In 1997, video games changed forever. Final Fantasy VII launched, and its world and characters ingrained itself within a generation that grew to love this little grey box from Japan. From a blocky Cloud Strife’s purple SOLDIER uniform, to the glow of the lifestream, to even just black text on a white box, it’s all instantly recognizable to millions.
Keeping those distinct visual elements in mind and combining them with cues from the NHL’s San Jose Sharks and the Colorado Avalanche (for obvious reasons) is an idea for a FFVII-inspired hockey team.
These are the Cosmo Canyon Avalanche, and this one’s for the planet.
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Hockey is an extraordinary game that should be welcoming to anyone regardless of race, religion, or gender. But the reality, however harsh it may be for some to accept, is that it's not. Progress has been made, but there is still a long way to go and much work to be done.
On every uniform design posted here, either on the right side of the player's chest or on the right shoulder, is a patch in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and the You Can Play Project. These patches alone won’t rid the game of hatred or bigotry. But I hope that they can serve as a constant reminder of where hockey, and society as a whole, needs to be and can eventually get to.
If you like what you saw here, then I encourage you to take a minute and check out the groups and organizations listed below that are working to make hockey better for everyone. And, if it isn’t too much, I ask that you try and support them in any way you can.
Thanks. -NT
- NOTE: I am not affiliated with any of the listed organizations
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