Editing Philadelphia Flyers (section)

==Logo and jerseys==

===Colors, name and logo===
On April 4, 1966, Bill Putnam – a member of the Philadelphia group that was selected by the NHL for one of the six new franchises – announced a name-the-team contest and [[Orange (colour)|orange]], black and white as the team colors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Meltzer |first=Bill |date=August 3, 2016 |title=On This Day: Franchise Adopts Flyers as Team Name |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/on-this-day-franchise-adopts-flyers-as-team-name/c-890534 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005181121/https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/on-this-day-franchise-adopts-flyers-as-team-name/c-890534 |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=PhiladelphiaFlyers.com |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.}}</ref><ref name="colornamelogo">{{cite web|url=http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/jerseyhistory.cgi|title=Flyers History – Flyers Jersey History Gallery|access-date=September 9, 2008|publisher=FlyersHistory.net}}</ref> Wanting what he referred to as "hot" colors, Putnam's choice was influenced by the orange and white of his alma mater – the [[University of Texas at Austin]] – and the orange and black of Philadelphia's previous NHL team, the [[Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)|Quakers]].<ref name="colornamelogo"/> Also announced on April 4 was the hiring of a Chicago firm to design the team's arena.

[[File:Logo Philadelphia Flyers.svg|thumb|Flyers logo since the team's inception in 1967]]
Details of the name-the-team contest were released on July 12, 1966.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> Ballots were available at local Acme Markets grocery stores – sponsor of the contest.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> The top prize was an RCA 21" color television, with two season tickets for both the second- and third-prize winners, and a pair of single-game tickets for the next 100 winners.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> Among the names considered behind the scenes were Quakers, Ramblers and Liberty Bells. The first two were the names of previous Philadelphia hockey teams and – given the connotations of losing (Quakers) and the minor leagues (Ramblers) – were passed over. Liberty Bells, although seriously considered, was also the name of a local race track. Bashers, Blizzards, Bruisers, Huskies, Keystones, Knights, Lancers, Raiders and Sabres were among the other names considered.<ref name="colornamelogo"/>

[[File:FlyersWordmark.png|thumb|Flyers wordmark used from 1967 to 2016]]
[[File:FlyersWordmarkNew.png|thumb|Flyers wordmark used since 2016]]
It was Ed Snider's sister Phyllis who named the team when she suggested "Flyers" on a return trip from a Broadway play.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> Ed knew immediately it would be the winning name, since it captured the speed of the game and [[alliteration|went well phonetically]] with Philadelphia.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> On August 3, 1966, the team name was announced.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> Of the 11,000 ballots received, more than 100 selected Flyers as the team name and were entered into a drawing to select a winner.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> Alec Stockard, a nine-year-old boy from [[Narberth, Pennsylvania]], who had spelled it "Fliers" on his entry, won the drawing and was declared the winner.<ref name="colornamelogo"/>

With the name and colors already known, Philadelphia advertising firm Mel Richmann Inc. was hired to design a [[logo#Sports|logo]] and [[hockey jersey|jersey]].<ref name="colornamelogo"/> With Tom Paul as head of the project, artist Sam Ciccone designed both the logo and jerseys to represent speed.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> Ciccone's winged "P" design – four stylized wings attached to a slanted "P" with an orange dot to represent a puck – was considered the "obvious choice" over his other designs, which included a winged skate.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> Ciccone's jersey design, a stripe down each shoulder and down the arms, represented wings.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> The flying "P" has remained the same since the beginning (excluding minor tweaks to the shade of orange) and was ranked the sixth-best NHL logo in a 2008 ''[[The Hockey News|Hockey News]]'' poll.<ref>{{cite magazine |date= |title=Special Features: THN.com's NHL Logo Rankings |url=http://thehockeynews.com/articles/17432-THNcoms-NHL-Logo-Rankings.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905222335/https://thehockeynews.com/articles/17432-THNcoms-NHL-Logo-Rankings.html |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |access-date=December 10, 2009 |magazine=The Hockey News}}</ref> The Flyers unveiled a 3D version of this logo with metallic accents during the [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03 season]] which was used on orange [[third jersey]]s until the end of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]].

===Jerseys===
As with his logo design, Ciccone's [[hockey jersey|jersey]] design was meant to represent speed.<ref name="colornamelogo"/> The [[home (sports)|home]] jersey was orange with a white stripe down each shoulder and down the arms (meant to represent wings)<ref name="colornamelogo"/> with a white number on the back and black sleeve numbers. The [[away colours|away]] jersey was white with orange striping, an orange number on the back and white sleeve numbers. Other than a few minor alterations to the [[number (sports)|numbers]] and the switch the NHL made to wear white at home and dark on the road for [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]], this general design was used until the end of the [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82 season]].

The Flyers unveiled second-generation jerseys for the [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83 season]]. The main difference was the increased width of the shoulder and arm stripes with black trim added to the border of the stripes. Also, a pinstripe (black for the white jersey, orange for the dark) was added to the bottom of each sleeve. With the exception of a similarly designed black jersey replacing the orange and the NHL switching back to wearing darks at home and whites on the road prior to [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]], this design was used until the end of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]].

Many NHL teams started using third jerseys during the mid-1990s and the Flyers unveiled a black third jersey that was similar in design to their second-generation jerseys during the [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98 season]]. During the [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs]], the black jersey became the primary dark jersey with the orange jersey being retired after the [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01 season]] (although it was worn for one final game early in the following season on Halloween night). In [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]], a new orange third jersey was introduced which was a radical departure from any jersey the Flyers had used before. Unique striping and fonts were used along with the aforementioned metallic 3D logo and the first use of a color other than orange, black or white on a Flyers jersey – silver/gray. These jerseys were used until the end of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]].

