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
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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
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
IceHogs pay homage to Rockford Peaches
The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, will pay homage to their city’s famous sporting past during their annual Pink in the Rink game this season. January 26, the IceHogs will wear jerseys that emulate the Rockford Peaches, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team from Rockford, Illinois,
Hershey Bears unveil Outdoor Classic jersey
The AHL’s Hershey Bears, 11-time Calder Cup champions, will take to the ice for the 2018 Capital BlueCross Outdoor Classic in a specialty jersey that hearkens back to the early days of the team’s 80-year history. The diagonal HERSHEY on the front of the jersey echoes that of the Bears’ 1969 championship
Utica Gets 2018 AHL All-Star Game, Unveils Logo
Once again the City of Utica and Upstate New York will be playing host to the top minor league hockey players on the planet. Oh, and they also unveiled the logo. The Utica Comets (AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks) were announced as the host of the “2018 AHL All-Star
Binghamton Devils Show Off New Look for First Season
The American Hockey League’s Binghamton Devils unveiled their new logos and uniforms at an event held at Floyd L. Maines Memorial Arena earlier today in Binghamton, N.Y. While the uniforms resemble the new Adidas uniforms their NHL parents in New Jersey will sport, the logos are anything but. Avoiding the
New AHL Team Belleville Senators Unveil Logos
The Belleville Senators, the new American Hockey League farm club of their fellow Ontarians over in Ottawa, have unveiled their official team logos for the upcoming 2017-18 season, their first since relocating north from Binghamton, NY. Unlike their time in New York State, the logo is now heavily influenced by
Hershey Bears Celebrate 80 Years With Special Logo
The oldest team in the American Hockey League is getting set to celebrate a Giant milestone. Based out of Hershey, Penn. since 1938 the Hershey Bears, named as an homage to an earlier local team known as the Hershey (Chocolate) B’ars (d’ya get it?), are about to enter their 80th
Moose Turn Back Clock, Wear 1990s Throwbacks
The Manitoba Moose, American Hockey League affiliate (and roommate) of the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets turned back the clock for their game yesterday afternoon against the Toronto Marlies. Manitoba took to the ice wearing the uniforms originally worn by the club when they played in the old International Hockey League who wore them