The NHL Color Wheel

By Megalodon Aug 14, 2012, 11:40am PDT

Ah god my eyes hurt.

I just spent way too long trying to arrange all the NHL teams into a color wheel on my lousy monitor, and I think I'm going blind. It was really hard and I don't actually have a great eye for color so it's probably screwed up but whatever.

Anyways here it is you bastards:

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You god damn Kings. I hate you so much.

Okay so for us to do anything else with this color wheel idea the Kings have to go somewhere, so I'm sticking them in the dark blue/purple section, in honor of where they used to be:

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Yeah, that's where you go, Kings.

Okay so we have the NHL color wheel, what do we do now?

Jeeze, you want MORE from me? Haven't I done enough?

Okay how about this: let's imagine new divisions based on some of the ideas of color theory, and try to combine the teams in the most visually exciting way possible. Doesn't that sound fun?

No? Well screw you, that's what we're doing.

I'm going to start with the Montreal Canadiens, the oldest NHL team, and include five more teams evenly spaced from them on the color wheel. This will create five divisions which feature three pairs of complimentary colors, which are aesthetically pleasing.

Division 1: Montreal Canadiens - San Jose Sharks

Patrick Marleau always makes sure to wear a shirt that compliments his bow-tie.

Columbus Blue Jackets - Pittsburgh Penguins

Oh shiiiiiiiiiiii-

Toronto Maple Leafs - Chicago Blackhawks

You know what? In this imaginary world where the NHL switches to complimentary color based divisions, we really should make a rule that every team wears their dark jerseys whenever it won't be confusing.This picture would look so great if it was solid red vs. solid blue.

Division 2: Minnesota Wild - Dallas Stars