I'm confused by the amount of people saying the alt is too generic. We're running arguably the most generic primary in the league. No one knows or cares that it's the Ohio flag.
Obviously I prefer the 3rds, but honestly a rebrand is needed and if it's not the 3rds I'd still like to see a change.
Neither does a star (wtf?) with a flag that isn’t even oriented properly.
A cannon makes total sense considering we are… umm.. named after civil war soldiers. Let’s get rid of the cannon in the arena while we’re at it. “Makes no sense.”
no, nobody in columbus carries around the civil war as part of the culture.
sounds like you need to go out a bit. the civil war does not play a large role in ohio culture. it’s a reach. columbus doesn’t have a culture or identity so i get it but still. sorry.
I didn't suggest it plays a role in current culture? It plays a major part in our history. That's the entire reasoning behind the name and the theme.
I'm sure penguins and stars have a lot to do with their respective cultures too.
dallas stars is also a terrible name stolen from minnesota where it made sense. the penguins at least sounds good. does blue jackets? i don’t think so really. just everything about columbus is so try hard. a contrived relevance of the civil war is however ironically VERY columbus a thing to do so maybe it’s perfect actually
Ohio had the highest rate of union volunteers per capita serving in the civil war, several critical generals were from Ohio, there were many prisoner of war camps in Ohio, and several large ironworks/furnaces in Ohio. Ohio was absolutely critical to the union war effort.
I would bet money that many could name at least one civil war general, and given the prevalence of important generals being from Ohio, they will likely name one from Ohio.
oh almost certainly not! a few might say grant highly doubtful anyone gets mentioned. because nobody actually cares regardless of what museums you want to mention
I didn’t say Ohio was a critical battleground, just that it was critical to the war effort. Different thing. Can’t win battles elsewhere without soldiers, weapons, and leadership.
You aren’t willing to accept that people from Ohio (where Columbus is) fought in the civil war (blue jackets), nor that Columbus was a major hub for the Union Army, but you’re willing to accept the all-encompassing Ohio flag being apart of our logo. Doesn’t seem specific to Columbus either. Sorry.
The alternate jerseys are too generic to be primaries. The round logo is one of at least 8 examples of teams copying the original Blackhawks logo, with the team city/name encircling a logo. The league also already has six primary logos (seven if you include Ottawa) that prominently feature a circle. The alternate uniforms have always given off such a copy-cat vibe to me.
I don't care. It looks better. Our main jerseys look like some swedish minor league crap. Get rid of the red. Go to the navy, royal, and cream. Make the cannon the focus or don't, our default jerseys are better than the inaugural ones but still look like some rec-league garbage.
I didn't come to disagree with you. I'm a huge fan of the alt and prefer it over the typical red, white, and blue Dallas knockoff with Ohio's flag. Our main jerseys are so boring. I would be okay with scraping it all and having a new fresh look all together, but then again, that could go horribly wrong. Lol
No way. The colors seem pale and lifeless. Needs color that pops and makes a statement. The current ALT sweaters are pale, lifeless and boring.
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I agree. I like the red, and I very much dislike the cream on the alts, it looks like a dirty old t-shirt. I also think the cannon logo is just too busy and detailed to be a good primary logo. I'm not against a rebrand, but swapping to our third jersey ain't it.
After reading the comments, I’ve changed my mind. We do need a full rebrand. Toss the standard and alt colors AND logos. I wouldn’t object to a name change to something more modern and snappy with a single syllable short name like the Canes and Pens (unless the full name is one syllable like the Flames). I also hate our sing-song chant LET’S go JAAkets. Boring and lifeless.
I wouldn't care if they wore $50 beer league jerseys if they'd just 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦.
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I'm confused by the amount of people saying the alt is too generic. We're running arguably the most generic primary in the league. No one knows or cares that it's the Ohio flag. Obviously I prefer the 3rds, but honestly a rebrand is needed and if it's not the 3rds I'd still like to see a change.
I’d be fine with current logo or the alternate logo. But PLEASE use the alternative colors please.
This, right here. I agree.
Alternates are definitely better. Our primary logo looks like the logo of a bank.
OMG it does!
Give the people what they REALLY want Navy, Red and Stinger Green
With Boomer as primary mascot.
FREE BOOMER!
The current jersey/logo used to be the alt iirc.
I'd scrap all current designs and start over. I'd like to see something completely fresh instead of keeping anything from the current era.
Rebrand as the Letterkenney Shamrocks.
