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The thirteenth (almost) annual NHL Winter Classic will be held this Saturday, January 1, 2022, outdoors at Target Field in Minneapolis between the St. Louis Blues and host Minnesota Wild. In regular times, the league will hold about three outdoor games per season, each one with its dedicated theme. The
The USA Hockey National Team Development Program has been celebrating its 25th anniversary throughout 2021 and will finish off that milestone year by throwing things back to the wild and crazy decade known as the 1990s. For their game on Saturday, December 18th the USA HNTDP under 18 squad will
This past week the New Jersey Devils unveiled a new black third uniform, the first in the 40-year history of the team. The uniform was designed, in part, by retired Devils (and Hockey Hall of Fame) goaltender Martin Brodeur as well as the club’s Sr. VP of Marketing Jillian Frechette.
Hockey Canada has unveiled the uniforms they’ll be wearing for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Games set to be held in Beijing, China just two months from now. As is the case with all Olympic hockey uniforms, Nike has been tasked with designing and outfitting the clubs. Let’s take
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
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
“Canada’s Hockey Dad”, Walter Gretzky died this past Thursday. The father of National Hockey League legend Wayne Gretzky was 82 years old. A common sight at hockey arenas and charity events throughout Canada over the past 40 years, Walter was certainly the most visible “hockey dad” the game has ever
The National Hockey League made the next stop on their Sponsor Everything ’21 Tour this morning (sorry, that should read the Bridgeport Sponsor Everything ’21 Tour) when they announced their four new temporary divisions would be given corporate names. Introducing the Scotia NHL North Division, Honda NHL West Division, Discover
Several years ago I was regularly asked, “so, what’s next?”, this was usually accompanied by the well-intended, yet immediate suggestion, “you should start a podcast or host a radio show!” Though it felt like something I’d end up doing one day, it was still an idea that didn’t seem terribly
The future American Hockey League affiliate of Seattle’s expansion NHL team seems to have cleared an issue surrounding the trademarking of one of their potential names. Last fall, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) flagged the trademark attempt of Oak View Group (the owner of the Palm Beach
A dash of tradition with a sprinkle of modern. That’s the best way I can describe the name of the National Women’s Hockey League’s newest team, the Toronto Six, who unveiled that name along with their logo yesterday afternoon. The modern? Well “The Six” is a relatively new nickname for
The Expedition League, a collegiate summer baseball league based in the Great Plains, will celebrate opening day for its second season May 24. When it does, it will introduce two new teams: the Fremont Moo (whom we covered here) and the league’s first Canadian team, the Brandon, Manitoba–based Wheat City
