Oilers Display New Emblem

The Tulsa Oilers, gearing up for their 17th season in the Central Hockey League, and first as the main tenant in Tulsa’ new BOK Center, have unveiled a new logo which prominently displays the team’s name in bold lettering, maintaining the team’s traditional maroon and navy color scheme.

“This look is very aggressive and bold, just like the team we’re going to have on the ice,” Oilers general manager Taylor Hall said. “It’s a great representation of our team and Tulsa.”

The logo features the team name enclosed in a rectangle with rounded corners (similar to a hockey rink). The emblem also features the long renowned oil drop which has been a feature in other Oiler emblems over the years. The maroon color signifies vigor, will power, and leadership, while the navy is symbolic of knowledge, power and integrity.

Fans got their first look at the new design on Saturday at Woodland Hills Mall. The Oilers passed out t-shirts with the new team crest on them.

A new look is also helping head coach Dan Hodge in his off season endeavors.

“Everything we have going on here is helping our recruiting. It seems like every player I talk with wants to know what’s going on with the new arena, and now with a new look in our uniform, it will create that much more excitement,” Hodge said.

The Oilers are expected to play their first home game in the BOK Center, on Saturday October 25th. Their entire 64 CHL game schedule will be released later this summer.

Re: Oilers Display New Emblem

lqseven wrote:

A new look is also helping head coach Dan Hodge in his off season endeavors. “Everything we have going on here is helping our recruiting. It seems like every player I talk with wants to know what’s going on with the new arena, and now with a new look in our uniform, it will create that much more excitement,” Hodge said.

I love it. You're trying to recruit some kid from Podunk Saskatchewan and his main question isn't "Where the fuck is Oklahoma?" or "How much dough can I expect to make?" or "Are any of the puckbunnies hot?" but rather "OOH is that the one where they have the cool new jerseys?"

It doesn't look like an logo flushing down a toilet, but I don't get "very aggressive and bold" when I look at it. I see "stuck in the past". It looks similar to one of the former logos of the team, in the "1st" CHL.



I don't know, I just don't like it when a team drastically changes logos (unless ofcourse they are forced to by litigations). I can see drastic changes to jersey designs, since the team is trying to sell merchandise, and if you don't change your look, noone wants to buy it, since it's the same thing they already have. But completely changing a logo (without a legal reason) seems too drastic, and can really turn fans off a brand. Especially when it was good in the first place. A second, or "alternate" logo is ok. I've seen some really good "alternative" logos. And I've seen some really bad one (the "Turkey of the Plains" is one of them, and the really bad "WT", on Wichita's alternates jerseys, this season, was God awful, especially matched up with the "Baby Blue" ). Hope it works for them, but it doesn't work for me.

beats the blazers cheesy logo lol