jersey. Why hide it? And I want to see it lettered

here’s the one from the fanshot

http://ow.ly/i/7tf

Ugly and Unorginal

As I said in the other thread, I like ‘em. But I’m typically not too much of a jersey snob. The white uniprons are growing on me too.

I know, I know, get the stakes ready…

i personally hate it. never liked our other thirds, and i don’t like these either.

I don’t know why. But the legit pics look cool. It’s also cool to see them wear something completely different. Although if they had striping on the bottom of the jersey, they’d be the bomb.

Could be better. Could be worse.

I like the design, but a guy at Fanzz in Ft. Collins showed me one about 3 weeks ago. It was a kids jersey, so it was probably not quite right, but I don’t recall there being anything on the bottom. I’ve been waiting to see the real thing.

Now…which name to get on it?

Duchene? Stastny? O’Reilly?

Salei?

Tally one vote for O’Reilly!

press release photos are up on the avs official site

http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10167&navid=DL|COL|home

hmmmm not as bad as i originally thought…

I like the fact Q is one of the ones showing the jersey (maybe it says something about where he fits in on the D corps)

Bottom having no pattern kind of kills it

So I take it rick rolling is against the MHH rules?

Not a big fan.

Another middle finger poll. We haven’t had one of those in awhile

I loved the old thirds. There was no way for me that the new ones would be as cool. But I’m not too much of a jersey snob, so whatever, could be better, could be a lot worse.

Doesn’t this team have an actual male model on payroll?

I also like the “Hockey Betty” they got to pull down the black cloth to show off the jerseys.

Who is she?

Office eye candy?

“Marketing girl”

It’s not great, but as a total package with the black pants, helmet and the old-school socks, it’s not too bad.

they could have done worse…or better, like people have said before, have the striping on the bottom as well…

after seeing them on players not so horrible, but if they’d just made the shoulders black instead of burgondy it really would have been better. The lettering looks like a 2nd grader carved it out of construction paper.

on icethetics they have an amazing concept on their concepts page (go figure) that has the foot as the main logo and nordiques blue, that trumps this, and the unipron as well imo

this just leaves me disappointed.

I definitely like them better than the “unipron”. Seeing them now, I wonder how it would have looked with Burgundy letters on the front instead of white? I like that it has the laces again, and like many think that some sort of stripping at the bottom would have helped.

Can they replace the home Unipron with this jersey, and then develop another 3rd jersey?

Not as good as the old third, but definately better then the uniprons. I’m going to the game on Saturday and may pick one up assuming that frakkin’ store has them.

…they’d be a closer approximation to the Avs old jerseys with the Reebok template than the current Unipron.

Any of the fauxtoechop experts wanna give it a go?

My view:

Better than the uniprons, worse than the old third jerseys. The color scheme is tolerable. Would look better if the arm stripes were around the waist instead.

I would have preferred all blue or something. But my favorite jersey ever is the 2003 3rds jersey. I like the stealing of the diagonal lettering. The tribute to Quebec isn’t a bad choice. I was hoping for something like toronto’s but it’s good. Now to buy this or a stastny/Anderson team usa jersey. Hmm.

Wow, I think that’s pretty sharp looking. I like it! thumbs up from me…make that the road, and our old 3rds the home

I like them much more than the uniprons and the old third jersey.

The Avs will also wear their third jerseys on Nov. 25 vs. Nashville; Dec. 11 vs. Tampa Bay; Dec. 15 vs. Washington; Dec. 22 vs. Anaheim; Jan. 6 vs. the New York Islanders; Jan. 16 vs. New Jersey; Jan. 31 vs. the New York Rangers; Feb. 6 vs. Edmonton; March 1 vs. Detroit; March 24 vs. Los Angeles and April 9 vs. Chicago.

Although I like the original 3rds better.

I watched the video, could you tell the SoS and Quincy didn’t really care?

Stastny: They’re retro and modern
LOL

Wow, those are… awesome! They looked to be soooooo much worse in all the leaked shots, but those just look sweet! I couldn’t be happier with these jerseys, so, SO much better than our uniprons. I honestly thought they’d butcher it again, but I am pleasantly surprised.

I wish the blue were more nordiquesey and I’m okay with but would have liked more creativity than the rangers letters. And stats has a pot belly in the first shot.

I like them because of the … hockey socks. I think the socks mathing the sleeves with the black breezers give the entire thing a classic look. It may not be the greatest stand alone jersey but the whole thing will look great on the ice.

It’s about time I’ve paid proper homage to the Duke… a possible future retired Avalanche. I think that falls in to some kind of JIbble tier.

I like them a whole lot more. The initial pic on the Avs website made the color look too “Rangers”-blue. But seeing it on our actual players, I like the rich blue, and the burgundy on the shoulders is a great contrast. Plus, the black trim on the name, numbers, and Colorado pop much better than they did on the old burgundy 3rd. If they have a special sale, I’m all over it.

Not customizable in the Avs shop yet =\

the third jerseys were the original avalanche color scheme…. but with all of the Nordiques logos?

I don’t think that she’s commented in this thread yet. Wondering if she’d think that one of those jerseys would look good on her bedroom floor.

We sure did like paying Sakic when we had the cash… I was looking up a few things and NHL payrolls and salaries are a bit tough to track down. It wasrted with someone claiming the Avs and Wings bought their campionships in the 90s.

 After the Rangers offered his a $15 million bonus and a 2/year salary, we ended up giving Super Joe $16.45 a year!!

In the first year of the salary cap, that would be over 40% of the team maximum!! Sakic and Forsberg also each had (about) $10,000,000 seasons after that as well…

Damn salary cap…

Complete and total ass. They had the best 3rd jerseys in the league a few years ago, inexplicably got rid of them (unless it was an RBK-mandated thing), and now they sort of go back to that style except for the distracting design across the shoulders and the not-quite Nordiques blue. Another reprehensible marketing job by the geniuses at KSE.

After digesting things overnight and examining them closely…I have decided that I kind of like them. Although i like the white prons too, so I am usually in the minority.