[News] UPD: Flames unveil retros as full-time jerseys; black-C jersey + flags remains as alt

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

This is pretty minimal stripes though...so not sure how that's the issue.

Really it's the same set up as the Bruins jersey (for the home the striping pattern of Yellow-White-Yellow is identical).

Sort of. I feel like I’ve brought it up before but it’s not technically what you’ve said. It’s yellow - thin red - white - thin red - yellow. To my eye (which may need a check), it makes it look busy. I’d have got rid of the thin red and made the yellow about half its width. Those would look cleaner. Just my thought.

[Itse]

Originally Posted by fleury

I get what you’re saying, but I don’t put these up there. Again, I’m in the minority I’m sure but I never liked the Islanders and Chicago jerseys. The rest yup. I just wished they put some effort into taking some of the elements from the retro and making it new. For me that would be minimized piping, more prominence of red and less of gold.

I agree the red retro could benefit from a little fine tuning. The whites are just beautiful.

[nwflamesfan]

Originally Posted by Crown Royal

Good enough reason to keep them for another year for me. RIP Ken.

Since this is a jersey thread and we are talking about Ken King. When I was in Prince George this august I was checking Kijiji and found a add for a signed 2001-02 flames jersey for $100. I picked it up and the gentleman said it was a gift from Ken King himself. What a score.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

This is pretty minimal stripes though...so not sure how that's the issue.

Really it's the same set up as the Bruins jersey (for the home the striping pattern of Yellow-White-Yellow is identical).

Thanks. Didn’t realize that until you pointed it out but it could be the colour black which makes the bruins one pop but the thin red on the flames doesn’t do it for me.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by FireGilbert

I did have a feeling the Flames would screw something up and of course they did. Not happy they are keeping the ugly piping and flags as a 3rd..

The Flames jerseys haven't had piping on them since they were branded Reebok. When the branding moved to Adidas they also removed the piping. I guess it was so offensive that you didn't even notice when it was gone.

[N26]

Just adding an anti-vote on Blasty.

They were ugly, too black and horses and fire is a bad karmic mix. Never liked them

[Fire]

Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

Curious with some talk about Blasty potentially coming back at some point, and with the team going back to the retros, would anyone be happy to see these jerseys brought back at some point in the future.

Those are the worst jerseys the Flames ever wore. I'm guessing you grew up watching the Flames when they were wearing those jerseys, because nostalgia is the only explanation on why people would like it.

[FireGilbert]

Originally Posted by Reaper

The Flames jerseys haven't had piping on them since they were branded Reebok. When the branding moved to Adidas they also removed the piping. I guess it was so offensive that you didn't even notice when it was gone.

Sorry meant vertical striping, not the piping. Both horrible design choices and the previous piping removal was polishing a turd.

[Kidder]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Was just told a great story about the flags by Popowich.

Whenever Ken King would meet a fan wearing a jersey with them on it, he'd hit them in the chest, say "Calgary," and then he'd tap 'em in the shoulders and say "Alberta" and "Canada."

Based on the accounts of King’s strength I envision him bent over, tapping the shoulders of an incapacitated corpse after the chest blow.

[topfiverecords]

Legend has it that King’s handshake was so strong that when he crushed your hand bones into 100 pieces that a smaller hand would pop out of your shoulder waving a white flag. That’s why we got flag patches on the shoulders.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

The Flames rejigged their marketing department pretty recently, in 2016. I think the philosophy there is changing. I hope to glean some more insights into this tomorrow.

Yeah and I keep seeing their marketing director popping up in the replies of Flames uniform Twitter threads. I think they have a much better feel on the pulse of what Flames fans want in that regard than perhaps the previous regime did.

I'd honestly be shocked if Blasty doesn't return in some form or another..and thats coming from someone who doesn't even really want it (the rest of the uniform is cool, I've just never dug ol' Horse Snot outside of a shoulder patch).

[Enoch Root]

okay, random observation here...

We had some Ronald MacDonald posts in this thread today, and now I am getting MacDonald's ads across the header... coincidence? I very much doubt it.



(Now can we please get back to the random porn sites that keep advertising there for some reason?)

[Yrebmi]

Originally Posted by nwflamesfan

Since this is a jersey thread and we are talking about Ken King. When I was in Prince George this august I was checking Kijiji and found a add for a signed 2001-02 flames jersey for $100. I picked it up and the gentleman said it was a gift from Ken King himself. What a score.

Helluva deal!

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

okay, random observation here...

We had some Ronald MacDonald posts in this thread today, and now I am getting MacDonald's ads across the header... coincidence? I very much doubt it.



(Now can we please get back to the random porn sites that keep advertising there for some reason?)

“Random”

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

okay, random observation here...

We had some Ronald MacDonald posts in this thread today, and now I am getting MacDonald's ads across the header... coincidence? I very much doubt it.



(Now can we please get back to the random porn sites that keep advertising there for some reason?)

Hahaha I scroll up to see for myself...

The ad is for Canadian and Provincial Flags!!!

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Hahaha I scroll up to see for myself...

The ad is for Canadian and Provincial Flags!!!

I have never had an ad for flags - you need to get out more!

Edit: ####! MacDonalds again

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Was just told a great story about the flags by Popowich.

Whenever Ken King would meet a fan wearing a jersey with them on it, he'd hit them in the chest, say "Calgary," and then he'd tap 'em in the shoulders and say "Alberta" and "Canada."

He apparently even once overruled Bettman himself on a phone call about them. Gary called to say, "you can't do this." King responded with, "we're doing this." And they did it.

Bettman respect level skyrocketing. At least he tried to save us from ourselves.

[The Yen Man]

I quite like the Blasty logo, but I wasn't a huge fan of the actual jersey design. If they redesigned the jersey with Blasty on it, I could potentially get behind that concept if the jersey was done well.

[browna]

Neither here nor there, but as I've mentioned before, the original Flames plan was to have the Alberta Coat of Arms and a Maple leaf, not the entire flags.

Issue was the official government Flag rules, which basically said you can't use parts of the flags, you have to use the whole flag.

Harley Hotchkiss was also the big proponent of having the flags.

My guess is you see them Remembrance Day, if they use them just once.

[81MC]

So would now be a good time to offload my 02-03 Team signed jersey, while everyone’s feeling nostalgic? Or should we keep that year out of our memory?

Nicest jersey in the league.

And I like the flags.