Maroontober Day 2

Washington Capitals 3rd Jersey concept

Hello everyone, Alan here for another concept post here at AJH HJA. This one is short and sweet because it's the same but recoloured, it's one of my first concepts that I sent over to the Stopgap Concept site if you have a concept that needs to be reviewed go over to site, find the E-mail and sent in your concept over to them and support the site.

Now with that out of the way on to the 3rd jersey concept.

Pretty much the same as the Caps dark jersey from my Caps set but the red and blue are switched.

Stopgap Concept Feedback

Well, that's the concept, time for some rants.

2020 NHL Winter Classic
Well, it official The Dallas Stars opponent for the 2020 Winter Classic at the Cotton Bowl is the Nashville Predators. The question now is what they will wear at the event? I believe in my mind for Dallas, the Stars first black jersey, or the star shape jersey they wore it while winning the 1999 Stanley Cup title. As for Nashville, I'm thinking their first white jersey or something based on the city old minor league days.

Lakers on the move
Going down to Ontario Jr.C level news that I pretty much the only one that cares about, there are talks that the Wallaceburg Lakers could be relocated to Tilbury Ontario. For Wallaceburg, it's a heartbreaker, for Tilbury it's for the first time since 1994 where the team had to bail out due to a hazing scandal resulting in hundreds of criminal charges being laid. I'm hoping for a name that works for Tilbury something that doesn't stick with the past but gives the town the fill with pride and could rival with the Wheatly Sharks.

So my rant is done, hope for some more posts soon if I get the chance to do them until then, later.

Washington Capitals Concept 2019

Hello everyone Alan here at AJH HJA. Well as promised today's post is a concept I made for an HJC contest and pretty much you all know the drill, "I enter it, and didn't win." Here's my Washington Capitals concept.

Simple stripes for both jerseys, the arms are based on the Caps old triple B era (blue, black and bronze) while the hem is somewhat on an angle "V" shape that is too much a "V." The logo also comes from the old triple B era only recolored to the Caps current colour set. Both nameplate and numbers are the same as what the Caps currently using. On the dark jersey all red with blue and white stripes, while on the white jersey red and blue stripes.

This post is in the books, oh I forgot to tell you all that there is a new concept site that I sent some of my concepts to, it's called "Stopgap Concepts." It's a temporary project so it can go two ways, but if the site gets some good support, then we may have a website that showcases concepts just like what HJC used to.
My next post will be another concept, who will be? You'll have to wait till my next post, until then later and have a fantastic Super Bowl weekend.

Hot Rodding the Caps Part 2

Hi folks Alan here for another Saturday post here at AJH HJA. I'm going straight to part 2 right now!

Just like last week that I hot rod the Caps with the light blue, black, bronze colours on the caps current jersey design, on this one, it's the team's old light blue, black, bronze era jersey design in the Caps current colour set. I really like this set for some odd reason I guess that with the right jersey design and the right colours can make a good set these are in my opinion the best Caps concept I've ever made. Oh OK, maybe not because I made only 3 Caps concepts so far but at least I made them that's all the matters to me.

Alright, that's this week post, come by next week for the return of Fan Request by John O. Until then, later.

Hot Rodding the Caps Part 1

Hi everyone Alan here for another Saturday post here at AJH HJA. If you all remember the Washington Capitals Fan Request Concept around 2 months ago that I made for John O. well funny story I was working on them and I realized that I accidentally put them on the new Adidas template, so I quickly fix it. So, after that, I didn’t delete them, so I decided to give them a “Hot Rod” treatment now you all thinking hot rod? Well, I try to come up with something professional and/or fun, so I came up with hot rod just work with me on this one it’s random I know.

Now that out of the way here’s the Caps fan request hot rod edition.

Using the Caps current Adidas design recolored to their old light blue, black, and bronze era colours with two tweaks the first I gave the arms on the back of the jerseys the same treatment as the front, while the second add stripes on the hems and there you go.

Part 1 is in the books come by here next week for part 2 until then later.

Fan Request: Washington Capitals Part 2

Hi everyone, Alan here for part 2 of the Washington Capitals fan request post here at AJH HJA. This one the designs are color switched.

Caps 95 to 07 jersey in the team's current colors with a addition of silver.

