The 麻豆精选 Chiefs are looking for some help to design a new alternate jersey.
The KIJHL team are working in collaboration with Westbank First Nation for the new jersey. They are looking for a local Syilx/Okanagan artist to design the jersey in a contest-style format.
Discussions between the two sides started around December, coming up with the jersey idea in January.
鈥淲e originally talked with them back around Christmas time,鈥� said 麻豆精选 Chiefs President Jason Tansem. 鈥淭hey were all on board with us keeping the name 鈥楥hiefs鈥� and through discussions and a couple of weeks after, we discussed our third jersey鈥� it鈥檚 a good way to incorporate Westbank First Nation.鈥�
In the release, it states that the logo should demonstrate what 鈥渃hief means to you鈥�. They are not yet looking for an updated version of the current logo but a symbolic, personal description of the 鈥榗hief鈥�.
The team is, however, also going to begin a transition away from its current logo.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to transition to our 鈥楰鈥� logo that we use already,鈥� said Tansem. 鈥淲e have two, the traditional head and the K logo. We鈥檝e actually been implementing our K logo more and more over the years and I would say in two years, it鈥檒l be strictly just the K logo that we鈥檒l be using with everything. We鈥檝e already started the transition.鈥�
The top three jersey designs will be selected by the Chiefs brass and voted on by Syilx members and hockey fans over social media.
The artist whose jersey gets selected will receive $1,500 and a commemorative jersey featuring their design.
Participants who want to enter must get their design in by June 15. Entries can be submitted here.
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