If you’re a fan of both sports logos and trademark disputes has this ever been the month for you. No fewer than two trademark disputes involving major league sports teams came to light during the first half of December. The NHL’s shiny new Vegas Golden Knights had their trademark “refused” by the
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Philadelphia Flyers Back in Black for 2017 Stadium Series
Hey kids, remember that whacky decade-and-a-half where the Philadelphia Flyers went with black as their dominant colour instead of orange? Because I kinda forgot about it, and things were starting to look up. Yeah, I admit, that’s a bit of an overreaction — let’s be honest, the Flyers various black uniforms (of
Vegas Golden Knights Trademark Refused by USPTO
Oh the saga that is the naming of the National Hockey League’s shiny new Vegas Golden Knights team refuses to end. Speaking of refusing… The trademark filing of the name and some of the logos has been refused by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, at this point for
One of These Knights: Army Considers Challenge of New Vegas Team
And you thought we were done with the name of the new Las Vegas NHL team. Ha! Turns out the Vegas Golden Knights, who announced their name last Tuesday, have caught the attention of Army officials, particularly due to the fact the new team shares its name with Army’s world-famous
Penguins Unveil Yellow Jerseys for Stadium Series
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be wearing “Pittsburgh Gold” (i.e. yellow) uniforms for the first time since the 1980s when they take the ice outdoors at Heinz Field for their 2017 Stadium Series game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Pittsburgh’s uniform is yellow with black sleeves, one yellow stripe on each sleeve breaks
Vegas Golden Knights Introduced as Newest NHL Team
Oh what a (k)night… late November back in ‘016. It was certainly a night to remember (and possibly one to forget for the IT department) but it’s finally done. We have a name and logo for the Las Vegas NHL team, and it isn’t even “Las Vegas”. The VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Centennial Classic Uniforms: Leafs, Wings Look to the Next Century
The Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, two of hockey’s most historic teams will meet at an event held where hockey was originally played — outdoors, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the formation of the league. It was begging for historic uniforms. Just begging. Instead it’s all about
Las Vegas NHL Announcing Name, Logo Tomorrow
The Las Vegas [Something] Knights, the first National Hockey League expansion team in over 15 years, will unveil their team name and logo tomorrow night at a fan event. Things are scheduled to get underway at 8:30pm ET (5:30pm local) and you can bet (pun?) the announcement will be made sometime
Blues, Blackhawks Winter Classic Uniforms Officially Unveiled
Confirming a leak we discussed last week, the St Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks both unveiled their retro-themed uniforms for the 2017 NHL Winter Classic. As we saw then, the Blues will be wearing a uniform which closely resembles their expansion season threads from 1967-68. The Chicago Blackhawks will be
Leafs 2017 Centennial Classic Jersey Leak?
The Toronto Maple Leafs appear to be adding a splash of silver to their look for the upcoming 2017 NHL Centennial Classic. Courtesy an image Tweeted to us via a reliable, anonymous source the Leafs will be wearing blue sweaters with a white and silver horizontal stripe across the chest and
Blues, Blackhawks 2017 Winter Classic Jerseys Leak
The throwback-inspired uniforms to be used in St. Louis’ upcoming 2017 Winter Classic game have been leaked, at least one of those two via the official NHL team shop. We’ll start by taking a look at the Blues jersey, which we are indeed able to confirm as being accurate: Leaked #STLBlues
2016 Penguins Engraved on Cup with a Typo?
The Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup victory in the 2015-16 season is now official, it’s been engraved onto the Lord’s mug. An image of the fresh engraving was posted by the Penguins to their official Twitter account earlier this afternoon and I couldn’t help but notice something seemed out of place.