Both Caps Reebok, and Adidas design in the Caps old lighter blue, black, and bronze.

That's covers it. See you all at the next post. til then later.

Fan Request: Washington Capitals part 1

Hi everyone, Alan here for another fan request post here at AJH HJA. This is part 1 of the Washington Capitals fan request. On this one it's different format, he requested sets that featured the team's current fonts on the numbers and nameplate with two trims instead of one, and other the Caps old fonts from 1995 to 2007. On one side all Reebok, on the other Adidas.

  Not much to explain but on the dark jerseys if you look very closely to the numbers there is silver in between the blue and white.

Now on this one it's the Caps blue, gold, and black era featuring jerseys designs from 1995 to 2000 without the "CAPITALS" word mark inside the hem stripe.

Unlike the actual jerseys the Caps wore I made the arm stripes look the same, if you check out NHLUniforms.com one arm stripe is closer to the cuffs, the other side the stripes further itself away from the cuffs. If you can see the gold trim in between the white number, and black trim without a close up, more power to you.

Well that's covers it see you all next week for part 2, later. 

NHL Adidas concept: Washington Capitals

Made thin arm stripes with stripes on the cuffs, and in between them stripes are three stars with a trim. Using the team’s current shoulder patch but on the dark jersey it’s recolored to fit with blue yoke. The colors are blue, and red. I kept the team’s current font for both nameplate and numbers.

HJC Feedback

2014 Christmas Post

Hello I'm Alan, I'll get elbow to my head, so you don't have to. Hope everyone is having a great day as much I am, today I'm just going to some rants slash jersey reviews, let's get going.

Thoughts on the Winter Classic uniforms.

Washington Capitals

Picture Credit: The (unofficial) NHL Uniform Database

Up points: Colors was a good choice for the winter classic game. The pants is a good choice. Tie-down collar is a surprise for me but it fits with the jersey. Stripes on the hem, and the yokes are well put together, and very Capital like! Lastly stars on the arms is always O.K. with me.
Down points: the logo is good but with both red and blue at a darker shade looks blended together, the lack of trim around the logo didn't really give eye popper effect at all.
My Jersey Collection Rate: Wait until it's on sale.

Chicago Blackhawks

Picture Credit: The (unofficial) NHL Uniform Database

Up points: For a jersey base on the 1957-58 style this is a darn good winter classic jersey to see on the ice! Secondary logo on the arms is a plus for me.
Down point: If you're doing a winter classic jersey you can at least use the logo base on 1957-58 jersey.
My Jersey Collection Rate: Buy it at the full price.


Thoughts on the Stadium Series uniforms.

San Jose Sharks

Picture Credit: The (unofficial) NHL Uniform Database

Up points: No chrome logo "YES! Thank god!" The uniform is Habs'ish but it look pretty good to me. Lastly I like the shoulder patch, it really fits with the team really well.
Down points: The chest stripe didn't go all the way around the back. Whats up with the large TV numbers that doesn't have trim with it, really Reebok? Large secondary logo on the pants, why? The collar, who came up with that idea? Lastly the jersey you got more teal on it, but you got more black then teal on the sock, really guys?
My Jersey Collection Rate: Buy it when is 50% off the price tag.

LA Kings

Picture Credit: The (unofficial) NHL Uniform Database

Up points: Logo not chromed is a plus for me, using the team's previous Stadium Series "LA" logo as shoulder patch is a smart move. Lastly despite the black chest stripe didn't go all the way around but they did kept grey above the white cleanly.
Down points: Again large TV numbers, why Reebok? The collar is just like the sharks it just too unnecessary big, "what were they thinking?" Lastly you guys got the nerve, the nerve I say that all the things you do, who in the right mind thinks that it's a good idea to make the pants white? I mean my god, putting a big secondary logo on the pants doesn't help out to make it better, it's worse. Just when you thought the Caps first season with white pants was bad, this one ruins the jersey in general.
 My Jersey Collection Rate: Buy it without the vision of the white pants stuck in your head.