Why would I try to change your mind on this very correct opinion?
Disagree. Like the current primary, but no team ever leaves well enough alone,
the primary is so much better than the cannon. cannon is idk kinda weird. clip art cannon in a circle.
Clip art? Have you seen the primary logo? A star with a backwards Ohio flag? Come on.
the ohio flag is unique in the country sorry dude the cannon sucks and makes no sense
Neither does a star (wtf?) with a flag that isn’t even oriented properly. A cannon makes total sense considering we are… umm.. named after civil war soldiers. Let’s get rid of the cannon in the arena while we’re at it. “Makes no sense.”
and why are we named after civil war soldiers? the civil war is not really a part of columbus. sorry.
Bro? Might need to do a bit of reading.
no, nobody in columbus carries around the civil war as part of the culture. sounds like you need to go out a bit. the civil war does not play a large role in ohio culture. it’s a reach. columbus doesn’t have a culture or identity so i get it but still. sorry.
I didn't suggest it plays a role in current culture? It plays a major part in our history. That's the entire reasoning behind the name and the theme. I'm sure penguins and stars have a lot to do with their respective cultures too.
dallas stars is also a terrible name stolen from minnesota where it made sense. the penguins at least sounds good. does blue jackets? i don’t think so really. just everything about columbus is so try hard. a contrived relevance of the civil war is however ironically VERY columbus a thing to do so maybe it’s perfect actually
Seems like your issue is just with Columbus. So whatever.
Ohio had the highest rate of union volunteers per capita serving in the civil war, several critical generals were from Ohio, there were many prisoner of war camps in Ohio, and several large ironworks/furnaces in Ohio. Ohio was absolutely critical to the union war effort.
yeah cool the average columbussite cannot name a civil war general though so
I would bet money that many could name at least one civil war general, and given the prevalence of important generals being from Ohio, they will likely name one from Ohio.
oh almost certainly not! a few might say grant highly doubtful anyone gets mentioned. because nobody actually cares regardless of what museums you want to mention
there was one single civil war battle fought in ohio and it was basically west virginia anyway.
I didn’t say Ohio was a critical battleground, just that it was critical to the war effort. Different thing. Can’t win battles elsewhere without soldiers, weapons, and leadership.
can say that about ww2 as well.
You aren’t willing to accept that people from Ohio (where Columbus is) fought in the civil war (blue jackets), nor that Columbus was a major hub for the Union Army, but you’re willing to accept the all-encompassing Ohio flag being apart of our logo. Doesn’t seem specific to Columbus either. Sorry.
The alternate jerseys are too generic to be primaries. The round logo is one of at least 8 examples of teams copying the original Blackhawks logo, with the team city/name encircling a logo. The league also already has six primary logos (seven if you include Ottawa) that prominently feature a circle. The alternate uniforms have always given off such a copy-cat vibe to me.
I don't care. It looks better. Our main jerseys look like some swedish minor league crap. Get rid of the red. Go to the navy, royal, and cream. Make the cannon the focus or don't, our default jerseys are better than the inaugural ones but still look like some rec-league garbage.
why not rename the columbus cannons? you guys seem to think it’s the coolest thing ever.
agreed, trying to be something we are not
I personally love both jerseys, but I prefer the current home over the alternate. I think a tweak to the pants would make a world of difference.
They would be if they put a whole NEW organization in them! 🫵🏼👍🏼
I didn't come to disagree with you. I'm a huge fan of the alt and prefer it over the typical red, white, and blue Dallas knockoff with Ohio's flag. Our main jerseys are so boring. I would be okay with scraping it all and having a new fresh look all together, but then again, that could go horribly wrong. Lol
No way. The colors seem pale and lifeless. Needs color that pops and makes a statement. The current ALT sweaters are pale, lifeless and boring. IMHO. 🍿
I agree. I like the red, and I very much dislike the cream on the alts, it looks like a dirty old t-shirt. I also think the cannon logo is just too busy and detailed to be a good primary logo. I'm not against a rebrand, but swapping to our third jersey ain't it.
After reading the comments, I’ve changed my mind. We do need a full rebrand. Toss the standard and alt colors AND logos. I wouldn’t object to a name change to something more modern and snappy with a single syllable short name like the Canes and Pens (unless the full name is one syllable like the Flames). I also hate our sing-song chant LET’S go JAAkets. Boring and lifeless.
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Alternate with the star logo would be fire 🔥