It appears we have our first glimpse at the logos that will be used for the upcoming 2024 NHL Winter Classic to be held at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park on January 1, 2024, between the host Kraken and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights.
Thanks to a post featuring leaked Winter Classic ballcaps on SinBin.vegas, we see that the Golden Knights will be using a gold “V” logo with flourishes at either end paired with a new scripted “Vegas” wordmark logo. The Kraken will be going with a hybrid design mashing together the shape of the “S” from the club’s current primary logo with the lettering style of the original Seattle Metropolitans, a professional hockey club (and the first U.S.-based Stanley Cup Champion) from the early part of the 20th Century.
Looking at the Golden Knights cap, the lid is grey with a gold visor and button giving us an idea of what the overall colour scheme of their yet-to-be-unveiled uniform will be (though the SinBin post says Vegas will wear cream-coloured sweaters). The logo on the front, and presumably the logo that will be the focal point of their jersey shows a gold “V.” The resolution of the graphic is quite small, but I believe I can make out what appears to be two spotlights shining to the stars crossing together to form the “V.” Friend of the site, Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Net told me he sees two crossed swords. What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
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On the side of the Golden Knights cap is a scripted “Vegas” wordmark which SinBin noted is similar in style to the signage used outside Las Vegas’ Flamingo hotel. I concur.
Moving over to the Kraken, the cap is navy blue with an ice blue (almost teal) visor and button. The logo on the front is red, trimmed in white, and features the “S” from the primary Kraken logo. Within the “S” is the team name of “KRAKEN” in white in a worm-like shape to follow along the inside of the letter. This is clearly a nod to the logo used by the old Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association who wore an “S” on their chests with “SEATTLE” written inside in a similar fashion in the 1910s and early 1920s. This lettering style is repeated on the side of the cap.
I just hope we see some tribute to the barber pole-striping the Metropolitans wore back then; imagine that in the Kraken colours. Looks beautiful (in my mind, at least)
Team logos for the Winter Classic are typically kept secret until September with uniforms following in November; of course, we’ll keep an eye out and see if we come across anything before then! Stay tuned!
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