Monday News

Open question for folks, can anyone guess what franchise for sale this is? Yes, I have my own theory, but before I share it I'd like to hear any others... Victoria to host 2009 Royal Bank Cup. Manitoba folks aren't happy about it, either. Maybe Winnipeg will get the junior worlds instead... Dave Siciliano's status still up in air, but some feel his chances of leaving Sioux City for Lakehead U. are diminishing. (UPDATE: He's staying in SC) Junior hockey billets having homing instinct... And finally, some follow-up on the Wranglers' logo. First off, here's a comparison between the Norpac and ECHL logos. I've adjusted the junior logo 26 degrees and for scale so that it aligns with the pro version. I also cut out all the unrelated features so that all you have to compare are the cowboys. What the logo pirate did was invert the colors and add a lot of shade/shadow layers to wash out the details, but it's still the same logo. Some of the shared attributes include: angle of the bend in the arm, relative to the stick and body; the hat brim; the detail in the face shadowing; the v-neck; the gloved hand; and the line down the back including the jacket tail. Secondly, for those who don't understand the issue I have with this, it's just plain unprofessional - changing the colors and giving the cowboy a fedora doesn't make it okay, and neither does being for a Junior B team. Some folks are bringing up that many NHL logos are already used by teams, and this is true. However, the NHL is below the standard when it comes to protecting their trademarks. The other major leagues go a lot further in this regard.