Nashville Predators Winter Classic jersey revealed

[Gh24]

Someone please fix the text so it's not overlapping with the P and so there's not a ton of yellow space above the word Nashville. They should've just made it centered. That or one of the L's needs to go all the way up

I think it looks good but for me it looks like the "P" of Predators shouldn't touch / overlap the dark bottom stripe (and that doesn't seem to be Dixie Flyers thing either). Other than that, solid jersey.

Agreed

How are they not able to come up with something better than that? Use the damn logo instead of the words

Eh, it was explained in the third post of this thread....

 

[PredsV82]

Typical main board discussion. People who know little to nothing about the significance of the design to *checks notes* the actual fans of the team that will be wearing the jersey chime in with all kinds of meaningless criticism.

Preds fans like it, and since we are the ones who are gonna be buying/wearing it, we have no need or reason to defend it to some random fan of another team.

 

[PavelBrendl]

Someone please fix the text so it's not overlapping with the P and so there's not a ton of yellow space above the word Nashville. They should've just made it centered. That or one of the L's needs to go all the way up

Not a fan of the jersey but the logo on the hat rules!

 

[BCNate]

Not bad. I like that teams do something different with these one off jerseys. Some work, some don’t, but nice to see something new either way.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

It’s a tribute to the first Nashville hockey team: the Dixie Flyers.

That's actually really cool.

 

[Jeune Poulet]

I seriously wish I could see the entire process behind the creation of this jersey. From day 1 until the final product. See how many people were involved, how they brainstormed and how much they were paid to come up with something as awful as this.

 

[Dbrownss]

Is the hood part of the jersey? Seems dangerous.

I don't get all the complaints. I really like this jersey and this is coming from someone who ABSOLUTELY DESPISES word-mark jerseys.

People have different opinions. Some like it, some don't.

I love how people get so triggered over a jersey that will be worn once. In a sport that is supposed to be macho it’s funny how everyone suddenly becomes a fashion designer. Maybe the league should hire Tommy Hilfiger or Tim Gunn to make the fansof other teams happy, since most Predators fans like them.
It’s a tribute to the Dixie Flyers and since 90% of you don’t know hockey was played and enjoyed in Nashville Tennessee before the Predators.

seems like you're triggered.




I can appreciate paying homage to local history. Still ugly......almost....historically ugly

 

[OVO16]

Looks pretty clean tbh

 

[BruinsFan37]

If the fans in Nashville like it, that's all that matters.

Not a fan of it, but with the "historical" ties it makes sense.

Have also seen worse jerseys for outdoor games, this one is just middle of the pack honestly.

 

[LokiDog]

I like the jersey. To me it’s what an outdoor game jersey should be. Looks vintage, simple, reminds me of an actual sweater, good colors. I would wear one.

 

[cynicalcitizen]

Could they be anymore lazy?

Like too lazy to click the spacebar one more time?

 

[rt]

Well, that's disappointing. I thought they were going to use the raisined sabertooth as the logo. At least it would have had some character.

That should immediately replace their current logo.

 

[rt]

This should just be their actual logo, what they have currently is horrendous

Completely agree.

 

[HugginThePost]

Ewwwwww........

 

[UnrefinedCrude]

I think it's getting more hate than it deserves. I wish they could have used the yellow one as a template instead of the white, it looks really cool.

But I do like the white one (it is a little bland... especially compared to that yellow one) and I think they should have placed the script a little differently, so it was centered better.

I love that it pays respect to some hockey history that many people might not remember, or know about. The Dixie Flyers were a championship team. Nashville has a much longer hockey history than a lot of people know about. I learned a bit I didn't know.

I also think the design fits the outdoor game gimmick too. For one, it's a throwback in style to when hockey players wore sweaters instead of jerseys. This design would look right in place out on the river to which the whole outdoor thing is a tip of the hat.

These events are supposed to celebrate hockey history, this showcases some Nashville history that many aren't aware of.

Good choice, IMO.

 

[KCC]

Don’t care what kind of history it has, this is one of the ugliest jersey’s Ever made. Disgusting.

 

[ClydeLee]

Just like the 3 star dragonball on their shoulders, Nashville sweaters have an overwhelming amount of explanation to do with their local historical significance references.

 

[Gnashville]

Just like the 3 star dragonball on their shoulders, Nashville sweaters have an overwhelming amount of explanation to do with their local historical significance references.

You do know the State of Tennessee has used the tri-star on it’s state flag long before (at least a whole century) dragonball existed. There is no “overwhelming amount of explanation” when anyone can look at the state flag and see it. It’s funny that the Flames can put the Alberta Provincial Flag on their jerseys and everyone thinks it’s awesome but when Nashville does it, it becomes a huge deal. It’s not our fault that Dragonball copied our state flag.




Then the other explanation is that these are in homage to the Dixie Flyers (a minor league hockey team that existed before the Predators). The local fans know the history and we really don’t expect someone elsewhere to know or care.

 

[Chelis Chili]

 

[tarheelhockey]

I wasn't a fan at all, till I saw this.

I know the Dixie Flyers aren’t relevant to most people on this forum, but for comparison here are pictures of the classic mid 60s sweaters that the WC look is based on.

The color photo is Flo Pilote, longtime Nashville blueliner who retired in the area and opened a hockey bar in Hermitage (a neighborhood several miles east of downtown). The bar has been closed for some time, but he’s still around, and I bet he’s thrilled about this tribute.

The whole purpose of the Winter Classic is to connect people back to the roots of the game. This connection makes a lot of sense, and even if it's not a super stylish look by today's standards -- it doesn't have to be.

 

[Mustard]

Everything about this team is ugly including this.

All you post about is hating Nashville. We get it.

 

[Mustard]

I love the jerseys. Ordered 3 already. Wish the font was slightly higher, but they look incredible in person.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

I like these. They are simple for sure, but they are an improvement on their main ones IMO.

 

[BlueDream]

I love the jerseys. Ordered 3 already. Wish the font was slightly higher, but they look incredible in person.

Bad financial decision

 

[x Tame Impala]

Haven’t read the thread yet, but is it too late to make a banner-raising joke yet or as it been done already?