Late last night, the Vegas Golden Knights officially introduced their new American Hockey League affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights who will play in Las Vegas while their permanent arena is constructed in nearby Henderson, Nevada. The Silver Knights are the relocated San Antonio Rampage and are set to begin play,
Category: AHL
AHL Comets Selling “Puck The Virus” Shirts to Help Team Staff
With the coronavirus bringing every sport in North America to a sudden halt, teams everywhere have quickly found themselves missing out on a very important revenue stream. Many of these teams are owned by large corporations, partnerships, or billionaires who are able to and have (for the most part) committed
Springfield Thunderbirds to play as Ice-O-Topes
There are 33 towns or cities called Springfield in the United States. One of those, Springfield, Massachusetts, is home to the AHL’s Thunderbirds. Another, Springfield, Oregon, more than 3,000 miles away, is the inspiration for the hometown featured in the TV show The Simpsons. That distance and the 31 Springfields
Utica Comets honor seven seasons with Copper 7 Series
The AHL’s Utica Comets will pay homage to their hometown, their seventh season, and the 50th season of their parent club, the Vancouver Canucks, with specialty uniforms that they’ll wear twice in 2020. The uniforms and a commemorative logo designed by Comets VP of Creative Services Eric Kowiatek highlight the
Milwaukee Admirals celebrate refrigerators with 50th season logo
The AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals are commemorating their 50th season with a logo that gets at the true meaning behind their nickname. While decades worth of logos have featured various characters in admirals caps, suggesting the nickname derives from some sort of high-ranking naval officer, this new logo features a refrigerator.
Milwaukee Admirals to wear sugar skull jerseys
The AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals will commemorate the Day of the Dead with jerseys that feature the iconic sugar skulls associated with the Mexican holiday. The striped pattern on the jersey evokes traditional Zapotec Mexican rug designs. Sugar skulls, or calaveras, are decorated by families and loved ones as part of
Palm Springs AHL Trademarks Two More Names
Palm Springs, the future top-level affiliate of the Seattle NHL franchise, has trademarked two additional team names this week. According to Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Net, the two names trademarked were Palm Springs Hawks and Palm Springs Eagles. Both were filed the same day their report about the trademarking of Palm
Trademark Filing Suggests Palm Springs Firebirds to be Seattle AHL Affiliate
The National Hockey League’s incoming Seattle franchise revealed in June that their American Hockey League affiliate would play in Palm Springs, CA, and today we have the first hints of a name for that team: The Palm Springs Firebirds. As I reported at DetroitHockey.Net this morning, lawyers working on behalf
AHL Unveils 2020 All-Star Logo
The American Hockey League today unveiled the logo for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic, to be played in Ontario, California and hosted by the Ontario Reign. Borrowing its overall shield shape from the Reign’s NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings, the logo also makes use of the main colour scheme
AHL Shows off Colourful New 2019 All-Star Jerseys
The American Hockey League, like the National Hockey League, uses the four-team tournament format for their annual All-Star Game. Unlike the NHL, the AHL is continuing to give each of those four teams their own unique, colourful jersey (although not with the individual team logo on the chest… hey, nobody’s
2018 Creamer Awards Winners: The Best New Sports Logos of 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Creamer Awards, our seventh annual celebration of the best new sports logos to debut throughout the year. Over these past twelve months, we saw a plethora of new logos across the sports world. In addition to the usual crop of fresh designs, we were treated to
2018 Creamer Awards: Finalists Announced for Best New Sports Logos of the Year
Welcome to the 7th edition of the Creamer Awards, the annual celebration of the best new sports logos over the past twelve months! Today we’re announcing the ten finalists in each of our four categories: Best Primary Logo, Best Alternate Logo, Best Event Logo, and a new category for 2018