The NHL has definitely got the best logo's in all of sports.

As a native Pittsburgher, we all loved it when the Pens went back to the marigold. It reunified the colors of all three of our pro teams

I really wish the Kings went back to the crown logo and added purple back to the jersey. I loved that odd shade of purple and black combo. Purple needs to appear in the league again.

Hartford Whalers is also my favorite all time logo. Not just hockey, not just sports, my favorite logo period

One of my favorite things about hockey is the original six logos mostly staying the same throughout history. Such a great thing for the sport. Also I think the current jets logo along with their sound and lighting affects in their barn during a game is really cool.

capitals should go back to screaming eagle jersey and logo, the bland capitals logo is outdated anymore. screaming eagle just makes sense

Although harder to find, I’d like to see a review of the shoulder patches too

The Kraken color scheme is gorgeous, the Ice Blue accent and few hints of red are great. Especially the red eye of the logo!

I grew up in Arizona and was in my teens when the Coyotes came to the state. Their original/current logo is far superior to the howling head. The return to the classic uniforms is also extremely welcome.

I agree on the W eagle for Washington should be their primary logo, it's a great design with a really really great use of negative space to outline the capital building and define the shape of the W

I'm always going to go with the original six logos, but you have to admit, the Wild logo and both Sharks logos are really just some of the most amazing logos in all of sports.

Imo, probably biased as a Hawks fan my entire life, but the Blackhawks logo is one of the best in sports

Buffalo is in an insane situation where both the original logo and the goathead are seemingly equally loved. That’s not supposed to happen, but the goathead logo, shoulder patches, font and color scheme just friggin worked. Might be the most intimidating sweaters out there, players always felt like they were more aggressive and truth be told… their best years were in black and red; 4 conference finals and a finals in just 9 years?!?!?!

Im not a Blue Jackets fan but I am a fan of Arsenal in the EPL and think a canon as a logo can look incredibly slick. I hope the Jackets try for similar.

Content is always interesting and great on this channel.

I am hoping Capitals will bring back their first reverse retro eagle with that uniform as their new regular. As for logos, my favorite logo of all-time is the Canuck skate they wore from 89-92 in those colors. Otherwise, the Bruins, Blues, Avalanche and Sharks are sporting the best logos in the league. Not counting the original 6.

You nailed it on the Sens 3D logo. The black and gold jersey from the early 2000's is so clean 👌

I've been a Buffalo fans since the early 90's, so I've seen the whole evolution of the branding there. I loved the black and red goathead logo because there were a lot of good memories during those years, but when I started seeing renderings online of the goathead in the traditional blue and gold, that was always a winner in my eyes. Glad to see they did something like this in the reverse retro this season, but there's too much white on that jersey.

Fun video! Favorite is definitely the Whalers logo. Found myself humming "Brass Bonanza"..

I agree with Shannon on the beige penguin, I've always liked it even though yellow is my favorite color

Dude. I appreciate your videos. These are the questions I asked myself as a kid for fun, and these are still awesome questions to ponder. 😊

The Penguins had the "Pigeon" logo during my childhood so I have nostalgia for it. But I remember my older relatives hating it when they changed it.

loving the content bud! appreciate ya

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your Fam Shannon! Thankyou for the fantastic content, never miss a vid

Love the Jersey! I ordered a Scouts jersey just last week

Man when you came to Ottawa logo and chose the one you did I was furious until I felt your compassion on it then I all I could do is smile ear to ear. Love your videos hockey dude lol

I'm a Sens fan and I always agreed with you till I got my new 2d zub. Looks amazing

Technically the Ballard era Leafs logo did grace a jersey again, just in the form of a modified version of it as the Borje Salming patch. Only looking at it after watching this video did I realize it's the 67 logo without the text and with a crown. Which I think looks very sharp, I don't know why they took the patches off. It should've stayed all season imo.

I agree w everything you said about the LA Kings logo/jersey’s purple with that logo would be 🔥

Buffaslug definitely wins for best logo nickname followed closely by Dallas' Mooterus. 😆

I love the Orca Canuck logo. It just worked so well with the blue and red.

