NHL jerseys have been reimagined by fans in baseball and basketball jerseys before, but now a hockey fan from Brazil has decided to explore what the teams would look like on football kits.
Gabriel, 22, is a Blues fan who lives in southern Brazil near Uruguay. A programmer currently learning how to create video games, Gabriel began experimenting with design after being inspired by a YouTube show called message to message.
“There are reactions from a lot of concept jerseys and there were videos with things like ‘what if these were baseball teams’ or ‘what if NHL teams had football helmets’ and as As a Brazilian, I thought of football because of course! Since I couldn’t find anything, I started making them.
Gabriel used an online website called FIFA Kit Creator and went through patterns to make the uniforms.
“I tried to do something different for almost all the shirts so they didn’t look boring,” he said.
On the left side of each kit, NHL jersey partner adidas sits on the shoulder while the team logo sits on the right. Because football jerseys usually have a corporate sponsor on the chest, Gabriel used the NHL helmet sponsor for almost every team to replicate this. For teams like the Avalanche and Flyers, he brought in the company that got the naming rights to the team’s arena.
“The feedback has been pretty good for something so different, especially because football doesn’t seem like a big thing in the United States,” Gabriel said.
Here is what he found.
• WHAT IF: NHL TEAMS WERE SOCCER TEAMS?
As a Brazilian hockey and soccer fan who loves soccer jerseys and likes to see hockey jersey concepts, I couldn’t help but wonder what they would look like and as I couldn’t find some thing like that, I created one for each team! pic.twitter.com/TTIr463iQn—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Anaheim Ducks
1 – Anaheim Ducks#Travel together @AnaheimDucks @DucksBRA
It’s pretty simple but I think it looks good, I didn’t want to mess anything up pic.twitter.com/fswq1muK99
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Arizona Coyotes
2 – Arizona Coyotes #yotes @ArizonaCoyotes @CoyotaoDepre
I love the color combo here and still basic but works well pic.twitter.com/gtuCLpjOym
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Boston Bruins
3 – Boston Bruins#NHLBruins @NHLBruins @BostonStrongBR @BostonSportsBR
So… Stripes! It makes so much sense when I look at your logo, hope you like it pic.twitter.com/bhnFoSYrjF
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
bison sabers
4 – Bison sabers#LetsGoBuffalo @BuffaloSabres
A different design here, I love the alternate logo, I think it looks cool and intimidating there pic.twitter.com/IIV3OgH99w
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Calgary Flames
5 – Calgary Flames#Flames @NHLFames @CGYFlamesBR
Pretty hard to combine red and yellow without making it look like a McDonalds shirt, so put some black in it and I think it looks 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MW91IsrYWq
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Carolina Hurricanes
6 – Carolina hurricanes#LetsGoCanes @Cannes
I couldn’t let that logo out of the shirt and it works great as a prop (also reminds me of some kind of armor) pic.twitter.com/YqxMzFx2y3—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Chicago Blackhawks
7-Chicago Blackhawks#Blackhawks @NHLBlackhawks @chihawksbr
I tried using a pattern that looked like the Chicago flag but it didn’t work well, but I thought the stripes looked good and I really liked this one (and as a Blues fan, that’s something) pic.twitter.com/JUn4bTkccA—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Colorado avalanche
8 – Colorado Avalanche#GoAvsGo @Avalanche @BrazilAvalanche
Ok, that was too easy, it’s already like one of your jerseys 🙃 pic.twitter.com/SCnwQcIwa9
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Columbus Blue Jackets
9 – Columbus Blue Jackets#CBJ @BlueJacketsNHL @BlueJacketsBR
I wanted to use the cannon like I did with the Buffalo on Sabers jersey but since it has a different logo around it it made sense to use and the main logo here but the regular logo also makes its presence pic.twitter.com/PGgtts7U97
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Dallas Stars
10 – Dallas Stars#TexasHockey @DallasStars @DallasStarsBR
I think a star pattern makes sense, I couldn’t pass up the perfect opportunity to use it pic.twitter.com/D5HRe1HPKK
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Detroit Red Wings
11 – Detroit Red Wings#LGRW @DetroitRedWings @RedWingsBR
I know how hard it is to create something new for such a classic jersey, so I just kept it simple. pic.twitter.com/OzCAptYZyg
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Florida Panthers
13 – Florida Panthers#TimeToHunt @FlaPanthers @FlaPanthersBR
First of all i want to apologize for the bitter logo i just couldn’t find one without the white background but other than that it looks perfect pic.twitter.com/nBDgS4LIT6
