My favorite branding has to be the Denver Glacier Guardians. I love the logo and the colors are pretty unique. I think Denver is a great city for the SHL and the logo is representative of the Rocky Mountains there too.
Having worked on the Madison logo, I have to say it’s my favourite design. I love the work put into it and the colours of the Mighty Ducks go very well
I refuse to acknowledge any expansion team or any team that isn't the Philadelphia Forge. Every design is bad except the one I play for. That said, I like the Madison logo the best.
My favourite is absolutely the valkyries. Since the logo got reworked as not AI it’s one of the more unique looks in the league, and I’m looking forward to facing off against them
I have to say I love all the branding, and I mean that legitimately. They all just knocked it out of the park. Just to add an original thought though, I really like that the Valkyries incorporated purple into their colour scheme, just such an underused colour in sports.
Of all the new expansion teams, if I had to pick one to play for based strictly on marketing and logos, it would have to be the Valkyries. I absolutely love the iconography and the color scheme.
My favourite branding is probably the Nashville Sound. It's simple, the meaning is easily understandable to the average fan, and I really like how the colour scheme and logo come together to create an eye-catching brand.
As a graphic designer myself this one is really tough because I like all of the unique elements of the new logos and the new color schemes, with that being said Madison looks to be excellent and I really look forward to seeing it fully put together.
What is your favourite new expansion branding for the upcoming teams and why?
I think personally it has to be the Nashville Sound. Great logo with a ton of things going on. Not to say the other teams aren't good, but each of them just has one factor which losses them the position of my favourite expansion branding.
I think that there is something that each expansion team has done the best at so far, but as an overall choice. I’m loving the Madison Valkyries branding. The purple has grown on me a ton in Anaheim, so to see kind of a resemblance shows a little of my bias
I need to go with the Madison Valkyries as the best new branding. HFFO took some heavy criticism when he first revealed, but I think working with the artist, they came up with a great logo, and the alternate is amazing.
i'm extremely biased in my decision because it's between Nashville and Madison. Nashville cause it's the closest team to my irl home and Madison cause it's HFFO. But I found out last night that HFFO only likes neutral color pants. But also Ace is a Boston fan. I love music but HFFO acknowledged Native ancestral land in his third logo. He's also a fellow habs fan and the color purple reminds me of my best friend. I think that all the brands leave a lot of room for success. That being said, angroused hodag and the Valkyries are set for the most success- so long hairlines keep
I have only seen three of the four. The Valkyries look better now with their second try and I generally think both Guardians and Sound are pretty good.
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I cannot say I have a favorite so far. For the colors, I think it's Madison. For the logo, I like Denver, and I always thought Colorado deserved its place in the big league. For the concept, Nashville would get my vote.
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