The Flyers, along with the rest of the NHL, unveiled new [[NHL uniform#Since 2007: Reebok Edge|Rbk Edge]] jerseys prior to the [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08 season]]. The black jersey featured white shoulders with orange and black sections at the elbow and black cuffs. The white road jersey featured orange shoulders with black and white sections at the elbow, and black cuffs.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 14, 2007 |title=Slideshow |url=http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=MediaGalleryPlayer&galleryId=2403 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217121031/http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=MediaGalleryPlayer&galleryId=2403 |archive-date=December 17, 2007 |access-date=December 10, 2009 |publisher=National Hockey League}}</ref> The Flyers unveiled a new orange third jersey based on their [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]] jerseys during the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]], featuring white player nameplates with black letters which were used occasionally during that season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flyers' New Third Jersey |url=http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=11953 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010130812/http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=11953 |archive-date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=December 10, 2009 |publisher=National Hockey League}}</ref> This uniform replaced the black jerseys as the primary home jersey during the [[2009 Stanley Cup playoffs]] and the subsequent [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]]. The team wore the 1973–74 white jersey – reverse of their current home uniform but with a black nameplate with white lettering – at the [[2010 NHL Winter Classic|2010 Winter Classic]] versus the [[Boston Bruins]] at [[Fenway Park]]. For the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]], the Winter Classic jersey was adopted as the team's primary road jersey and the team's alternate black jersey was retired.

In January 2012, for their second [[2012 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] appearance – this time against their [[Flyers–Rangers rivalry|arch-rivals]] the [[New York Rangers]] at [[Citizens Bank Park]] – the Flyers wore a traditional sweater design in orange with cream and black trim, featuring a cream nameplate with black lettering, as well as black numbers. It also contained a neck tie string which no other Flyers jersey has had before it. This design was later adopted as a third jersey for the [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15 season]].

For the 2016–17 season, the Flyers retired their Winter Classic third jerseys in favor of a commemorative 50th-anniversary jersey. The uniform is white with orange and black striping, along with gold numbers, black nameplate with white lettering bordered in gold, and the classic Flyers logo with gold borders. The franchise's founding season is inscribed on the neckline.

The Flyers wore a black uniform for the [[2017 NHL Stadium Series|2017 Stadium Series]], featuring enlarged black numbers with white trim, orange striping on the sleeves and tail, and orange nameplate with black lettering. The said uniform will become the team's third uniform option starting in the [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]].

During the [[2019 NHL Stadium Series|2019 Stadium Series]], the Flyers wore orange and black uniforms minus the white elements. The black helmets also featured an enlarged Flyers logo on both sides.

For the 2020–21 season, the Flyers released a special "Reverse Retro" alternate uniform. The design was a callback to the darker burnt orange jersey they wore from 1982 to 2001; however, the white and black colors on the sleeves and numbers were reversed. In the 2022–23 season, the Flyers' "Reverse Retro" uniform was based on their early 1980s uniforms, but with black and orange relegated to the logo and lower sleeves.

The Flyers unveiled a new uniform design ahead of the 2023–24 season, reverting to the burnt orange shade they wore with the 1984–2007 uniforms. This design featured wider shoulder and sleeve stripes, single-colored sleeve numbers (black on the home uniform, white on the road uniform), and a black bottom stripe, all of which were visual nods to previous Flyers uniforms. The contrasting nameplate was also retained. The black alternate first used in the 2017 Stadium Series was also kept in circulation.<ref name="NewFlyersOrange" />

The Flyers' [[2024 NHL Stadium Series|2024 Stadium Series]] uniform featured a white base with the primary logo crest in front, thick black and orange sleeve stripes, orange numbers on the shoulders and back, and black nameplates which stretch from shoulder to shoulder.<ref>{{cite news|title=2024 NHL Stadium Series jerseys revealed for outdoor games |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2024-nhl-stadium-series-jerseys-revealed-for-outdoor-games|website=NHL.com|access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>

===Cooperall pants===
The Flyers were the first and one of only two NHL teams (the [[Hartford Whalers]] being the other) to wear [[Cooperalls]], hockey pants that extend from the waist to the ankles, in 1981–82. They wore them the following season as well, but returned to the traditional hockey pants in 1983–84 due to Cooperalls being banned from the NHL for safety reasons.

===Mascots===
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[[File:Gov. Wolf Joins Philadelphia Flyers Organization to Encourage Pennsylvanians to ‘Take Your Shot’ (51156977424) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Gritty]], the current mascot of the Flyers]]
The Flyers debuted a short-lived skating mascot named "Slapshot" in 1976 but dropped the character by the next season. Slapshot was the first mascot in Flyers' team history before [[Gritty]], although the team did occasionally employ the services of "Phlex", the then-mascot of the team's minor-league affiliate [[Philadelphia Phantoms]] (1996–2009), who became the [[Adirondack Phantoms]] (2009–2014) and are now re-branded the [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]], playing in the [[PPL Center]] in Allentown, Pennsylvania.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

On September 24, 2018, the Flyers introduced their new mascot, "Gritty", a seven-foot tall, fuzzy orange creature.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flyers introduce Gritty, their new mascot |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/gritty-philadelphia-flyers-new-mascot/c-300361374 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=September 24, 2018 |date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>
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