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Posted by QCS
2/21/2025 1:57 pm
#701

I am LOVING the new Frost look! The texture creating by the kite shapes is perfect and I really love the new polar bear. Boston's updated set is solid too, I really like the matching four-stripe look across the shorts and socks.



 
Posted by Section30
2/21/2025 1:57 pm
#702

The Frost look really sharp! The drop shadow really makes the logo feel stronger and I love the Polar Bear logo & updated wordmarks.



 
Posted by Steelman
2/21/2025 5:04 pm
#703

Overall I really like Boston's updates. The gold stroke on the ship is such a small yet powerful update. The new mustard is nice. All the new drop shadows are a miss for me. I liked it as an alternate look but for the full-time spread, it doesn't flow as well for me, although it's slowly growing on me. Overall I think it's an improvement on the previous set.

Frost! Now this is a solid drop shadow addition. This new identity update really pops. The new bear is awesome as well. I really like the new court, the pattern is fantastic. Great update!



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Posted by ItDoesntMatter
2/25/2025 10:32 pm
#704

Hey folks, and welcome to another NDL Recap! I did one of these 5 in-universe years ago, which was, uhhh … 4 actual years ago, so I figured it was about time for another one. This one is gonna look a little bit different, though. Since it’s been so long, this is gonna be a deeper dive, going into each team’s branding and history just as much as their roster. If you’re new here, this will help get you up to speed on the teams in the league, the players on each team, and the story that’s gone down so far. It’s also designed to help you pick a team to root for, if you’re into that kind of thing. If you’ve read the league before but forgot everything you knew when I went on hiatus for *almost* a year, this’ll help you get back on your feet, and it’ll help you get a little bit more of an in-depth look at each team than I usually feel bothered to write up.

Feel free to dive in as deep or as shallow as you want! I’ve organized each team’s section in a series of spoiler blocks, both to make it easy for you to find what you’re looking for and to keep this one post from taking up 90% of the page. Here’s a list of what you can expect for each team:

Fast Facts
Stats about the team, including when they were founded, their results from last season, and their championships (if they’ve got any).

Identity
Links to the team’s current logos and uniforms, with a brief explanation to give you the gist of what you’re looking at.

History
A quick glance at what the team’s been up to over the years. If you want to get more in-depth on this, you can check out *gestures at entire thread*

Outlook
A preview of what you should be expecting from the team in the upcoming season - and beyond.

Key Players
Short and sweet bios of 3-5 top players from the team, to give you an idea of their playstyle and general vibes.

Alright! Without further ado, let’s just jump into it:

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So yeah, that’s where the league is! Let me know what you think, and if you’ve got any questions, comments, or anything else you’d want to know. See you soon* for the 2035 season!

Last edited by ItDoesntMatter (2/26/2025 10:43 pm)

 
Posted by Dan O'Mac
2/26/2025 10:00 pm
#705

Looking at all these identities, the Orbits, Fugitives, and Lights stand out to me. Which is fun, because my favorite team is not one of them. Though the Orbits might be becoming my favorite.



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Posted by QCS
2/27/2025 2:15 pm
#706

the Redbacks seemed to suddenly decide that they would simply not lose anymore.

seems quite simple. why don't more teams do this?
 



 
Posted by Darknes
2/27/2025 5:41 pm
#707

I think something that'd be interesting to see would be like a list of the 10 best rivalries in the NDL.


 
Posted by ItDoesntMatter
3/08/2025 11:53 pm
#708

Sorry about the wait on this post; I've just had a really busy week or so and haven't had enough time to put it all together until now. Anyway, here's what I've got:

10. Miami Palms vs Orlando Orbits
The Battle of Florida has the makings of a classic rivalry, but it hasn't had much of a chance to get off the ground yet because these two teams have never been the same level of competitive at the same time. 2031 is the only year they both made the playoffs, and they had some fierce battles down the stretch as they fought for the division title, but that's about it.

9. Montréal Magma vs Toronto Hogs
One of the newest rivalries on the scene, these two have played annually on Canada Day since the Magma joined the league. Like Miami and Orlando, this rivalry hasn't played out much on the court, as Toronto has been mid and Montréal has mostly been very bad, but the fans show up for this matchup nonetheless.

8. Chicago Frost vs Texas Redbacks
This rivalry would be a lot higher if it weren't so one-sided. The Redbacks and Frost met in the postseason in four straight years from 2027-2030, but Texas won every single time, culminating with a backbreaking Game 7 buzzerbeater in the last one of those. Chicago hates Texas, but Texas never really had much of a reason to hate Chicago.

7. California Sea Lions vs Minnesota Lights
Lights-Lions is probably the most exciting rivalry in the league going forward. In the past two years, California pulled off an upset in the Finals, then Minnesota returned the favor with a reverse sweep. It's not hard to figure out why these teams hate each other so much, despite them being nowhere near each other geographically and not having the same history as every other pairing on this list.

6. Chicago Frost vs Philadelphia Row
In the mid-20s, these two teams shared a division and a spot among the league's elite, making for some iconic battles. The Row upset the Frost in a seven-game first-round series in 2026, before Chicago turned around and upset top-seeded Philly in the semis the following year. If only Chicago had been able to beat Texas one of those times, it would've made for a helluva Finals.

5. California Sea Lions vs Los Angeles Sabertooths
The NDL's first rivalry, the two teams from the Golden State met in the very first NDLCS, where LA took a 3-1 lead before California came back to claim the win. From there, the teams took very different trajectories, and the Sea Lions are undisputedly the big brother of the relationship. They met most recently in the 2033 semifinals, with Cali winning a tight 6-game series on their way to another title.

4. California Sea Lions vs Texas Redbacks
This one also goes all the way back, as these two teams played in the first-ever round of the playoffs in 2017. Since then, they've also met in two Finals series, but the real animosity here developed in the first round in 2032, when California came in as the 7th seed and upset #2 Texas, giving the Redbacks as much reason to hate the Sea Lions as everyone else hates the Redbacks.

3. Nashville Fugitives vs New York Chargers
Perhaps the most physical rivalry in the game, New York and Nashville have met each other in the first round of the playoffs four times in the last seven years, and almost all of them have been close, so they're very well-acquainted by this point. While other teams have had outbursts that were more violent, these two have almost certainly combined for more total incidents than any other pairing.

2. New York Chargers vs Philadelphia Row
New York and Philly would probably hate each other no matter what. When the Chargers joined the league in 2019, these two were by far the closest pair of teams on the map, and games between the two are heavily attended by road fans. Unlike just about every other geographical rivalry in the league, though, these two have actually been elite at the same time, though the Row have won all three playoff matchups between them.

1. Philadelphia Row vs Texas Redbacks
Of course these two are at the top. Do I even have to tell you why? Something about playing each other in the Finals four years in a row just gets the blood boiling. Oh, and not only did they each win two of those series, they also won the exact same number of games in those series. It's hard to get more evenly-matched than that.

 
Posted by H-Town1141
6/16/2025 11:29 pm
#709

are there knives


I  l I K E  t H I S
 
Posted by ItDoesntMatter
6/16/2025 11:36 pm
#710

my guy, there aren't even posts

 


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