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
Category: AHL
San Antonio Rampage commemorate Dia de los Muertos with uniforms
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is observed October 31 through November 2, but for the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, the holiday took place on the ice this week. The team wore specialty uniforms and rebranded as Los Chimuelos de San Antonio for last night’s game, a 2-1
Lexington Legends celebrate old time Kentucky hockey
The Lexington Legends, a Single-A minor league baseball team, will celebrate their city’s hockey heritage with special uniforms later this season. The Legends will wear jerseys that evoke Lexington’s first hockey team, the Kentucky Thoroughblades. The American Hockey League’s Thoroughblades played in Lexington from 1996 to 2001. Since then, the
AHL: San Jose Barracuda Change Logo and Uniforms
The San Jose Barracuda, the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Sharks unveiled a tweak to their logo and uniform set for the upcoming 2018-19 season. What was previously the alternate logo has been promoted to their primary, basically the club is replacing the corporate logo for Barracuda Networks
2018 Star Wars Themed Baseball and Hockey Uniforms
May the date be with you today as a simple speech impediment for some has turned into a celebration for others. Star Wars Day is here! Here’s a fun fact: of the twelve Star Wars theatrical releases, nine of them were released in the month of May… none of them
A Look at St Patrick’s Day 2018 Uniforms in Sports
St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated every March 17th on the anniversary of the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It’s an official holiday throughout the island of Ireland, as well as in Newfoundland because those folks know how to have a good time. It’s also been a convenient
IceHogs pay homage to Rockford Peaches
The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, will pay homage to their city’s famous sporting past during their annual Pink in the Rink game this season. January 26, the IceHogs will wear jerseys that emulate the Rockford Peaches, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team from Rockford, Illinois,
Hershey Bears unveil Outdoor Classic jersey
The AHL’s Hershey Bears, 11-time Calder Cup champions, will take to the ice for the 2018 Capital BlueCross Outdoor Classic in a specialty jersey that hearkens back to the early days of the team’s 80-year history. The diagonal HERSHEY on the front of the jersey echoes that of the Bears’ 1969 championship
BOO! Hallowe’en Sports Logos
It’s Hallowe’en! And it’s totally normal that my backyard, up here in Canada, we still have trees not only with leaves in them but leaves that are green. Whacky year, folks! It’s also fitting that on Hallowe’en night we could see a team that wears orange win the World Series.
Utica Gets 2018 AHL All-Star Game, Unveils Logo
Once again the City of Utica and Upstate New York will be playing host to the top minor league hockey players on the planet. Oh, and they also unveiled the logo. The Utica Comets (AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks) were announced as the host of the “2018 AHL All-Star
Binghamton Devils Show Off New Look for First Season
The American Hockey League’s Binghamton Devils unveiled their new logos and uniforms at an event held at Floyd L. Maines Memorial Arena earlier today in Binghamton, N.Y. While the uniforms resemble the new Adidas uniforms their NHL parents in New Jersey will sport, the logos are anything but. Avoiding the
New AHL Team Belleville Senators Unveil Logos
The Belleville Senators, the new American Hockey League farm club of their fellow Ontarians over in Ottawa, have unveiled their official team logos for the upcoming 2017-18 season, their first since relocating north from Binghamton, NY. Unlike their time in New York State, the logo is now heavily influenced by