At the moment, the Canadian Soccer League’s Ottawa Redblacks unveiled a slew of occasions to rejoice their upcoming tenth anniversary season in 2024. Of word to us, in fact, is their new tenth anniversary emblem and the information of a brand new uniform coming in Could.
“It’s crazy how quickly time flies, and I can’t believe we’re already at the 10-year mark,” Ottawa Redblacks’ President Adrian Sciarra stated within the press launch. “When we look back on it, there have been some amazing accomplishments and moments that deserve celebration, so we’re excited to look back at them. At the same time, we’re going to use it as a launching pad for the next 10 years.”
The anniversary emblem options the Ottawa Redblacks logo — a letter “R” in white positioned on a black sawblade with pink trim. Behind the blade is a black ribbon displaying the years 2014 and 2024 on both facet in white and two pink axes trimmed in black, white, and pink, forming an “X,” the Roman numeral for ten.
As for the brand new uniform, no particulars had been launched apart from a launch date of Could 2024 and a tease that the brand new look might be “retro-inspired.”
“Our fans have seen some brand elements that are retro-inspired over the last couple seasons,” Sciarra added. “We’re going to take that a step further this year, and we’re excited to launch a new 10th anniversary crest, a new uniform, and a line of merchandise that will support all of that.”
The Ottawa Redblacks introduced their title and emblem in 2013, about a week after we kinda spoiled the surprise (sorry). Within the ten years since Canada’s capital metropolis group gained a Gray Cup in 2016 and absorbed the franchise historical past of Ottawa’s earlier CFL entities—the Tough Riders and Renegades. Whereas the uniform design has been tweaked barely within the ensuing decade, the Redblacks still wear the same black helmet with sawblade-R on the facet as they’ve since day one.
