The Detroit Red Wings announced they would be honouring the life of all-time hockey legend Gordie Howe by way of a memorial patch on their jerseys. Showing Gordie’s famous number 9 in white on a red square, the patch will be worn on both their home and road sweaters on the upper
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Flames Bring Back Retros as Alternate Uniform
The Calgary Flames have announced that their 1980s throwback look will be joining their uniform rotation as their official alternate get-up for the 2016-17 season. Calgary originally wore these uniforms as their full-time road set beginning with their first season in Alberta following relocation from Atlanta, Georgia in 1980. They were
Los Angeles Kings Unveil Anniversary Sweater
In advance of their fiftieth season, the Los Angeles Kings unveiled a new commemorative sweater on Tuesday. Revealed via video, the jerseys will be worn during the team’s annual “Meet the Players” event later tonight. “As we continue toward the start of the hockey season, our 50th Anniversary, sharing this
Logo for 2017 NHL All-Star Game Unveiled
The National Hockey League and the Los Angeles Kings today unveiled the logo for the 2017 NHL All-Star game. Designed by NHL Creative Services, the 2017 NHL All-Star game logo incorporates various features of the City of Los Angeles as well as the host Kings using black and silver as
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
Kingston Frontenacs Unveil New Gold Uniform
It’s been a golden day in the world of hockey. Shortly after the Nashville Predators announced they were wearing a gold helmet for all home games next season, the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs unveiled a new gold third jersey. The jersey features the Frontenacs block “K” logo inside a
Gold Rush! Nashville Predators Adopt Golden Lid Full-Time
It’s gonna be a gold rush in Nashville this winter. The Nashville Predators this afternoon announced the team will be adopting their gold helmets with their gold (or yellow, really) home jerseys for each and every game played at Bridgestone Arena in the upcoming 2016-17 NHL season. The Predators previously
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 Merchandise: Is it New or Vintage? How to Tell Them Apart!
The Toronto Maple Leafs introduced a new logo for the upcoming 2016-17 NHL season, it’s a logo that looks an awful lot like one from the 1960s, one that appeared on a lot of “vintage” collection team merchandise over the past decade or so. This can pose a bit of a
Philadelphia Flyers Unveil Golden 50th Season Jersey
A golden way to celebrate a golden season. The Philadelphia Flyers this afternoon unveiled their special alternate 50th season jersey at a press event and via a video on their official website. Using white as it’s base colour, something you rarely see in an alternate/commemorative jersey these days, the uniform features
One More Knight: Las Vegas NHL Registers Yet Another Name
Seems these guys just can’t settle on a name they like. While it doesn’t appear to be trademarked yet (there is a multi-day delay of when such filings become public), on August 23rd the Las Vegas NHL team registered another domain — SandKnights.com, this according to what’s become the top source
Three New Names Trademarked By Las Vegas NHL Team
Remember when it seemed “Knights” was out? Guess what. Thanks to some early bird gets the worming by Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Net we’ve learned that Black Knight Sports and Entertainment, the official name of the company which owns the new Las Vegas NHL franchise has trademarked three new nicknames (using