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Los Angeles Kings
14-Los Angeles Kings #GoKingsGo @LAKings @lakings_br
More stripes but different stripes this time and it’s classic for black and white teams. It made sense to follow these steps! pic.twitter.com/D1C3Xl8ZNL
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Minnesota Wild
15 – Minnesota Wild#mnwild @mnwild @wildbrazuca
I love your colors and the base model already looked so good I didn’t want to ruin it. (I’ve done other things but my friend from @wildbrazuca said it was better) pic.twitter.com/Y7eVCIG7J2
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Montreal Canadiens
16 – Montreal Canadiens#GoHabsGo @CanadiensMTL @br_habs
Another classic. I just added some stripes so it wouldn’t look too lazy of me pic.twitter.com/ZsKEKdQtDZ
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Nashville Predators
17 – Nashville Predators#Preds @PredsNHL @PredatorsBr
It’s hard to do something with the colors, I hope it wasn’t too basic 😬 pic.twitter.com/5XfBamm6zi
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
New Jersey Devils
18 – New Jersey Devils#NJDevils @NJDevils @NJDevilsBR
The black and red go together so well that I just had to mix them all over the jersey pic.twitter.com/fLpxA20weS
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
New York Islanders
19 – New York Islanders#he is @NYIslanders @NYIBR
Different stripes, I think it looks like the one on the logo, there are a lot of them so “islands” 🙃
Thanks also to my friend @nyibrazilianguy who helped me choose between three models pic.twitter.com/x0CIkdAQ4p—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Ottawa Senators
21 – Ottawa Senators #GoSensGo @Senators @SenatorsBrasil
Another example of red and black together but with some gold details to make it look better. For some reason a few scratches seemed like the right thing to do pic.twitter.com/vtFGSqoBIg
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Philadelphia Flyers
22 – Philadelphia Flyers#BringItToBroad @NHLFlyers @PhillyFlyersBR2
Black jersey with just some orange stuff to make it look like it’s been moving since it’s the Flyers pic.twitter.com/00XQtp91iF
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Pittsburgh Penguins
23 – Pittsburgh Penguins#LetsGoPens @penguins @Think_Br @PittsburghBR
Horizontal stripes because of the city’s well-known bridges pic.twitter.com/5ANlPPSH9e
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
San Jose Sharks
24 – Sharks of San José#SJSharks @SanJoseSharks @SJSharksBRA
It was really hard to find something that blended teal and orange well so that the white would balance them really well pic.twitter.com/MdoNdJq7lf
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Seattle Kraken
25 – Seattle Kraken#SeaKraken @SeattleKraken @Deptofthekraken
So many shades of blue to play with and I think it looks really cool as it reminds me of dark water where I guess a Kraken might live pic.twitter.com/91CiqxLOlt
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
St. Louis Blues
26 – St Louis Blues#STLBlues @StLouisBlues @STLBluesBrazil
Capital of American football, isn’t it? It was the hardest since I was a Blues fan but in the end I think it looks cool 🙃 pic.twitter.com/QWkC49H8br
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning
27 – Tampa Bay Lightning#GoBolts @TBLightning @TBLightning_BR
As soon as I saw this model, I knew it would fit perfectly. That’s it pic.twitter.com/gJdVnJyjNt
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs
28 – Toronto Maple Leafs#LeafsForever @Maple leaves @mapleleafsbr
Your jerseys are cool like that, it’s a must-have, just like the Red Wings, less is more. pic.twitter.com/groMDhYHPn
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Vancouver Canucks
29 – Vancouver Canucks#Canucks @Canucks @BrCanucks
I was really inspired by the reverse retro style. I think it looks so cool pic.twitter.com/8SYwY0za0d
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights
30 – Vegas Golden Knights#VegasBorn @GoldenKnights @BrasilKnights
I think the shiny sleeves speak for themselves
Just a few red details in a black jersey that looks better than the gray pic.twitter.com/D4IV0rqWbb—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Washington Capitals
31 – Capitals of Washington#ALL CAPS @Uppercase letters @WCapitalsBR
The usual logo wasn’t good as the main logo for a football shirt so I put the eagle there and added the “capitals” as a nice background detail pic.twitter.com/xNuuO9iomL
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
Winnipeg Jets
32 – Winnipeg Jets#gojetsgo @NHLJets @winnijetsbr
Last but not least, I thought of making it a camo jersey because the brand reminds me of a military thing but the camo didn’t work well and it worked pic.twitter.com/uM37eUwaG7
—Gabriel (@bielvr__) April 15, 2022
