Today is Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day depending on where you live. Despite the difference in name one thing we all do on this day is take time to remember the sacrifices made by those who fought for our freedom and still do to this day. In sports this past
Category: OHL
TBT: The Day I Fell In Love With Sports
In honour of “Throwback Thursday”, I thought I’d share with you the story of the exact moment I became a sports fan, where it went from there, and, as my mother likes to say “was taken away from her forever”. Sorry ma, it’s all dad’s fault. Really. So, let’s all
Kitchener Rangers to Honour RCAF Tomorrow
The Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League will be donning their annual Remembrance Day jerseys a few weeks early this year, when they hit the ice wearing uniforms paying tribute to the Royal Canadian Air Force tomorrow night. From the Rangers release: The 2013 Remembrance Day Commemorative Jersey pays homage
SSM Greyhounds New, Classic, Red Wings Look Unveiled
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League unveiled their new team uniforms at a fan and press event in the Soo this past weekend. Despite the name of the team, grey has been removed from the colour scheme. It had been a part of every look the
New Otters Jersey Evokes Memories of the Blades
The Erie Otters closed out their 2012-13 Ontario Hockey League regular season campaign this past weekend by unveiling their new third jersey, set to debut when the Pennsylvania-based junior hockey club hits the ice for the 2013-14 season this September. Not a lot of information was made available, aside from
Brampton Secures CHL Expansion Team for Fall
Hockey is coming back to Brampton… except this time they’ll be welcoming the pros. Having just lost their major-junior Ontario Hockey League team, the Brampton Battalion, to the hockey-starved town of North Bay; residents of the right-next-to-Toronto-suburb can look forward to seeing a higher level of action hit the ice
OHL: Brampton Battalion Announce Move to North Bay
They came into the league just 13 years ago proudly boasting they were the only hockey team in the world to use the name “Battalion”, their olive green army inspired uniforms reminded many fans in attendance of changing a baby’s diaper. Yup, they sure were ugly, but they were unique,
Pink 2012: Your Guide to Who’s Wearing Pink and When
It’s that time of year again, it’s October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month! What started as a few minor league baseball and hockey teams adding pink accents to their uniforms only a decade ago has turned into a full-out, major league pink love fest. Uniforms, wrist bands, shoe laces, cleats,
New Toronto Marlies Alts Hit Close to Home
Over the weekend the Toronto Marlies, AHL affiliate to the Toronto Maple Leafs, unveiled a new alternate jersey for their upcoming 2012-13 season and thankfully this one doesn’t have a cartoon dog biting a hockey puck on it like the last one did. The jersey is a direct copy (minus
Steelheads Launch “Name the Mascot” Contest
The Ontario Hockey League’s Mississauga Steelheads (formerly the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors) involved the public’s help when it came time to naming their team, now they’ll involve the public when it comes to naming their new mascot. There is no design for the new mascot yet, the team is choosing to
Mississauga Steelheads Go Leafs with New Jerseys
The Ontario Hockey League’s newest team, the Mississauga Steelheads, unveiled their new team jerseys Friday via their official Twitter feed. The uniforms are a direct usage of the Toronto Maple Leafs jersey template, same colours and striping, but with the logos of the Steelheads in place of the Maple Leafs,
OHL’s Saginaw Spirit Unveil New Third Jersey
The Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League have unveiled their new alternate jerseys to be used beginning with the upcoming 2012-13 season. The new uniforms are white with blue sleeves trimmed in red and also across the waist of the jersey, “SAGINAW” is diagonal across the front of the