They won’t be officially unveiled until Friday evening but SportsLogos.Net has learned a few details about what the new uniforms of the Toronto Maple Leafs will look like. Thanks to a series of Tweets from Twitter user @13WillieBeamen, the content of which was later confirmed to us by two other
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Penguins Add a Cup to 50th Anniversary Logo
Before the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs got underway the Pittsburgh Penguins introduced their 50th anniversary logo, the logo celebrated the history of the franchise including the three Stanley Cup championships the club had won. “So… they’re saying they won’t win this year?” was a common Tweet sent to me at
New Leafs Uniforms Coming in One Week
One week from today the Toronto Maple Leafs will be unveiling their new home and road uniforms, their first *major* uniform re-design in over 20 years. As they introduce their first pick in the 2016 NHL Draft on Friday, June 24th the team will also be unveiling their new sweaters,
Report: Las Vegas to Get NHL Expansion Team
Las Vegas is finally getting a serious shot at major professional sports. According to a report by the Associated Press, the National Hockey League is set to announce the city of Las Vegas, Nevada will be home to hockey’s newest expansion team. The report suggests the announcement will be made official on
2016 NHL Playoffs: New “Rink Bracket” Style
Now that the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Final is complete and the Penguins have been crowned champions, I’d like to officially release my all-new bracket graphic, the “rink bracket”. I wanted to challenge myself to create something more aesthetically appealing and sport-specific, I’ve attempted to create an engaging infographic by dividing the hockey
What If? San Jose Sharks 2016 Stanley Cup Champs Merchandise
Sorry Sharks fans… but where’s the fun in winning it all your first time in the big dance? This just makes it a whole lot sweeter when you come back to win it next year, right? Ask the Kansas City Royals, or the Cleveland Cava… ask the Royals! The Pittsburgh
Graphic: Stanley Cup Championship Uniforms 1918-2016
Last summer we created a graphic which received a fair amount of attention depicting the uniform worn for each Stanley Cup clinching victory since the dawn of the NHL era (1918). In that post we complied a whole host of (what I consider to be) interesting and very uniform-nerdy stats
Gordie Howe: 1928-2016
Gordon Howe, “Mr. Hockey”, died earlier this morning at the age of 88. Mr. Howe played professional hockey longer than any other human being who has ever existed on this planet. He began in the NHL in 1946, starting with the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he stayed for 25
A Chat with John Viola, Part of the Florida Panthers Rebrand Team
On Thursday, June 2, 2016, the Florida Panthers made their first radical branding change in their 23-year history. Gone is the original 1993 primary “leaping cat” logo and the athletic gold trim colour. Gone is the sun, stick, and palm tree alternate logo. In aesthetics the team now bears little
Florida Panthers Unveil New Look Logo and Uniforms
The Florida Panthers today took a step toward the future, unveiling the first major logo and uniform overhaul in the franchise’s 23-year history. A military-style badge, a nod in honour toward the 101st Airborne, replaces the long standing leaping Florida panther as the main focal point of the set, it becomes
NHL Sells Ad Space on World Cup Jerseys
The 2016 World Cup of Hockey will be the latest major North American sporting event to have ads on in-game player uniforms. After basketball’s Philadelphia 76ers announced they would be wearing StubHub patches on their jerseys in 2017, NHL CMO Brian Jennings told Ben Fischer of the Sports Business Journal that
Blues, Lightning 2016 NHL Conference “Phantom” Champs Merch
The Pittsburgh Penguins finally took down the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 last night to clinch their first Eastern Conference championship in seven years, in the process ending the Bolts oh-so-close “back-to-back” Cup final appearances. It also sets up our 2016 Stanley Cup Final matchup where for the first