The Adirondack Phantoms are scheduled to move for the 2014 season and will keep their mascot and primary logo. The team name changes to reflect the change of location, though again to an “area” name, rather than the city of location. Originally an expansion team bought by the owners of
Category: Hockey
OHL: Brampton Battalion Announce Move to North Bay
They came into the league just 13 years ago proudly boasting they were the only hockey team in the world to use the name “Battalion”, their olive green army inspired uniforms reminded many fans in attendance of changing a baby’s diaper. Yup, they sure were ugly, but they were unique,
New York Islanders to Brooklyn in 2015
The New York Islanders today announced they will be relocating to the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the 2015-16 NHL season. A press conference was held earlier today at 1pm ET at the new arena to announce the news. The four-time Stanley Cup Champion Islanders have played at the Nassau
Saskatoon Blades Hold Jersey Design Contest
Get out yer crayons, it’s a good old fashioned jersey design contest! The Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League are seeking input from the fans for a special one-game jersey to be worn this season on February 2, 2013. Their rules are simple and actually make a lot of
Pink 2012: Your Guide to Who’s Wearing Pink and When
It’s that time of year again, it’s October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month! What started as a few minor league baseball and hockey teams adding pink accents to their uniforms only a decade ago has turned into a full-out, major league pink love fest. Uniforms, wrist bands, shoe laces, cleats,
Charity Jersey Honours Fans Affected By Cancer
Taking the charity jersey to the next level, the Saskatoon Blades of the major junior Western Hockey League will pay tribute to season ticket holders who have been affected by cancer. What really sets this jersey apart from other pink-cancer jerseys being worn throughout sports this month is that along
OKC Barons Unveil Edmonton-Inspired Third Jersey
The Oklahoma City Barons, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, unveiled a new third jersey during a fan “open house” event at their home arena on Tuesday night with images uploaded to the Twitter account of reporter Eric Rodgers. Borrowing heavily from design elements used by the parent
New Toronto Marlies Alts Hit Close to Home
Over the weekend the Toronto Marlies, AHL affiliate to the Toronto Maple Leafs, unveiled a new alternate jersey for their upcoming 2012-13 season and thankfully this one doesn’t have a cartoon dog biting a hockey puck on it like the last one did. The jersey is a direct copy (minus
PEI Rocket announce Islanders as new team name
Charlottetown’s Prince Edward Island Rocket of the QMJHL has announced that they will re-brand as the PEI Islanders for the 2013-14 season. They made the announcement during the first intermission of their home opener on Friday night. After a month-long name-the-team contest in which fans submitted their choices and then
Atlanta’s Gwinnett Gladiators Present Team’s 10th Anniversary Logos. Plural.
The Gladiators begin their 10th season of play at the end of October and have released two different 10th Anniversary logos for use on merchandise, jersey patches, and in-game graphics. The first logo features the Gladiator’s head from their primary logo, seen on the front of the jerseys, within the
Vancouver Giants Unveil Canucks Tribute Jersey
For their home opener this Friday the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League will be honouring the 1946 Vancouver Canucks. The ’46 Canucks (who are not linked in any way other than name to the NHL’s Canucks) won the Pacific Coast Hockey League championship and will be enshrined in
NHL13 Offers a Preview of Several New AHL Uniforms
There are quite a few American Hockey League teams planning on unveiling their new 2012-13 season jerseys in the weeks ahead but for anyone who has a copy of EA Sports’ latest hockey video game “NHL 13” the changes are already there. In addition to the new jerseys unveiled by