How to make a light-blue Islanders jersey sell

by Dominik on Jul 11, 2009 9:00 AM EDT in Islanders in Diapers Comment 9 comments

It really happened.

From the dark days of upsetting veterans (but that worked out OK for Billy Guerin. Jon Sim? not so much.) while getting trounced through much of December 2008, the Islanders have emerged as needed to have one John Tavares skate, on their ice, wearing their logo. (Does that '70s-ish yet unmistakably Islanders logo do the same for you that it does for me? Mmph, that's sweet.)

Of course, the threads backing that logo were a rather pacifist shade of light blue, which means one thing: Look for light-blue Islanders practice jerseys to sell like hot cakes!

A surprising volume of good info flowed out of the mini-camp, via sources beyond the triumvirate of usual suspects who are there through thick and thin (i.e., not the johnny-come-randomly Daily News). A giant pile of links and comment after the jump...

TSN was there "deep in suburban Long Island" capturing video, spreading the joy of light blue everywhere. I mean, you gotta love Canada.
In his print story, Greg Logan captures the fervor -- and the attempt to focus on hockey.
Staple: Not a bad start that Tavares impressed Bryan Trottier. But the beauty of that piece is Trottier's tales about when he was a young pup of a rookie.
Chris Botta says assistant coach John Chabot is not at camp and the Islanders have no comment. Harumph. He also was not at the Tavares press conference, whereas Dean Chynoweth was. Also in that update: great reaction from Calvin de Haan on his family buzzing about the Islanders trading down, only to realize it was to draft him; plus Travis Harmonic on when he'll make the jump from college.
De Haan was welcomed to camp with an inadvertent high-stick from Tavares.
Greg Logan: Mr. DiPietro (the elder) says the soon-to-wed Ricky's knee is doing much better, for what that's worth.
Botta had comments from de Haan on his once and future teammte Tavares: JT is no slouch of a skater; damn critics will always find something.
A run-down of drills and groupings in the official site's minicamp notebook.
The official site with quotes from Tavares on the bonding experience at camps like this.
And finally, some non-camp fun: The Alex Tanguay rumors [ESPN-LeBrun | Islanders Independent | IslesOfficial'sOutlook | NYI Net]

Enjoy your weekend -- and enjoy mini-camp, if you get to make it. Remember you need to show up early to get the mandatory wristband.

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I heartily dislike Powder Blue uniforms. Don’t like when the SD Chargers wear it either.

by WebBard on Jul 12, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m always torn. As a retro thing, they work for me. As a practice shade when you need multiple colors, they sure beat pink or brown. But I can’t recall an example where I liked them as a permanent fixture. (Tar Heels basketball? Meh, I don’t do basketball…)

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by Dominik on Jul 12, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I take Retro to mean the team has worn it in the past?

by WebBard on Jul 12, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right. As in, I didn’t mind the Penguins’ blues. Hardly the worst combination they’ve worn, and for retro purposes it elicited a little nostalgia (even though I wasn’t around when they originally wore them).

But if a team said it wanted to go to battle full-time in light blue, I’d be alarmed.

Then again, I’m the type of guy who misses the Whalers in part because the league needs more green…

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by Dominik on Jul 13, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Couldn’t agree more about the Whale.

by WebBard on Jul 13, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like the light blue on Atlanta’s alternate jersey, but I completely agree about the Bolts’ uni’s. I think the Chargers dark blues were the best in pro sports. The powder blue ones… are not.

by isles16 on Jul 13, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, welcome and thanks for joining.

Wow, do you like even the one-sleeve deal on Atlanta’s alternate, or just the light blue part? Try as I might, I can never get past that dark-sleeve ATLANTA deal.

I appreciate when teams try something a little different, even though it rarely works. (I loved the Islanders’ wavy sea stripes as a concept — but I couldn’t get past the fisherman logo and the fact that the change was unnecessary and unholy.)

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by Dominik on Jul 13, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for the Waves and the Lighthouse Logo. But I also have fond memories for the Montauk Lighthouse so that might be it.

by WebBard on Jul 13, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve surprisingly run across a decent number of non-Islanders fans who liked the waves and that lighthouse shoulder patch. (I’d add myself to that group.) But that fisherman is what turns ’em off (again, myself included).

I just couldn’t buy the fisherman jersey, out of protest. It just made me search for more copies of the original scheme before they went out of stock. But when they returned the original logo to the waves and lighthouse, well you bet I gobbled that up.

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by Dominik on Jul 14, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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