Earning Their Stripes: WHL’s Vancouver Giants Unveil Referee Appreciation Night Jerseys
With Giants wearing black-and-white-striped jerseys, on-ice officials will have their own special jerseys for game on October 22
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Vancouver Giants Unveil Canucks Tribute Jersey
For their home opener this Friday the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League will be honouring the 1946 Vancouver Canucks. The ’46 Canucks (who are not linked in any way other than name to the NHL’s Canucks) won the Pacific Coast Hockey League championship and will be enshrined in
WHL: Kootenay Ice Moving to Winnipeg for 2019-20
The Western Hockey League this afternoon announced that the Kootenay Ice will relocate to Winnipeg for the 2019-20 season. The Ice will play out the remainder of the current season at their home in Cranbrook, B.C. before moving to Manitoba in the off-season. The Ice have played out of the
Junior Team to Wear WHA Throwback Jerseys
The Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League will be honouring a long forgotten professional team which used to call the city home. This weekend the Giants will wear the yellow and red uniforms of the World Hockey Association’s Vancouver Blazers, who played during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons, inheriting their
Regina Pats to Debut New Alternate Uniform Tonight
The Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats will début their new red alternate uniform in their game tonight against the Vancouver Giants. This new uniform pays tribute to the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, otherwise known as the “Pats”, the namesake of the hockey club. In 2014 the PPCLI will be
Padres Honour Johnny Ritchey With 1948 PCL Throwback Uniforms
The San Diego Padres will be throwing it back to their days in the Pacific Coast League by wearing special 1948 turn-back-the-clock uniforms tonight against the Atlanta Braves. The 75-year-old uniform design includes a white jersey with “Padres” scripted across the chest in blue, trimmed in red. Down the front
33 MiLB teams to feature Spanish-language brands in 2018
Minor League Baseball teams in 33 cities will adopt Spanish-language promotional identities throughout the upcoming season as part of the league’s “Copa de la Diversión” (“Fun Cup”) initiative. MiLB introduced the program in four markets late last season, when the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s played as the Reyes de Plata
The Malty, Mountainous Tacoma Rainiers: The Story Behind the Nickname
If you’re not familiar with the history of minor league baseball, and, more importantly, beer in the Pacific Northwest, then the nickname for the Triple-A franchise in Tacoma, Washington, seems to be about as straightforward as they come. The Rainiers’ name is obviously inspired by Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain
Cool Cats: The Story Behind the Sacramento River Cats
In the course of writing this series, I have been surprised on many occasions to learn of connections between the names of sports teams and their home towns. So when I called up the Sacramento River Cats to learn the story behind their nickname, I was expecting to find that
What Could The Atlanta MLS Team Look Like?
In case you haven’t heard the news, Atlanta will reportedly be awarded the 22nd Major League Soccer franchise on April 16th. The franchise will begin play once the new Atlanta stadium opens in 2017, and will be co-tenants with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The stadium set-up for Atlanta’s MLS team will