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Leaf Nation braces for logo change
Silhouette of venerated maple leaf will be modernized
Dec. 2, 2006. 01:00 AM
When Toronto's new jersey is unveiled next month at the NHL All-Star Game in Dallas, expect to see something that looks essentially the same as the current version, save for one important detail: the maple leaf logo.
The hallowed maple leaf has apparently been altered, having a "different silhouette," according to a team executive.
The change represents a "modernization" of the logo rather than a dramatic redesign.
But just because the jerseys will be new doesn't mean the organization will change its policy about retiring them.
There has been a long-standing debate about the Leafs hoisting the likenesses of their heroes to the rafters, rather than retiring their jerseys and numbers. Former Toronto great Dave Keon — No. 14 — said he won't put a foot back in a Leaf rink unless the team reverses that policy.
But the Leafs won't budge: no retired numbers.
Leaf Nation braces for logo change
Silhouette of venerated maple leaf will be modernized
Dec. 2, 2006. 01:00 AM
When Toronto's new jersey is unveiled next month at the NHL All-Star Game in Dallas, expect to see something that looks essentially the same as the current version, save for one important detail: the maple leaf logo.
The hallowed maple leaf has apparently been altered, having a "different silhouette," according to a team executive.
The change represents a "modernization" of the logo rather than a dramatic redesign.
But just because the jerseys will be new doesn't mean the organization will change its policy about retiring them.
There has been a long-standing debate about the Leafs hoisting the likenesses of their heroes to the rafters, rather than retiring their jerseys and numbers. Former Toronto great Dave Keon — No. 14 — said he won't put a foot back in a Leaf rink unless the team reverses that policy.
But the Leafs won't budge: no retired numbers.