Whalers getting out of Plymouth?
In OHL news that I heard and read that the owner of the team wants to move his team to a different city due to poor attendance, which was a shocker to me because this team had a lot of success of being in the playoffs minus 2 years, including the 1995 OHL title, and nobody wants to see this team play! The other reason is the USA development program offers some big money to play in Plymouth rink over staying in Ann Arbor MI, witch more shocking in this source say the owner of the Whalers also owns the rink as well witch is weird to me non the less. So what location that the owner of the Whalers wants to go to? Flint, MI? No! Hamilton? Wrong! He wants his team to move to Chatham! That's right he want to move the team, and I'll say it again just to let it sink in, "A OHL team to my hometown Chatham!" Now I know you all are thinking is "why am I not going crazy about this?" Well history always said that ever time my town is in talks about from a OHL team, to even talks about getting a new rink, it's ether drift away to a point that it was just a myth, or some big shot wants the city money to built their arena the way they want without losing chunks off their account. I'm not saying that my town is broke and all but we are not spending the money the right way that's all. Unless this owner of this team knows what he's in for, and willing to take a big chunk of his bank to built us a new arena then I'm all for it and it'll help my town along the way too, just look at St. Catharines when they got themselves a OHL team and getting a new arena people over there questioned it and when the new arena got built the people talk nothing but praises about it, hopefully it will have the same impact for my town like what St. Catharines got, for now all I can do is to sit and wait to see how this ends up.

Oil changes in Edmonton
After years of top draft picks later and the Oilers are still hitting rock bottom, you would've thought by now this team would rank at least close to a 9th place spot right now but sadly they are not! To think they were 1 win short to win the cup in 2006, and now here they are. Right now they're been on losing streaks from one big chunk to another, something need to be fix and fast, they have to pick what straws they got left to do that before the trade deadline.

Swords balancing act
My London Sabreswords HCIHL team had a great first 3 games, then went on a bad losing streak, at this time this week my team is 6-5. I'm hoping for a turn around for the rest of this season if I can keep up updating my rosters, mostly my goalies.

Reasons for my lack of posts to putting projects aside
After my "Concept of the Dead Month" this site have been lacking posts both this month, and last month, the reason is I've been busy with a lot stuff  so much I haven't got the chance to do any concept making, even I had the chance to do them I felt burned out from a rough day at my job. Heck I had plans that I want to put together for this site that have to be put in back burner to even forgetting about plans. Therefore I apologize for the lack of posts to you all that were expecting some better numbers of post made by me for the last two months, I will try to do the best I can, I can't say it will never going to happen again but I'll try.

Well that's today post, hope you all have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkahs, Happy Kwanza, Happy Decemberween, Happy whatever Holidays you're celebrate. Happy Holidays everyone til then, I'm Alan, I'll get elbow to my head, so you don't have to.

Summer of Concept Contributor: Heritage gone Classic

Hello I'm Alan, I'll get elbow to my head, so you don't have to. Week number 5 of the "Summer of Concept Contributor" came from Joey, this one is a Heritage Classic concept between the Leafs, and the Habs. Let's get to it.

2016 Heritage Classic Concept [by Joey F.]

Up points: The logos on both of them looks good, something simple, classy, and original! The colors are well picked wisely.

Down points: Numbers on the front is not needed to be on both them jerseys. The arm stripes on both is to low to me. Lastly the small stripes with the big stripes on both the arms, and hem are too tin to me.

My suggestion: Remove the front numbers, raise the arm stripes a little higher, and make the small stripes a little thicker to see them better.

You think that's all I got for you? Well guess again! I got 2 concepts from Jake88!

Washington Capitals concept [by Jake88]

Up points: The chest, and the under arm stripe are base on the flag of Washington D.C. and I have to say I like it! Putting the stars on the arms is always a good move to me. Lastly putting the D.C. stars inside the collar is an nice touch!
Down point/My suggestion: The only thing I have a little issue with is the stars colored in wrong order, instead of red/white, red/white, blue, and blue, it should be red/white, blue, red/white and blue.

Slovan Bratislava Alternate Concept [by Jake88]

Up points: For this "Faux-back" style alternate, this fits the team very well. Word mark logo is classy and and well placed on the jersey. Modern number fonts gave this concept an nice touch!
Down point: Nothing to say anything wrong about this one.

Well that's another week of "Summer of Concept Contributor" see you all next week for some more goodies, until then I'm Alan, I'll get elbow to my head, so you don't have to.