Earlier this year during the previous season (in which the Los Angeles Kings brought home another Stanley Cup), the LA Kings decided to wear Dodgers warmup jerseys for a night. Like many warmup jersey promotions across the NHL, this figured to be a one-time deal, especially considering that its
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Leafs, Penguins Wearing Hall of Fame Patches Tonight
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins will be marking the Hockey Hall of Fame induction weekend tonight when they wear special patches on their jerseys during their game at the Air Canada Centre. Photos courtesy the Leafs official Twitter account. The Leafs will be wearing their 1967-70 style throwback
Cincinnati Cyclones start novelty jersey series with R2-D2
The ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones will spend as much time in novelty jerseys this season as they will in any of their traditional uniforms, it seems. The team’s parade of specialty jerseys starts Saturday, when they celebrate Star Wars Night by taking to the ice in R2-D2 sweaters. Jeff Tasca of Athletic Knit designed
Junior Team to Wear WHA Throwback Jerseys
The Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League will be honouring a long forgotten professional team which used to call the city home. This weekend the Giants will wear the yellow and red uniforms of the World Hockey Association’s Vancouver Blazers, who played during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons, inheriting their
Holy Toledo! Batman and Riddler to Take the Ice
The ECHL’s Toledo Walleye and Evansville Icemen will square off November 22 wearing Batman and Riddler jerseys. The “Heroes Night” celebration commemorates Batman’s 75th anniversary. The jerseys’ designer, Jeff Tasca of Athletic Knit, was originally asked only for jerseys, but the self-proclaimed comic geek was given free reign and came up with two sets
Right as Reign: The Story Behind the Ontario Reign
When you think of Ontario and hockey, the first thing that leaps to mind is probably not southern California’s Inland Empire. But that’s where you’ll find the minor league Ontario Reign, an affiliate of the nearby LA Kings. The Reign play in the double-A ECHL, which used to stand for
NHL Releases Top Selling Jerseys for October 2014
The NHL and the Sports Business Journal have released their top selling player jerseys from NHL.com during the month of October 2014. Things that should be noted before we present the list — these rankings are based off of sales from NHL.com only, therefore is heavily swayed toward the American audience. “Top selling
Chicago Blackhawks Take It Back To The 50s With 2015 Winter Classic Jerseys
After the hosts of the 2015 Winter Classic revealed their fauxback uniforms for the New Year’s Day outdoor occasion back in September, we’ve been anxiously awaiting to see what the visitors would come up with. Although the Washington Capitals pulled their idea from a time in which the Caps didn’t
CHL Officials Wearing Moustache Decals on Helmets
A group of more than 150 mustachioed hockey officials has been one of the top 10 Canadian fundraisers in the Movember campaign to fight prostate cancer, raising more than $171,000 over the last four years. This year, the MOfficials are at it again, and the Canadian Hockey League will promote their
Utah Grizzlies Skeleton Uniform Headed to HHOF
The Utah Grizzlies wore what was probably the best Hallowe’en themed hockey uniform in the history of the sport this past weekend… and now it’s headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame. According to a Tweet from Grizzlies head equipment manager (and @sportslogosnet follower!) Jon Laughner, the uniform worn by
Men of Teal: The Story Behind the San Jose Sharks
More than one-third of all recorded great white shark attacks in the United States have occurred in an area of the Pacific Ocean called the Red Triangle, which lies along roughly 200 miles of the California coast from just north of San Francisco to just south of Monterey. Smack dab
LA Kings 2014 Win Engraved on Stanley Cup
Earlier today the Los Angeles Kings had their 2014 Stanley Cup victory added to the lower ring of the Stanley Cup. The photo showing the new engraving was tweeted out by their official Twitter account a few hours ago. There are 52 names included on the 2014 LA Kings spot