Is that international orange on that SF team? It’s hard to tell on the phone. If it is I’ll go ahead and pick them as my team. I’d argue that the logo would be strong enough without the skyline in it. Feels like too much detail at the moment and having just the bridge would be enough to make the logo unique to the city. Maybe downsize “RUSH” as well it looks like it overlaps the bridge.

Also like what you did with Vancouver, Quebec, and Casper!

I see what you’re trying to do with Montreal but it feels a little forced. Maybe make the island side the same color as the flag so it’s more of a nod rather than forcing the audience to have two main focal points. Like their pants though

I like the mountain concept of SLC but I think it gets lost with the mirrored image. Perhaps make the shoulders a regular black straight line and the top of the pants a horizontal black line as well so it keeps its color balance. Then do a small mountain range at the bottom of the pants. Same with the away but with white.

Portland is awesome! I’m just not a chrome fan personally, but I can’t say it doesn’t work just because it isn’t my cup of tea.

I’d give Charlotte’s logo on the home a thick yellow outline so the plane can be seen.

Also, I find Blaze to be an interesting name for Buffalo is there a story behind it? The logo is a good start and I think with refinement over time it could be a classic.

Great start!

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1990 Season

Vancouver GM Curtis Nykoluk put together a hell of a team to start the league, as Vancouver ran away with the regular season, easily finishing 1st. Charlotte made a strong push to catch them, but ultimately were unable, despite being lead by points leader Alden Pinard and the best goalie duo in the league stats-wise in Damian Mertens and Jason Gilroy. Mertens lead the league in wins with 14, but it was Gilroy who got hot down the stretch, posting a .937 save percentage in his last 8 starts which really pushed Charlotte into the league race. 18 year old Vernon Foyt of Quebec was an offensive machine and looks to be the breakout star of the league. While a solid junior player, he never put up these kind of offensive numbers so the transition to ball hockey has definitely helped him out. Despite having the top goal scorer in the league, Quebec finished near the bottom of the standings after some poor goaltending. 

Being the first season, there were of course benchmarks set for different records, here are some noteworthy ones that will definitely be broken over time, and some that may hold up for a while: 

Alden Pinard (Charlotte Aviators) - Single season points record with 51 points in 36 games. 

Vernon Foyt (Quebec Spirit) - Single season goals record with 22 goals in 36 games. 

Damien Mertens (Charlotte Aviators) - Single season wins record with 14 wins. 

Jason Gilroy (Charlotte Aviators) - Single season save percentage record with a .937 save percentage. 

Andy Lovely (Casper Ghosts) - Single season shutout record with 3. 

Will O’meara (Hamilton Lancasters) - Single game assists record with 5 in a game

James O’Rourke (Vancouver Orcas) - Single game penalty minutes record with 17 penalty minutes in a game

Filip Karlsson (Buffalo Blaze) - Worst goals against in a single game, giving up 8 in a contest

Andrew Johnston (Casper Ghosts) - Single game +/- record, finishing the game +6 on 

Travis Tassell (Vancouver Orcas) - Worst single game +/- record, finishing the game -5 on

With the season over, the playoff bracket was set:



Up Next: The opening round of the 1990 Playoffs!

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Why is Salt Lake the only team with an OT win? It seems like almost everyone should have some.

1990 Thomas Cup Quarter Finals 
 
Casper Ghosts - 4, Hamilton Lancasters, 3
Casper goalie Andy Lovely stood on his head on this one, keeping Hamilton off the scoreboard in the first period despite being heavily outshot. Casper would score on the powerplay in the first period to make it 1-0. The second period was more of Lovely, who turned away 15 Hamilton shots, while Casper forward Ben Schmidt got his first of the playoffs, making the game 2-0.

Hamilton pressed on in the third, but ultimately fell down 3-1. Lovely stood on his head again, turning aside 14 more shots until Hamilton scored with 1:45 left to make it 3-2. Hamilton controlled the final minute, but Casper would add an empty netter to make it 4-2. Casper would hang on, ultimately giving up a third with 4 seconds remaining as it was too little, too late for Hamilton who did everything possible to win but couldn’t beat Andy Lovely. 



Buffalo Blaze - 3, San Francisco Rush - 2
Both teams seemed to play it safe in the first as not much happened offensively, with both teams managing just 5 shots on goal a piece. 

The second period is when things picked up. Buffalo defenseman Filip Karlsson was cross checked from behind head first into the boards which resulted in a line brawl. The Aud in Buffalo was rocking after the scraps and Karlsson was ultimately able to return. The cross check resulted in a 5 minute powerplay, which Buffalo scored on twice to make it 2-0.

San Francisco scored early in the third and then on a powerplay mid-way through the third to tie the game at 2. It looked like we were headed to overtime, until Filip Karlsson went full Disney movie, scoring on an absolute rocket from the point with just over 2 minutes to play, blowing the roof off the arena and sending the Blaze to the semi-finals!

With the quarter finals complete, the bracket was set for the semi-finals:



Up next, the 1990 Semi Finals with Charlotte hosting Casper and Vancouver hosting Buffalo!
 

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