The WHA Begins: A Quickstart - Page 5

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-22-2021, 06:57 PM

For some reason, the Admiral decided to skate in the opposite direction after three seasons. He apparently liked the change, and kept it up through the 1997-98 season, with only minor cosmetic changes to the jersey in all that time.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-23-2021, 07:08 PM

The Oilers moved their farm club from Wichita, KS to Billings, MT for the CHL's swan song season.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-23-2021, 07:59 PM

AHL team of the Winnipeg Jets for two seasons.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-23-2021, 08:14 PM

Edmonton's AHL affiliate for the same two seasons as Sherbrooke was Winnipeg's.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-24-2021, 04:28 AM

Their first year in the AHL as a Penguins affiliate.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-24-2021, 04:31 AM

The first home jersey covers 1983-86, the second 1986-88.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-28-2021, 03:21 AM

One of the worst names in hockey history. Obviously, the players hated it. Case in point:

First season as Prancers: 25 wins, 62 points, last in division.
Second season as Prancers: 29 wins, 66 points, next to last.
First season as Rivermen: 48 wins, 105 points, first in division, won IHL championship.

Clearly, the sense of relief at losing that awful moniker was huge.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-28-2021, 04:24 AM

From the ridiculous deer-based name to the sublime. The smallest city to host a professional hockey team in the modern era, Spruce Pine, NC, was the home of the Pinebridge Bucks for two ACHL seasons. Odd jersey, but that is one awesome logo! The home jersey is as close as I could get to the real thing. The away one is fictional, since I couldn't find any pics of it.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-06-2021, 01:05 AM

Renamed Salem Raiders, they lasted one ACHL season. Their look was...heavily influenced by a certain NHL team.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-06-2021, 01:26 AM

Erie and Baltimore swapped leagues in 1982-83, with the Skipjacks moving up to the AHL, and the now "Golden" Blades taking their spot in the ACHL. These jerseys are something of a composite of cosmetic changes over that time period, but the basic look of the jerseys stayed the same.

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ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-06-2021, 02:26 AM

Okay, this one was a bit...difficult. Apparently all that exists of photographic evidence of their uniform is this YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cygHX_e9K60

...and that's where it gets weird. What is UP with those uniforms? Weird side patterns, no discernible crest or logo on the front (although good shots from that angle are few and far between in this video)...and...horror of horrors...what appears to be...

COOPERALLS!!

Since this was the team's first game, were these some kind of cobbled-together temporary duds until the real unis were ready? Was this all they could afford? (The team did last only 2/3 of one season). Call in Sherlock Holmes, Columbo, the Scooby Gang, whoever you can get, because this is quite a mystery!

Anyway, here's my take on it, best as I could figure out. I added the logo on front, because that at least makes some sense. Cooperalls sold separately.

Castleview · 10-09-2021, 05:03 AM

As a fan of historical games from the 1920's onwards, one of the pre-requisites of every game is immediate expansion using the more modern NHL and WHA franchises.

So it would be fantastic if somebody could start doing a retro take on what these teams jerseys would have looked like if they had existed in earlier decades. The reverse of course applies with defunct teams from the 1920's NHL and PCHL/WHL, who don't die and somehow survive into the modern era.

Castleview · 10-09-2021, 06:48 AM

I have a request also:

Tidewater Sharks

Cleveland Crusaders (75-76) and Buffalo Sabres (76-77) affiliate.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-10-2021, 02:37 AM

I'm afraid that project would be something for Rayzor or HockeyPlaya13, or somebody who's better at that kind of thing than me! But here's the Not At All Like The WHA's Los Angeles Sharks jersey of the Tidewater Sharks!

Castleview · 10-10-2021, 04:25 AM

Thanks!

Castleview · 10-16-2021, 02:37 AM

Another request if possible:

Flint Generals
Saginaw Gears

Both from 1976-77 IHL.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-17-2021, 03:42 AM

Both of those have been done in this thread:

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...48#post3928548

If they’re not the ones you’re looking for, though, let me know, and I can try my hand at them in the next few days.

Castleview · 11-03-2021, 01:05 PM

A couple new requests:

1978-79 New Hampshire Freedoms (New England Whalers affiliate)
1978-79 New Brunswick Hawks (Leafs & Blackhawks affiliate)

Thanks in advance!

Castleview · 11-03-2021, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castleview

A couple new requests:

1978-79 New Hampshire Freedoms (New England Whalers affiliate)
1978-79 New Brunswick Hawks (Leafs & Blackhawks affiliate)

Thanks in advance!

Found the Hawks one, not sure how I missed it previously as I've gone through this entire thread!

ThatSeventiesGuy · 11-04-2021, 12:52 AM

I couldn't find even one pic of what these guys' uniforms looked like, so here's a guesstimate.

09-22-2021, 06:57 PM	#81
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Milwaukee Admirals 1984-1998 For some reason, the Admiral decided to skate in the opposite direction after three seasons. He apparently liked the change, and kept it up through the 1997-98 season, with only minor cosmetic changes to the jersey in all that time. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 09-22-2021 at 07:06 PM.

