THN.com's OHL Logo Rankings

There are still a few classic crests in the Ontario League, but like all major junior circuits, expansion, franchise movements and wholesale makeovers have eliminated many of them. Some of the new creations are quite fetching; others are a dog’s breakfast. No surprise, however, that our top three is composed of teams who found a good thing and stuck with it.

Many animals can be found in the OHL, which makes sense for a game marketed to families more so than other leagues. When done right, we liked the cartoony critters. Others tested our patience and didn’t fare so well.

Over the month of August, THN will rank the logos of 16 North American leagues. Click HERE to go to THN's Logo Rankings Central page and click HERE to vote for your top OHL logo as part of our tournament to discover the fans' choice for the top logo in hockey.

THN's ONTARIO LEAGUE LOGO RANKINGS

RK.	LOGO	TEAM	THE SCOOP
1		London Knights	The brash knight’s helmet and green and gold motif radiate success.
2		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	The greyhound is realistic, the backer is subtle. It just works.
3		Windsor Spitfires	A hockey logo that uses negative space and simplicity? Now we’ve seen everything!
4		Oshawa Generals	The Gens go way back in history and the red, white and blue lettering gets it done every time.
5		Saginaw Spirit	Modern eagle gets a little help from a streaking Old Glory.
6		Peterborough Petes	Another lettering-only classic, the Petes own that font and the maroon and white color scheme.
7		Barrie Colts	The horseshoe and heavy breath vault Barrie’s colt over a lot of other animal mascots.
8		Plymouth Whalers	Cartoonish, yes, but the puck shooting out of the blowhole is a genius stroke.
9		Sarnia Sting	Dangerous-looking bee wields a big stick.
10		Sudbury Wolves	An oldy, but a goody, the lip-smacking wolf is a major junior staple.
11		Brampton Battalion	This surly fellow just missed the top 10.
12		Kingston Frontenacs	Definitely new-school, very unique.
13		Owen Sound Attack	That’s one serious bear, but we miss the Platers.
14		Mississauga Majors	Lettering is non-offensive enough, but not striking.
15		Niagara IceDogs	Definitely better than the first incarnation, but still needs work.
16		Kitchener Rangers	Not bad, but not original, either.
17		Belleville Bulls	Big step back from the original realistic bull.
18		Guelph Storm	Why would a funnel cloud have fangs?
19		Erie Otters	Otters are cute and all, but cartoony mascots generally don’t rank high.
20		Ottawa 67's	Replacing a classic with an angry puck? Not a favorite around here.

Over the next two months, THN.com will leave the voting on the best logos up to you, the reader. To vote for your favorite, click HERE.