The oldest team in the American Hockey League is getting set to celebrate a Giant milestone. Based out of Hershey, Penn. since 1938 the Hershey Bears, named as an homage to an earlier local team known as the Hershey (Chocolate) B’ars (d’ya get it?), are about to enter their 80th
Category: AHL
Moose Turn Back Clock, Wear 1990s Throwbacks
The Manitoba Moose, American Hockey League affiliate (and roommate) of the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets turned back the clock for their game yesterday afternoon against the Toronto Marlies. Manitoba took to the ice wearing the uniforms originally worn by the club when they played in the old International Hockey League who wore them
New Habs AHL Team Unveils Logo, Uniforms
Bienvenue a la LAH, Rocket de Laval! Pas mal? Hey I won a middle school French Award once, you know? To borrow a headline sure to be used everywhere, the Laval Rocket *blasted off* this afternoon, the newest American Hockey League team unveiled their entire logo set and uniforms at a press
Tucson Roadrunners Unveil Inaugural Season Uniforms
Arizona’s newest pro hockey team has unveiled the uniforms they’ll wear during their inaugural season in the American Hockey League. As the top-level affiliate of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, the Tucson Roadrunners (previously the Springfield Falcons) went with a colour scheme very similar to the Coyotes but in a nice, unexpected nod
Hartford Pays Respects to Gordie with On-Ice Tribute
Gordie Howe will be back on the ice in Hartford once again in 2016-17. For “helping build hockey in Hartford”, the Wolf Pack (New York Rangers AHL affiliate) will display Mr. Hockey’s famous number 9 on the ice on either side of the red line for the entire season. He helped build
Bakersfield Condors Unveil New Alternate Jersey
The Bakersfield Condors, top-level affiliate of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, introduced a new alternate jersey earlier today. The uniform is based directly off of the template the Oilers used for their own alternate look introduced before last season which itself was a throwback to the Oilers WHA days in the early 1970s. On the
Leafs Prospect Honours Felix Potvin With New Mask
Despite a new logo and a new uniform, fans of both the Toronto Maple Leafs and their American Hockey League farm club, the Toronto Marlies, will see something familiar between the pipes next season. Antoine Bibeau, goaltender for the Marlies, today announced he’ll be wearing a goalie mask painted in tribute of
Tuscon Roadrunners are officially unveiled as Arizona Coyotes AHL affiliate
A familiar identity is returning to the world of hockey in Arizona, as the Arizona Coyotes have made it official and revealed that their Tuscson AHL affiliate will be known as the Tucson Roadrunners. The Coyotes were widely expected to go with the Roadrunners nickname after word leaked out that
Tucson AHL Trademarks Additional Names
The day after we posted our story mentioning the Tucson AHL team had trademarked one name, “Tucson Roadrunners”, and nothing else, the company (IceArizona AHL) trademarked four more names. Those names are the Monsoon, Gila Monsters, Desert Dogs, and Howl. I don’t see Red Herrings in that list. Four domain names have been
AHL: Springfield Thunderbirds Announce New Name, Logo
The Springfield Thunderbirds have confirmed their name and unveiled their logo ahead of their inaugural season in the American Hockey League. The Thunderbirds are the former Portland Pirates, American Hockey League affiliate of the Florida Panthers, who relocated from Maine to Massachusetts following the just completed 2015-16 AHL season. Springfield
New AHL team to be Named Springfield Thunderbirds?
As first reported by Annie Maroon of masslive.com, Springfield Hockey LLC (the group who owns the freshly relocated AHL Portland Pirates) has applied for a trademark to use the name Springfield Thunderbirds with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the trademark was filed on May 31. The team also trademarked the
Roadrunners Trademarked as Name of New Coyotes AHL Club
Oh the good folks at ACME will get a kick out of this one, it looks like the Coyotes will be teaming up with the Roadrunners. The Arizona Coyotes recently purchased and relocated the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, the team was moved to Tucson, AZ a city