09-23-2021, 07:08 PM	#82
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Montana Magic 1983-84 The Oilers moved their farm club from Wichita, KS to Billings, MT for the CHL's swan song season. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-23-2021, 07:59 PM	#83
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Sherbrooke Jets 1982-84 AHL team of the Winnipeg Jets for two seasons. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-23-2021, 08:14 PM	#84
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Moncton Alpines 1982-84 Edmonton's AHL affiliate for the same two seasons as Sherbrooke was Winnipeg's. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-24-2021, 04:28 AM	#85
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Baltimore Skipjacks 1982-83 Their first year in the AHL as a Penguins affiliate. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-24-2021, 04:31 AM	#86
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Baltimore Skipjacks 1983-1988 The first home jersey covers 1983-86, the second 1986-88. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-28-2021, 03:21 AM	#87
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Peoria Prancers 1982-84 One of the worst names in hockey history. Obviously, the players hated it. Case in point: First season as Prancers: 25 wins, 62 points, last in division. Second season as Prancers: 29 wins, 66 points, next to last. First season as Rivermen: 48 wins, 105 points, first in division, won IHL championship. Clearly, the sense of relief at losing that awful moniker was huge. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-28-2021, 04:24 AM	#88
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Pinebridge Bucks 1983-1985 From the ridiculous deer-based name to the sublime. The smallest city to host a professional hockey team in the modern era, Spruce Pine, NC, was the home of the Pinebridge Bucks for two ACHL seasons. Odd jersey, but that is one awesome logo! The home jersey is as close as I could get to the real thing. The away one is fictional, since I couldn't find any pics of it. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 09-28-2021 at 04:25 AM.

10-06-2021, 01:05 AM	#89
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Virginia Raiders 1982-83 Renamed Salem Raiders, they lasted one ACHL season. Their look was...heavily influenced by a certain NHL team. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

10-06-2021, 01:26 AM	#90
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Erie Golden Blades 1982-1987 Erie and Baltimore swapped leagues in 1982-83, with the Skipjacks moving up to the AHL, and the now "Golden" Blades taking their spot in the ACHL. These jerseys are something of a composite of cosmetic changes over that time period, but the basic look of the jerseys stayed the same. [ __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

10-06-2021, 02:26 AM	#91
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Hampton Roads Gulls 1982-83 Okay, this one was a bit...difficult. Apparently all that exists of photographic evidence of their uniform is this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cygHX_e9K60 ...and that's where it gets weird. What is UP with those uniforms? Weird side patterns, no discernible crest or logo on the front (although good shots from that angle are few and far between in this video)...and...horror of horrors...what appears to be... COOPERALLS!! Since this was the team's first game, were these some kind of cobbled-together temporary duds until the real unis were ready? Was this all they could afford? (The team did last only 2/3 of one season). Call in Sherlock Holmes, Columbo, the Scooby Gang, whoever you can get, because this is quite a mystery! Anyway, here's my take on it, best as I could figure out. I added the logo on front, because that at least makes some sense. Cooperalls sold separately. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 10-06-2021 at 02:28 AM.

10-09-2021, 05:03 AM	#92
Castleview All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2020 Location: Scotland Posts: 945	As a fan of historical games from the 1920's onwards, one of the pre-requisites of every game is immediate expansion using the more modern NHL and WHA franchises. So it would be fantastic if somebody could start doing a retro take on what these teams jerseys would have looked like if they had existed in earlier decades. The reverse of course applies with defunct teams from the 1920's NHL and PCHL/WHL, who don't die and somehow survive into the modern era.

10-09-2021, 06:48 AM	#93
Castleview All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2020 Location: Scotland Posts: 945	I have a request also: Tidewater Sharks Cleveland Crusaders (75-76) and Buffalo Sabres (76-77) affiliate.

10-10-2021, 02:37 AM	#94
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Tidewater Sharks 1975-77 I'm afraid that project would be something for Rayzor or HockeyPlaya13, or somebody who's better at that kind of thing than me! But here's the Not At All Like The WHA's Los Angeles Sharks jersey of the Tidewater Sharks! __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 10-10-2021 at 02:39 AM.

10-10-2021, 04:25 AM	#95
Castleview All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2020 Location: Scotland Posts: 945	Thanks!

10-16-2021, 02:37 AM	#96
Castleview All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2020 Location: Scotland Posts: 945	Another request if possible: Flint Generals Saginaw Gears Both from 1976-77 IHL.

10-17-2021, 03:42 AM	#97
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Both of those have been done in this thread: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...48#post3928548 If they’re not the ones you’re looking for, though, let me know, and I can try my hand at them in the next few days. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 10-17-2021 at 03:45 AM.

11-03-2021, 01:05 PM	#98
Castleview All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2020 Location: Scotland Posts: 945	A couple new requests: 1978-79 New Hampshire Freedoms (New England Whalers affiliate) 1978-79 New Brunswick Hawks (Leafs & Blackhawks affiliate) Thanks in advance!

11-04-2021, 12:52 AM	#100
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	New Hampshire/Cape Cod Freedoms 1978-79 I couldn't find even one pic of what these guys' uniforms looked like, so here's a guesstimate. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 11-04-2021 at 12:57 AM.