Worcester Railers HC has been announced as the name of the newest ECHL team, set to join the “Double A” league for the 2016-17 season. The team is claiming they are the first professional hockey team in North America to add the very European-esque “HC” (for Hockey Club) at the
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2015 Logo of the Year Awards: The Best New Sports Logos of the Year
It’s that time again, when the folks at SportsLogos.Net (well, just me really) go through every new logo and rank them based on how you, the readers of this site, have rated them since their unveiling. This year we received over 65,000 votes from you guys to put together this
2015 Logo of the Year Awards: The Best New Sports Logos of the Year
It’s that time again, when the folks at SportsLogos.Net (well, just me really) go through every new logo and rank them based on how you, the readers of this site, have rated them since their unveiling. This year we received over 65,000 votes from you guys to put together this
The Art of the Patriotic Hockey Sweater
Last week’s Veterans Day and Remembrance Day commemorations brought a slew of patriotic uniforms to hockey rinks around North America. One of the designers responsible for creating the patriotic sportswear is Jeff Tasca of the Toronto-based company Athletic Knit. Tasca designed themed jerseys this year for the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings, Reading Royals, Brampton Beast, Quad
Wichita Thunder Announce New Logo On The Way
After being called out for having “the worst logo in the ECHL” on Twitter, the Wichita Thunder responded by saying a new logo is on the way. Wichita has used their current logo, rated a 5.1 out of 10 currently by the users of SportsLogos.Net, since 1997 when they were
Greenville ECHL Team Re-brands as Swamp Rabbits
The Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL-New York Rangers) announced this afternoon that they are changing their name to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and have also unveiled their new logo. Named after an old railroad which once connected Greenville to the oil fields of Tennessee, the Swamp Rabbit name is still attached
Christmas in July: Reading Royals unveil specialty jerseys
The ECHL’s Reading Royals will push the envelope once again this season, not only in the content of their specialty jerseys but in the quantity. One of the many offerings will be their annual ugly Christmas sweater, which is probably the one pictured here. (They may tweak the design before
Nailed It: The Story Behind the Wheeling Nailers
Even before you know the story behind it, the logo for the Wheeling Nailers, ECHL affiliate of the nearby Pittsburgh Penguins, works. It’s intimidating in a kick-ass, horror movie sort of way, and it’s certainly one of the more menacing logos in minor league sports. But there’s much more to this
Utah Grizzlies Honour Military Without Resorting to Camouflage
There’s a conundrum for sports fans who love their countries and who genuinely want to honour the military personnel who sacrifice so much for us, but who realize that most military appreciation sports uniforms—the ones of the camouflage variety—are terrible. If you point out that camo-print sports uniforms intended to
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
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
Happy Friday the 13th, It’s Jason’s Favourite Hockey Logos!
Woah, scary stuff kids! Friday the 13th is here, and won’t be back for a while, a whole… 28 days. Seriously, we have another one in March. But no biggie, we’ll still enjoy it. The true origins of why Friday the 13th is “spooky” is unclear, but the popular theory is that it