The Great 2015 Minor League Hockey Market Shuffle
Well. That was something. A flurry of hockey franchise swaps were announced yesterday involving four cities across two leagues, and when the dust was all settled Winnipeg ended up with another team and the tiny town of Belleville, Ontario was losing their junior team of over 30 years in a complete blindside. Yesterday’s
New AHL Club Stockton Heat Unveil Name, Logo, Uniforms
The Calgary Flames are returning the “Heat” nickname to the American Hockey League. Just a season removed from relocating the AHL’s Abbotsford Heat to Glens Falls, NY where they were re-named the Adirondack Flames, the Flames are shuffling their top farm club once again, and I sure am gonna miss their Atlanta throwback logo.
Sabres Confirm: Yellow Alts Are History
Another Sabres uniform bites the dust. Buffalo Sabres president Ted Black confirmed the oft-criticized (and rightly so) half-yellow/half-blue alternate uniforms will be eliminated following the current 2014-15 season. Black originally made the comments this morning on Buffalo radio station WGR, later posted by Buffalo News reporter Mike Harrington. From Harrington’s post: Black
Minor League Baseball Starts 2015 with New-Look Teams
It was a busy offseason for Minor League Baseball, with lots of teams switching parent clubs, locations, and logos. With Spring Training in full swing, it’s time to recap all of the new looks that were introduced since the season ended last fall. New Teams in New Locations Biloxi Shuckers The
Cardiff City Makes Return To Blue Official With New Crest
Back in January, Cardiff City FC owner (and rumored Bond villain) Vincent Tan revealed that he had a change of heart when it came to the colors of his now-2nd tier English football club in the Welsh capital. After controversially changing the colors and nickname of the club from blue
NCAA Bans Crop Top Jerseys From College Football
This past season in college football saw an old fad from the late 80s and early 90s make a shocking return in our current generation: The crop top jersey. Indeed, we saw a multitude of players on the FBS level and beyond take to the field with their jerseys rolled
G Love: The Story Behind the Gwinnett Gladiators
Longtime hockey guy Jeff Pyle has done a lot in his career. He played professional hockey from 1981 to 1993, including being named the International Hockey League’s most valuable player in 1986-87 as a member of the Saginaw Generals. Then he coached several teams in the ECHL and AHL from 1988
San Jose Sharks Celebrating 25 Years in 2016
The San Jose Sharks will be a quarter-century old next season (Can you believe it? They still feel like a new team to me!), and they’ll be celebrating it with a special commemorative logo. First spotted by a season ticket holder and then uploaded to Sharks fan blog Pucknology.net, the
Arizona Diamondbacks will wear vest jerseys for Throwback Thursdays
Last week, we let you all know that the Arizona Diamondbacks were going to go back to their unique color scheme of purple, teal, and gold for their Throwback Thursday promotion for the 2015 season. When the news broke, all we knew was that they’d be wearing the purple hats.
MLS Jersey Week 2015 is off and running
Thanks to the players and owners coming to an agreement concerning the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, the 2015 Major League Soccer season will start on schedule! That’s extremely good news since we won’t have to wait any longer to see all of the new jerseys on display this season, and
2015 MLB Spring Training Logo Collection
Rejoice! Baseball is back, almost for realsies this time. Every year Major League Baseball produces a series of logos to be used by clubs for Spring Training which follow a certain theme, this year the theme is of a postage stamp. As always Florida-based clubs use palm trees, Arizona uses cacti.
Team Name Finalists for New Hartford Baseball Club
The New Britain Rock Cats will be relocating to Hartford, CT for the 2016 Eastern League season. Earlier this year the club announced they would be accepting submissions form the fans to help determine the new name of the team – the only stipulation being the team would be identified as “Hartford”. On