The 3D sens logo will always have a place in my heart. That being said, the 2D logo and the current jerseys are awesome and I want to keep them

Thank you for the video, Shannon! Wish i could like it twice!

I think I pretty much agree with you on all of these, except maybe the Kings (although all of theirs are bad) and Senators. I was surprised that I never noticed the current logo for the Lightning had the team name on there for 6 seasons and then disappeared, but now that I am aware of it and see them side by side, dropping it was a big improvement.

I think we see eye to eye for the most part the only one I disagreed with was the Toronto Maple leafs old logo. I think it is so clean and simple. It makes it the best out of all the retro logos and this is coming from a Sabres fan but other than that great video and keep up the good work!

Around the end of the 2000s, there was a contest to find a name and logo for a potential new team in Quebec. Many were trolling but some were very decent with well drawn (and drawable) wolves or polar bears or actual igloos that would've made for some cool jerseys

The Philly logo has always kind of reminded me of the "P-Wing" from Mario 3.

For the record, I always liked the 3D logo.

Shannon, thank you for making my life so much better. Love you big brother

Glad to see you wearing my favourite NHL jersey of all time. Bring back KC

We definitely see eye to eye on the Capitals logos, Shannon. And I think most other caps fans agree as well.

Would love to see a retro blue and gold Mn Fighting Saints jersey for the Wild since the Xcel Energy Center sits where the old St Paul Civic Center was. The Fighting Saints logo was awesome. I know they were in the WHA but the Wild are sitting on prime Minn hockey historical turf.

the funniest part of that NYI Gordons fisherman debacle, is that some marketing team went into a conference room, made their presentation, and somebody with the NYI said "Yeah let's use that one" ! ... LOL

I love the jersey that you are wearing in this video. I have the same Kansas City Scouts jersey in both blue and white. Darryl Sittler was doing an autograph session at our local mall, so I wore my Kansas City Scouts jersey that day. I went to get his autograph and I asked him do you remember this jersey ? He said “Of course I do, it’s the Kansas City Chiefs.” I didn’t have the heart to correct the legend Darryl Sittler. Lol

Oh thanks Shannon, never before noticed the H on the Whalers logo...

I agree with most of your picks, even the 3d Senators logo. My few differences would be the stick and rink for the Canucks, the howling coyote, the yellow pens, and the Avs logo over the Nordiques. Maybe for the Stars I like the new logo -the old star shaped jersey and the darker green were great but the new logo is quite clean.

Isles fan here... 2018-19 was a funny season for the Isles. It was the first year post John Tavares and they played games in two areans. Barclays Center and the Coliseum. Isles fans was not particularly a fan of the Barclay's Center for various reasons. Thanks for the great content

about the atlanta flames magnet, there are a few online but I'm guessing not the size you necessarily need

Regarding your mention that the original Tampa logo doesn’t need the wordmark: I would be curious to see merchandise that utilizes the OG logo, except without any words (or perhaps just “Tampa” on top)? Great conversational video, Shannon. Thank you for keeping hockey talk fun and enjoyable!

As an Ottawa fan in Utah, I am with you on the 3D Senators logo. Now that I will (apparently) soon be a fan of the new team in Utah, I hope they don't screw up the name/logo/colors

Thank you for teaching me the word amalgamation! 😊

Love the talk and video idea. I love “Robo Penguin” the most! Kraken somehow looks too much like baseball for me somehow, not at all as hockey, i like the logo and colours and feel but somehow it doesn’t feel like hockey. Vegas did incredible job! Kings should do something with simple crown, something super simple small flat gold crown on black jersey would be the best.

I'm with you on the Ottawa logo. The 3D one was way more dynamic than the old/new 2D one

Should do one on the NHL shield, conference/postseason logos etc.

Love the original videos like this

Though I've never lived in or near NJ,, I'm actually a Devils fan because of the logo, so I definitely agree with the statement at the end.

I would classify the Oilers primary logo history similar to the Flames - in the 90s they added a red circle (similar to the Flames black outline) which has since gone away. I guess you could have included the old WHA logo where the orange and blue are reversed, but this look is better.

