[Rumblings in Redux]

Oh hey. It's been 2.5 years? Time flies. Life also got crazy, dealing with family death, moving, marriage, new jobs, etc. I've done a lot of work on my other series in Torland since then but I've had a nagging wish in the back of my head for a project based in real life. (or mostly real life, as the case may be) The Redux fits that bill of fictional people set in a real world. If you're unfamiliar or have forgotten the series parameters (as I did), browse back through the first few pages to refresh. There's only a few posts to catch up on. I left off revealing the inaugural teams, so we will continue that here. You guys submitted lots of player prospects (more than 30 I believe) and there's plenty of room for more for the inaugural draft. I'm hoping for lots of community interaction and feedback on how things proceed, so I'm open to any ideas, storylines, or historical facts that could influence the series. I do have some overall goals and storylines I want to hit but a lot of this is still waiting to be seen how things develop naturally. I'm sure I've forgotten some of the ideas I had, so this is even more exciting to see what might happen in this what-if scenario. With that being said, let's get back to it!

[1972 WHA Inaugural Convention – Part Two – The Teams are Born ...continued]

We travel over to the great state of Texas and land in Houston.

A key franchise for the WHA's focus on bringing hockey to the Southern United States, Texas-based owner Buck Bernstein named his team the Houston Aeros and signed a 3-year deal with the Sam Houston Coliseum. The Coliseum seats 9,200 people but is in disarray and needs improvements. Bernstein announced he would be looking to upgrade as soon as possible. The team colors will be navy, teal, and white. The Aeros will play in the Caskey Division.

The Aeros will sport a wordmark logo featuring an arrow-A in a sans serif face on a navy jersey with a full-length teal yoke with a white border. The teal and white stripe motif will be followed with a heavy hem stripe on the jerseys, navy pants, and socks. The primary and TV numbers will follow the sans serif style and have a single outline. A unique feature of the jersey will be an upper-chest number on the left side. According to Bernstein, team captains will have a circle around the chest number. The road set will be inverted with white for navy and the numbers and letters filled with navy.



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Up next: We head back to Canada

Totally forgot the WHA revision

We take a pitstop in Ontario.

Central figure in this endeavor and newly-named league vice president Grover Neville's franchise will be named the Ottawa Civics and play their home games at the quaint Ottawa Civic Centre which seats 9,500 people. Neville named the team after the arena. Neville signed an 8-year deal with the city. The Civics will wear red, black, and white. They will play in the Neville Division.

The Civics will sport a black primary sweater with red pants and black socks. The jersey will feature a shoulder yoke and thick triple-striping on the hem and angled stripes on the sleeves. The logo is a roundel meant to mimic a face-off dot filled with a half-and-half of primary colors and the team name encircled. The jersey numbers will have a drop shadow and the TV numbers will have a single stroke. The NOBs will be arched in a contrasting color.



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Up next: We head to the 8th and final team

Here's a look at the whole fledgling league!



Who's your team? Or who will you support in these early days of an upstart rival?