The Hockey News' CHL, IHL and SPHL Jersey Rankings

Getting into the low minor leagues, our jury had to recalibrate its thinking a little bit.

After all, grabbing eyeballs in ‘non-traditional’ markets can be tough, so mascots and sweaters are often outrageous, or at least geared towards the locals.

With that in mind, turquoise, black and gold is a perfectly good color scheme, while gorillas and mud bugs jockey for position – but we drew the line at diamonds.

While logos (last year’s competition) are certainly a big part of the hockey jersey, we also considered shoulder patches, striping and piping – so teams gained and lost points based on those factors. You'll also notice both home and away jerseys are used to represent the teams. Simply put, we took the one we liked best out of the two. Third or alternate jersey weren't considered.

Due to unavailability, the expansion Mississippi Surge and Pensacola Ice Flyers of the SPHL and Allen Americans and Missouri Mavericks of the CHL were not included.

With all that in play, here are the rankings. Click on each thumbnail for a larger picture.

Once you've taken in our top jerseys, head over to the voting page to select your favorite from our top picks and help it to move on in the Jersey Tournament that will follow the rankings of each league’s jerseys (find the rankings and tournament schedule on The Hockey News Jersey Rankings and Tournament Central page).

Over the next two months, THN.com will leave the voting on the best jerseys up to you, the reader. To vote for your favorite, click HERE (CHL, IHL and SPHL jersey voting ends at 9 a.m. EST on Aug. 27.). To see ratings from other leagues, visit THN.com's Jersey Rankings and Tournament Central.