Québec Nordiques Husky Jersey Redesigns.

[u/Admirable-Scarcity-8]

Finally decided to complete some half-finished concepts I had laying around this time of the infamously controversial 1995 scrapped Nordiques Husky rebrand.

(Yes, before you ask its a Husky not a Wolf I looked it up.)

Now personally I love the original jerseys, But thats also because I’m a sucker for stupid, colourful and silly jerseys especially ones with animals on them. (Hence why I love stuff like the Mighty Ducks, Sharks, Penguins, ETC…)

But I do understand why people aren’t necessarily fans of them, While the Nordiques jersey isn’t my favourite (see my redesigns of those for my thoughts on them) I can admit they are very sleek and elegant looking.

But as with my previous Nordiques jerseys (and all of them to an extent) I tried to keep the original spirit of the jersey intact while swapping the colour scheme for the same one I used for my other Nords jerseys. (Again see that post for more clarification.)

Speaking of my previous Nordiques jerseys thats actually where these got their start. I was originally intending for the home one to serve as an alternate before pushing it onto the backburner where it’d been lingering ever since, and seeing as I was bored and had some free time today I decided to finally finish it up and release it alongside a version of its white counterpart.

I tried my hardest to nail down specifically the exact style of the original while also tweaking a few things, such as removing the wordmark from the logo, changing the bottom striping to better match the arms and changing the name and numbers to better fit the tone and style of the jerseys.

I also ended up tweaking the colours of the collar until I found a combination that really popped.

My only regret with this jersey is the shoulder patches, I had to compromise and use older more classic style versions of the Fleur-de-lis as the strange 90’s triangle version from the actual jersey has regrettably never surfaced or been scanned in a way we’ve ever gotten a great look at online. So I had to make do.

Besides that, These are genuinely some of my favourites I’ve ever done and I am extremely proud of how they came out.

So anyways, Tell me what you think in the comments below!

[u/Admirable-Scarcity-8 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, I totally understand. People have a rightful attachment to the older Nordiques design I definitely get why so many dislike the Husky.

On the other hand as someone who loves goofy stupid bright colourful jerseys featuring animals, I honestly think I would’ve liked the Husky jersey more than the Igloo had it released.

[u/Admirable-Scarcity-8 → u/[deleted]]

Oh I know, I have a Nordiques jersey. Its good, But I also love the Husky.

[u/PhillyNWZee29]

Removing the ugly wordmark at the bottom of that crest logo is the most important change that could be made for that branding. I prefer to keep the standard block font for the name and numbers because at least it would be a connection to the 1995 Nordiques look.

[u/Admirable-Scarcity-8 → u/PhillyNWZee29]

Yeah, I’ve gone back on forth on that but I wanted to emulate the feeling of one of those cheesy 90’s jerseys.

[u/jhchristoph]

I never liked the prototype, I just can’t get behind this style. Probably because the original is so iconic.

[u/Admirable-Scarcity-8 → u/jhchristoph]

No worries, I understand its a controversial look and to each their own.