The The Hockey News ranks Central Hockey League jerseys

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Last year, the ranked CHL logos. This year, the Hockey News ranks jerseys (what, no one calls them sweaters anymore?). In what counts for coverage of the "low minor leagues" as they call them (but we can be thankful for a short write-up about the Brahmas championship win in a June issue), the News ranked the jerseys in the following order, with the following comments:

1. Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees - If you're from the Southwest, turquoise is a legit sweater color
2. Laredo Bucks - Great logo and some nice flourishes on the side
3. Wichita Thunder - We didn't like the logo last year but the striping here is excellent
4. Tulsa Oilers - Cool color scheme with a bit of a throwback look
5. Amarillo Gorillas - What can we say? We love that gorilla
6. Mississippi RiverKings - Dark green and black works here
7. Texas Brahmas - Logo is solid, as is the purple
8. Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs - Blue and purple together somehow not bad
9. Rapid City Rush - Has an NHL-in-the-80s simplicity to it
10. Odessa Jackalopes - Jury divided on the mythical Jackalope
11. Arizona Sundogs - Sundog 'S' a little too soft for hockey
12. Corpus Christi IceRays - Nothing quite caught our attention here
13. Colorado Eagles - Too generic for our tastes

See the article here for examples of the jerseys they used to judge. Both home and away jerseys were used to represent the teams. They took the one they liked best out of the two. Third or alternate jersey weren't considered.

Well, I guess number seven out of 13 isn't too bad. At least they knew that the Scorpions, Rage and Blazers were no longer playing.

If you're into this sort of thing, you can vote for your favorite jersey (maybe hit the button for the Brahmas) here. Perhaps it's a fluke or just "black helicopter" conspiracy, but the voting results matches the Hockey News' order of picks exactly.

The Hockey News Jersey Tournament will have a four-round tournament (September 10th through 27th) with a championship beginning on September 28th. The winner will be announced on October 3rd. The tournament covers 15 leagues including college conferences and you can follow the results here.

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