{"id":25917,"date":"2021-01-31T11:51:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T15:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=25917"},"modified":"2022-05-16T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T16:37:36","slug":"ranking-hockey-east-jerseys-part-3-alternate-edition-and-final-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/01\/31\/ranking-hockey-east-jerseys-part-3-alternate-edition-and-final-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardner: Ranking Hockey East Jerseys: Part 3 \u2013 Alternate Edition and Final Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brady Gardner<\/em><\/p>\n

Ladies and gentlemen, we\u2019ve made it to the third and final installment of this series, ranking every jersey in Hockey East. For the finale, we\u2019ll take a look at alternate jerseys, and these might be the best of the bunch. Alternates are an opportunity for teams to be ambitious and go big with the crazy ideas their designers come up with. For this reason, they\u2019re some of my favorites. Like always, I will be grading based on looks alone, with no other factors involved.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: Again, some schools have different men\u2019s jerseys and women\u2019s jerseys, and this is especially true with alternates. Also, some schools have more than one alternate jersey, and some don\u2019t have any. For the ranking, I used the alternates that each school wears the most.<\/em><\/p>\n

The following programs, Maine, UMass Lowell and UNH, don\u2019t currently have an alternate jersey, as far as I can tell. Shame! Shame! Shame!<\/span><\/p>\n

#9 UMass<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Source: UMass Athletics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What am I looking at here? The Minutemen rarely wear a third jersey, and if this is their best one, they really are in trouble. Don\u2019t let the bright white stripes convince you that the gray and maroon work well together. Also, since when does UMass use an \u201cM\u201d logo? It\u2019s a no from me.<\/span><\/p>\n

#8 Vermont<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Source: UVM Athletics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This jersey is fun. Not only do the Catamounts use plaid across the top, but they double-down on the socks as well! However, at the end of the day it\u2019s a gimmicky style to spice up the rotation, and not exactly a jersey you\u2019d want to see on a regular basis. Good effort though!<\/span><\/p>\n

#7 Providence<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Source: PC Athletics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Providence has three colors \u2014 \u201ccolors\u201d \u2014 with black, white, and gray. They already used black, and they already used white, so this one had to be gray, and I think it\u2019s the worst look they have. The logos and black shoulders are fine, but I can\u2019t get past the uninteresting expanse of gray.<\/span><\/p>\n

#6 Holy Cross<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Source: Holy Cross Athletics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ehhh\u2026 I see what Holy Cross tried to do here, but purple just isn\u2019t the color to pair with black. I don\u2019t mind the design, and I\u2019d probably love it with the colors arranged differently, but the way they have it right now just doesn\u2019t work for me. Again though, I do love that logo on the chest.<\/span><\/p>\n

#5 UConn<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Source: UConn Athletics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Using a gradient on a hockey uniform is definitely aggressive, but UConn embraces it, wearing this alternate all the time. I don\u2019t love it as much as they do, but as far as gradients go, I think you could do far worse. They finally decided to use the Husky logo here, which I appreciate.<\/span><\/p>\n

#4 Northeastern<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Source: Northeastern Athletics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Northeastern came so, so close to having an elite alternate jersey here, and then they decided to surround the chest logo with this awful tan or gold or whatever that is. Why?! The combo of red, white and black looks good throughout the uniform, but that ugly logo outline ruins it all.<\/span><\/p>\n

#3 Boston College<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Source: BC Athletics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This look has grown on me since they first debuted it, but I\u2019m still not totally in love with it. The thin stripes aren\u2019t visually-pleasing to me, although I know that\u2019s part of the \u201cthrowback\u201d feel. I do think they balanced their three colors well, and I like the diagonal lettering on the front.<\/span><\/p>\n

#2 Boston University<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Source: BU Athletics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BU doesn\u2019t wear these often, but when they do\u2026 oh man. There\u2019s so much red (again, scarlet?) but it works, especially with the white jumping off the base. I also think just adding \u201cUniversity\u201d under \u201cBoston\u201d on the chest makes a huge difference. It\u2019s a simple but awesome third jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n

#1 Merrimack<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Credit: Jim Stankiewicz<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Woah! The Warriors wear their yellow uniforms a ton, as they should. This bright base is complemented well with the blue throughout the ensemble, along with the white accents. They sometimes switch around the logos, and you really can\u2019t go wrong either way. Nicely done!<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s everyone, but we\u2019re not done just yet! To conclude the series, here are the combined rankings based on where each team ended up on the home, away, and alternate lists. For the schools without an alternate jersey, I\u2019ll just average their previous two ranks to give them a third.<\/span><\/p>\n

Format \u2014 School: home rank, away rank, alternate rank or previous average = average of all three<\/em><\/p>\n

12) UNH: 11, 12, 11.5 = 11.5<\/strong><\/p>\n

11) UMass Lowell: 10, 7, 13.5 = 10.17<\/strong><\/p>\n

10) UConn: 12, 9, 5 = 8.67<\/strong><\/p>\n

9) UMass: 6, 10, 9 = 8.33<\/strong><\/p>\n

8) Vermont: 8, 8, 8 = 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

T6) Holy Cross: 2, 11, 6 = 6.33<\/strong><\/p>\n

T6) Providence: 7, 5, 7 = 6.33<\/strong><\/p>\n

5) Boston University: 9, 4, 2 = 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

4) Boston College: 3, 6, 3 = 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) Maine: 5, 1, 3 = 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

2) Northeastern: 1, 3, 4 = 2.66<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Merrimack: 4, 2, 1 = 2.33<\/strong><\/p>\n

So there you have it, my final cumulative Hockey East jersey rankings! I hope you enjoyed this series, and if you\u2019d like to share your opinions, you can find me on Twitter @BradyDGardner.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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