The ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings, an affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, will wear jerseys featuring iconic imagery of the Grateful Dead February 10. Design elements found on the jerseys include the dancing bears from the 1973 album Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice); the lightning skull logo from the 1976 album
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Durham Bulls unveil new uniforms, alternate logo
The Durham Bulls’ unveiled their 2018 uniform set yesterday, including a new “Bull City” alternate logo. The new logo features the classic bull from the team’s longstanding branding, with the word “City” added inside. Designer Brian Begley, quoted in a statement, said this about creating the new look for a
Little League World Series unveils 2018 logos
Little League World Series events will take place at seven sites around the United States this summer, with children ages 10 t0 16 taking part in various levels of baseball and softball competitions. The events will feature teams of young players from around the world, all of them wearing uniforms
The Story Behind Patriot Pat from the Cartoonist Who Created Him
In 1960, Boston Globe cartoonist Phil Bissell, working for $25 a day, was handed an assignment that would change his life—and the lives of fans of the brand-new AFL football team coming to Boston. “Sports editor Jerry Nason came to me and he said, ‘They’ve decided to call the team
Amid transition, Colorado Springs Sky Sox celebrate 45 years
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox are a franchise facing substantial changes in the near future, so it seems that their 2018 “Cheers to 45 More Years” promotion is as much a way to put fans at ease as it is a celebration of the team’s history. The Sky Sox will
Hockey team to commemorate Mighty Ducks movies with three jerseys
The ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones will take to the ice tonight in not one but three promotional jerseys, all of them commemorating the 25th anniversary of the classic hockey movie The Mighty Ducks. The jerseys were designed by Jeff Tasca of Athletic Knit, who went to great lengths to make sure
Hickory Crawdads Mothers Day promo leaves some fans miffed
The Hickory Crawdads, Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, ruffled some feathers when they announced that they would rebrand as the Hickory Crawmoms—without revealing right away that the rebrand was temporary. “After 25 seasons of being the Crawdads, we decided that it was time for a change,” said Crawmoms General
Trenton Thunder to rebrand as Pork Roll on Fridays
The Trenton Thunder, double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, will celebrate an aspect of New Jersey culture that dates back to the mid-1800s—the famously cylindrical, processed ham product known as pork roll (also called Taylor Ham by some). The team will rebrand as the Thunder Pork Roll on Fridays
Connecticut commemorates Whalers with specialty license plates
Residents of the state of Connecticut have the chance to pay homage to their departed, still-beloved hockey team with specialty license plates. The plates feature the logo of the Hartford Whalers, who left the state to become the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997. The original version of the classic logo
Charleston RiverDogs to celebrate Jamaican Bobsled Night
The Charleston RiverDogs, who are playing their 25th season this year, will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the movie Cool Runnings with Jamaican Bobsled Night May 3. The RiverDogs, Class-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, will wear uniforms derived from those worn by the 1988 Jamaican Olympic team, including
Birmingham Barons unveil MLK-inspired jerseys
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is a centerpiece of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. King wrote the letter on scraps of newspaper and delivered it piecemeal to Civil Rights leaders through his lawyers while imprisoned in 1963. More than half a century after its writing, King’s letter,
Richmond Flying Squirrels unveil Funnville identity
Ask any minor league baseball executive what the game is all about and you will hear the same answer every time: Affordable, fun, family entertainment. At this level, teams know that attracting fans to the ballpark is about the experience, not the product on the field. This revelation has led