As a Jets fan I will agree with your pick for them and as well with most of the teams you picked

I want the cannon to be the primary for the blue jackets so bad... the whole union soldier thing is great imho.

Great video as always Shannon

Nhl has the best logos. Those classic logos were amazing. So timeless

Vancouver is not my main team but I do have a spot in my heart for them. I like the skate jersey but I like the orca more. With that said, I friggin LOVE their new reverse retro with Johnny Canuck. I wish they made that their main, holy crap is it nice! I want to get one with Horvat before he leaves.

100% right on Columbus. The cannon is such a good logo

The good thing about the black border Flames logo is it forces good contrast if it's put on something white or yellow. It's also easier to see the yellow in general. Otherwise, it's not really different enough to carry a major opinion. The fisherman is a bad overall branding logo compared to their normal one, but it's a great logo for a jersey or hat. I'd definitely make a frequently used alternate out of it. 3D Senators logo all day.

I agree with a lot of what you said. As a BlueJacket fan, I’d love to see us move to the Cannon being our primary.

It's an unpopular opinion, but I love our (Jets) current logo and jerseys.

90s Jets is awesome. You've got good taste save for picking the very interior Senators logo.

I love the hurricane flag logo. A lot of people don't really get it but I think that it is super clever and it looks sharp.

Having the red on the Blues' jerseys felt like a bad idea, but I actually liked them more than I thought. The flag for the city of St. Louis has quite a bit of red in it, so I understand throwing in touches of red on the jerseys. They just have to be careful to not overdo it. Also, I didn't know the Buffaslug logo existed, but it is now my favorite hockey logo, and among my top 10 of all logos of any sports team.

100% agree on all your choices here

Now I want to see you rank the order of your favourite logos from each team. Haha

funny how that works when i was a kid in 01-2010 all the retro logos i didnt like but now i love them 100x more then the modern ones example: sens, coyotes,sabers

in all my years watching hockey i had no idea the Nordiques logo was an igloo thanks Shannon

New Panthers logo is actually based on some division's symbol where the owner served back in the day, nice tribute. I might be wrong but its the legendary 101st airborne division.

I agree with most of your choices except Toronto (fave team in the world and grew up on it), Ottawa (flat logo looks majestic and regal) and LA (that Gretzky era Oakland Raiders color scheme looks glorious). And the Christmas NJ is a guilty pleasure haha.

My favorite logo to draw as a kid was the Vancouver orca, still to this day it’s one of my favorites. I became a Bolts fan during the era of the second logo . I always wanted a clean logo with a blue jersey like our alternate at the time with the Bolts words mark. I’m so happy we finally got that and now I hope it sticks forever . Honestly NHL logos in general are top tier among professional sports

My first nhl game was nj vs ottawa and they had those 3d logos so they will always have a place in my heart

👍 Thanks..I asked for this video!

I like the 3d sens and the howling coyote also the old dark colored buffalo jersey

I’m a total logo nerd so I really appreciate this video. A couple things...the Capitals actually make the “T” into the hockey stick instead of the “L” and it’s always annoyed me. The puck/avalanche part of Colorado’s logo forms a “C”. The skating penguin’s eye forms a lower case “H”, for “Hockey” maybe? I also rank logos for my own amusement every year so I’ll copy and paste my list for 2022 below. Bring on the haters! NHL Logos Ranked 2022 1. New Jersey Devils 2. Philadelphia Flyers 3. Anaheim Ducks (Mighty Ducks) 4. Minnesota Wild 5. Detroit Red Wings 6. Boston Bruins 7. Calgary Flames 8. Arizona Coyotes (Cochina) 9. St. Louis Blues 10. Buffalo Sabres 11. Colorado Avalanche 12. Pittsburgh Penguins 13. San Jose Sharks 14. Vegas Golden Knights 15. Edmonton Oilers 16. Seattle Kraken 17. New York Rangers 18. Montreal Canadiens 19. Vancouver Canucks 20. Ottawa Senators 21. Carolina Hurricanes 22. Dallas Stars 23. Tampa Bay Lightning 24. New York Islanders 25. Florida Panthers 26. Chicago Blackhawks 27. Winnipeg Jets 28. Toronto Maple Leafs 29. Columbus Blue Jackets 30. Los Angeles Kings 31. Nashville Predators 32. Washington Capitals

The 98-06 Canucks logo was my favorite, butt still love the new version. I get comments every time i wear my jersey on it from nonhockey fans asking what team it is because of the logo.

