THN.com's Hockey East, CCHA and CHA Logo Rankings
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association presented an interesting conundrum in our logo rankings: How do you slot emblems better known for their connections to college football? Since our criterion were based on originality, aesthetic and impact, we simply had to slot teams such as Notre Dame and Michigan on the strength of the logo itself, while trying to picture them in hockey contexts.
From the Boston Beanpot teams on down, Hockey East is a competitive conference both on the ice and in the design department. Our panel loved both the old and new emblems, so quality was really the deciding factor on this one.
With only four teams, College Hockey America gets more of an exposition than a ranking. All four teams have decent logos, but this is how we humbly see them stacking up.
Over the month of August, THN will rank the logos of 16 North American leagues. Click HERE to go to THN's Logo Rankings Central page and click HERE to vote for your top Hockey East, CCHA and CHA logos as part of our tournament to discover the fans' choice for the top logo in hockey.
RK. | LOGO | TEAM | THE SCOOP |
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Boston College | The letters are bold and the eagle is soaring. Don’t need much more than that. |
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Boston University | A little impish, a little menacing, the Boston Terrier is a classic college mascot. |
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UMass | A classy modern take on the minuteman mascot, plus good colors. |
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Vermont | This ‘cat-of-the-mountain’ certainly doesn’t need a stick to intimidate; the fangs are enough. Points for jumping through the ‘V.’ |
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Providence | The locals love this skating friar so much that a one-year switch to an updated version led to a quick return to the original. |
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New Hampshire | A slight twist on the wildcat motif earns points. |
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Maine | It sure is fierce, but it’s not the class of the bear logo crop. |
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Northeastern | The big two-tone ‘N’ gets points for originality, but this is a competitive conference. |
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Merrimack | Suffers a little from the high school logo syndrome. |
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UMass-Lowell | Uh…birds can’t have mouths and beaks at the same time. |
Click HERE to vote for your favorite Hockey East logo.
RK. | LOGO | TEAM | THE SCOOP |
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Alaska-Fairbanks | If any team anywhere deserves a polar bear mascot, it’s Alaska-Fairbanks. Plus they do it with realism and simplicity. |
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Bowling Green | Brown and orange is a good combo if you can work it - and these Falcons can. |
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Miami | Formerly the Redmen, Miami of Ohio rebounds with a strikingly intense hawk. |
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Notre Dame | Interlocking letters are almost always cool and Notre Dame is the gold standard. |
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Michigan | Michigan’s helmets are the real trendsetters, but the big ‘M’ is too famous to overlook entirely. |
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Michigan State | The green ‘S’ is known throughout varsity sports. |
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Ohio State | Another iconic college football logo, it still looks good on a hockey sweater. |
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Lake Superior State | Nautical themes always get love around here, we just need a bit more from the lettering. |
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Nebraska-Omaha | Unfortunately, the WCHA’s MSU-Mankato has the same name and mascot. And it’s better. |
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Western Michigan | It’s slick, yes, but a bit too generic for the panel’s tastes. |
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Northern Michigan | There’s a high school element to this drawing that can’t be shaken. |
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Ferris State | In a sea of hockey bulldogs, Ferris State drowns. |
Click HERE to vote for your favorite CCHA logo.
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Robert Morris | This is as new-school as a crest can be, but Robert Morris somehow makes it look classic at the same time. |
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Niagara | A dashing eagle with a great color scheme. |
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Bemidji State | Any half-way decent beaver is going to win points, because everyone loves the furry little critters. Bemidji’s even looks kind of tough. |
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Alabama-Huntsville | A pretty standard horse logo, but at least the color scheme is different. |
Over the next two months, THN.com will leave the voting on the best logos up to you, the reader. To vote for your favorite, click HERE.
