The AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals will commemorate the Day of the Dead with jerseys that feature the iconic sugar skulls associated with the Mexican holiday. The striped pattern on the jersey evokes traditional Zapotec Mexican rug designs. Sugar skulls, or calaveras, are decorated by families and loved ones as part of
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Palm Springs AHL Trademarks Two More Names
Palm Springs, the future top-level affiliate of the Seattle NHL franchise, has trademarked two additional team names this week. According to Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Net, the two names trademarked were Palm Springs Hawks and Palm Springs Eagles. Both were filed the same day their report about the trademarking of Palm
Trademark Filing Suggests Palm Springs Firebirds to be Seattle AHL Affiliate
The National Hockey League’s incoming Seattle franchise revealed in June that their American Hockey League affiliate would play in Palm Springs, CA, and today we have the first hints of a name for that team: The Palm Springs Firebirds. As I reported at DetroitHockey.Net this morning, lawyers working on behalf
AHL Unveils 2020 All-Star Logo
The American Hockey League today unveiled the logo for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic, to be played in Ontario, California and hosted by the Ontario Reign. Borrowing its overall shield shape from the Reign’s NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings, the logo also makes use of the main colour scheme
AHL Shows off Colourful New 2019 All-Star Jerseys
The American Hockey League, like the National Hockey League, uses the four-team tournament format for their annual All-Star Game. Unlike the NHL, the AHL is continuing to give each of those four teams their own unique, colourful jersey (although not with the individual team logo on the chest… hey, nobody’s
2018 Creamer Awards Winners: The Best New Sports Logos of 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Creamer Awards, our seventh annual celebration of the best new sports logos to debut throughout the year. Over these past twelve months, we saw a plethora of new logos across the sports world. In addition to the usual crop of fresh designs, we were treated to
2018 Creamer Awards: Finalists Announced for Best New Sports Logos of the Year
Welcome to the 7th edition of the Creamer Awards, the annual celebration of the best new sports logos over the past twelve months! Today we’re announcing the ten finalists in each of our four categories: Best Primary Logo, Best Alternate Logo, Best Event Logo, and a new category for 2018
San Antonio Rampage commemorate Dia de los Muertos with uniforms
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is observed October 31 through November 2, but for the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, the holiday took place on the ice this week. The team wore specialty uniforms and rebranded as Los Chimuelos de San Antonio for last night’s game, a 2-1
Lexington Legends celebrate old time Kentucky hockey
The Lexington Legends, a Single-A minor league baseball team, will celebrate their city’s hockey heritage with special uniforms later this season. The Legends will wear jerseys that evoke Lexington’s first hockey team, the Kentucky Thoroughblades. The American Hockey League’s Thoroughblades played in Lexington from 1996 to 2001. Since then, the
AHL: San Jose Barracuda Change Logo and Uniforms
The San Jose Barracuda, the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Sharks unveiled a tweak to their logo and uniform set for the upcoming 2018-19 season. What was previously the alternate logo has been promoted to their primary, basically the club is replacing the corporate logo for Barracuda Networks
2018 Star Wars Themed Baseball and Hockey Uniforms
May the date be with you today as a simple speech impediment for some has turned into a celebration for others. Star Wars Day is here! Here’s a fun fact: of the twelve Star Wars theatrical releases, nine of them were released in the month of May… none of them
A Look at St Patrick’s Day 2018 Uniforms in Sports
St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated every March 17th on the anniversary of the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It’s an official holiday throughout the island of Ireland, as well as in Newfoundland because those folks know how to have a good time. It’s also been a convenient