The newest Kings logo is weird to me. Why is it a baseball home plate?

Shannon, these are all great choices! I’m really impressed with your opinions and I didn’t find myself strongly disagreeing with any of them. Maybe Ottawa but that’s all.

I think Philly's logo with a color swap (orange with black dot) would've been an interesting look if they did it for a reverse retro. The kings should bring that crown back, the last time they used that was for the 2014 stadium series right?

I think I agree with pretty much all of these except the Kings. That Gretzky logo is my favorite, and in LA seems to be the one most people harken back to.

Fun video, Shannon. The only ones we differ on are Anaheim (I like the Mighty logo a lot, but the D is clever), Colorado (I love the Nords logo and want them to return to the NHL, but as a Wings fan who hates them, there's history with the Avs), Ottawa (2D is just cleaner), Pittsburgh (I like all three, but the yellow is classic), Winnipeg (the 90s logo is a very close second, but I prefer non-script/wordmark logos). Other notes: I love everything about the North Stars and want them back in the league, but the Wild logo is excellent. Vancouver's skate is iconic and should never go away completely, but the current orca is simpler (plus three of the seven Canadian teams having a "C" for a logo is quirky).

the wild logo in north stars colours is money

Now time to do Defunct Team Logos and or Jersey's rankings.

12:00 I'm with ya Shannon 🙋‍♂

The Mighty Ducks switching to the web logo and changing their colours is the dumbet move of all time. Such an iconic logo and color scheme.

A lifelong interest in logos (and a multi-decade career in graphic design) brings me to these thoughts: - Best logo nickname: Buffaslug. And that's the only thing it wins. - When I look at the Avs logo, I see a vulture in a hoodie playing checkers (or maybe air hockey). Just me? OK. - The original Panthers logo seems more like a high school mascot. Too much like clip art. But the Quenneville Cat is not an instant winner either. - The Kings have had too many looks. I agree that the spiky crown is the best one. Put that on a purple jersey, then stick with it for the next 50 years. - Preds: I know it's based on a prehistoric fossil, but dang that overbite looks impractical. No wonder it went extinct! - Sens: I've never understood having the profile of the guy with the helmet and then repeating the "helmet" on the circle around the profile. (See also Washington Redskins.) - I think the Blues did even better than the Flyers at creating a look that fit in with the Original Six. Yeah, the Seals, not so much (though I did like their quirky look as a kid). - The most amateurish logo in league history was the original Tampa Bay logo. Was it done by an intern in 10 minutes using an early desktop publishing program? - Caps: Make your primary logo the "weagle" and leave it at that. It's a winner. - The current Jets logo is way too static for the name. Give it some energy! Better yet, go back to Shannon's favorite.

I'm a diehard Avs fan, grew up in Colorado in the 90s, flying to Denver tomorrow for Leafs-Avs game. I go with the Nordiques logo too. I want a Sakic Nordiques Jersey.

yeah i absolutely agree, the cannon has to become our main logo

There's a reason why I'm a Winnipeg fan in SC. It's because I used to go to Thrashers games on occasion, since they were the local team.

I loved the Blues blue note in the circle with the arch jersey but that one got a lot of hate when it came out. I believe most of the hate was about the change in blue but I keep hoping it comes back

AWESOME!!! THANKS!!

Not a Kings fan but Shannon... I'm with you about the crown logo and it's colours. I mean who knows maybe I would become a Kings fan if that happened (unlikely)😉

Cleveland's one was pretty cool

The red on the blues logo was to incorporate all the colors of the St. Louis city flag. I like the 90s wra logo more but I'm also cool with the current one.

I like the 3d Sens logo too!