Three Teams Unveil New Looks

With new trends in clothing and culture in general continuing to take over with young people in the 1990s, the summer of 1993 proved to be a busy one for the PHL, as teams were determined to keep their brands up to date.

The Calgary Wranglers made some fairly significant updates, though the basic concept of their main logo stayed the same. The logo still features a sheriff's star with a stylized letter "C" in the center, but the mark has been modernized with a strand of barbed wire wrapped around it, while the colours have been changed from black and orange to black, copper, and silver. The team will continue to wear white at home, but will now wear a primarily black sweater one the road.

1993 was a very exciting time for the New York Civics, as Broadway House, the largest entertainment facility in the world, was slated to open in October, with the Civics home-opener serving as the opening act. Wanting to look their best for a new era in the city and the team's history, the Civics unveiled new uniforms and an updated logo. The colour scheme remains basically the same except with black added as a new trim colour. The logo continues team tradition with the initials "NYC" superimposed over a star, but with a much more modern look.

Finally, the Quebec Nationale revealed perhaps one of the oddest-looking logos - and jerseys - in PHL history. While the colour scheme of blue, black, and white remains fully intact, the primary logo has been updated to more of a "3D" look. However, it was the alternate logo that had everyone talking. A fleur de lis made to look like a goalie. Fans immediately nicknamed it the "Fleur-goal-lis". The uniforms both feature angled striping patterns reaching all the way up one side under the arm.

In other branding news, several teams unveiled anniversary logos in 1993. The 1993-94 season would mark 25 years since the merger and so five of the six clubs would wear commemorative patches to celebrate. The exception was Vancouver, as the team owners considered the Bighorns to be the same franchise that had played briefly in the 1940s. In addition to the five former GHL franchises, Seattle would celebrate 20 years in the league, while Washington would celebrate 20 years since relocating to DC from Hamilton.