Welp. The National Hockey League has approved the placement of advertisement logos on in-game team jerseys starting with the 2022-23 season, this according to a report this morning from Sportico. The report says teams will be permitted to place a corporate logo patch on their jerseys and it must be
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Winnipeg Jets Make “Heritage” Look Their New Third Uniform
The Winnipeg Jets did something very good today. Announced via a Tweet, the Jets today confirmed they would be promoting their blue throwback-inspired uniforms to third jersey status. This design was originally worn for their outdoor Heritage Classic tilt against the Calgary Flames in 2019 and then for two more
Milwaukee Admirals Faux It Back to the 1960s for New Logo
The Milwaukee Admirals dipped back into an alternate past for the design of their brand new third uniform. Designed by Dan Simon of Studio Simon, the American Hockey League team’s new logo and uniform are a look at what the Admirals “might have looked like” had they been around in
Johnny Canuck Returns as Logo for New AHL Team in Abbotsford
Finally, Johnny Canuck is getting his day on the front of a pro hockey sweater. The Vancouver Canucks this week announced their American Hockey League affiliate, recently relocated from Utica, N.Y. to Abbotsford, B.C., would be known as the Abbotsford Canucks. The team is adopting the same name and colour
Portland Winterhawks Unveil New Logos, First Change in 45 Years
It only took 45 years, but the Portland Winterhawks finally have a logo made just for them. The major junior Western Hockey League club today unveiled their new set of logos, moving away from the Chicago Blackhawks clones the team had been using since their inaugural WHL season way back
Graphic: Every Stanley Cup Championship Clinching Uniform from 1918-2021
Seven years ago I 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 in 1917-18. Since then I’ve been updating that graphic every year on the night the Cup was awarded. Well that night
NHL Announces Sites of 2022 All-Star, Outdoor Games, and Draft
During a press event held prior to Game One of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced, among other things, the hosts of the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, Stadium Series, Winter Classic, and NHL Draft. Let’s take a look at each of those announcements. 2022 NHL ALL-STAR
Bettman: NHL Helmet Ads Returning, No Jersey Ads in 2022
This evening, during a media event held before the start of its 2021 Stanley Cup Final, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed what we all knew was going to happen, helmet ads are sticking around. Yes, the league’s temporary, “one year only” helmet ad program, sold to fans as
Montreal Canadiens to Wear French-Language Patch During 2021 Stanley Cup Final
The Montreal Canadiens will indeed be wearing the French-language version of the Stanley Cup Final logo as a patch on their jerseys when the series gets underway Monday night in Tampa, Florida. Thanks to a photo Tweeted out by the team’s massage therapist Claude Theriault we can see the logo
Why Did the Canadiens Win the Campbell Bowl in 2021?
Last night the Montreal Canadiens, a team traditionally playing out of the Eastern Conference, clinched the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, a trophy traditionally awarded to the winner of the Western Conference Final. Why? Well this happened for an incredibly unique combination of reasons… The pandemic resulted in a disruption to
Previewing the Possible 2021 Stanley Cup Final Uniform Matchups
27 teams down, 4 to go. Welcome to the 2021 Stanley Cup Semi-Finals! Nope there’s no conference finals this year, but despite reports saying it wasn’t going to happen, a last minute change of heart will still give us the always popular presentation of the Campbell Bowl (Canadiens/Golden Knights) and
ECHL’s New Trois-Rivières Lions Announce Name, Unveil Logos
The ECHL’s newest expansion team has announced they’ll be known as the Trois-Rivieres Lions and have unveiled their logos.