Rebrand Series: Bruins 3rds

It's been a while, too long.  life has been crazy, in a good way but I'm back and ready to go!

I'm jumping back into things with the Bruins 3rds I designed to go with the rebranded jerseys.  The design for the 3rds was inspired by the Ottawa Senators 3rds that were introduced this past year.  The barber pole stripes are a classic look, the Boston Bruins are a classic, original 6 team so where could anyone go wrong by combining the 2.  I know the brown is a bit of a stretch but back in the day the bruins rocked the bruin and I feel it gives it a little bit more of an authentic feel to the jersey.
The logo, I've used before with my first Bruins concept, it works, simple enough but also pays tribute to what the team is actually named after in the first place. What do you think?

Rebrand Series: Boston Bruins

Not too much to say about the new Bruins concept, although it has many similarities to their actual 3rds (which are SWEET) this one is also quite a bit different.
I tried making the whites without the the black sleeves but it looked tacky, so I'm liking the executive decision to add the black sleeves.
The jersey itself has, much like my first bruins concept, a bear paw/claw mark like striping on the jersey.
The logo, is a mashup of their current 3rd jersey logo, their primary logo and a Bear paw, and I'm loving the way it turned out.

New Bruins Logo:

New Boston Bruins Home Jerseys:

New Boston Bruins Away Jerseys:

What exactly is a Bruin?

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, oh wait, nope scratch that... Back in the day, or at least it seems like back in the day, the Boston Bruins had a yellow 3rd jersey sporting a gentle looking bear on the front, intimidating I know right?!  In 2004 when I originally made this concept I decided that the Bruin on the front of the jersey needed to look meaner, strike fear into the eyes of their opponents not make them want to take them home and snuggle up nice and close to it on a cold winter's day.  Back when I made this jersey (8 years ago) I found this really angry looking bear and drew it on the original concept as you can see, when I re-created this jersey I couldn't find that image anywhere on google, I mean come on eh?!  Needless to say I found a new logo that still looks pretty awesome and added some unique features to the jersey.  At the bottom I simplified the original 3rds the Bruins used into what I would argue looks like a bear paw/claw print, at least I hope thats what it looks like.  I then added some slash marks to add some character to the jersey and overall I must same I am very pleased at how it turned out.

2004 Original Concept: