Hey kids, remember “Stinger”? No, not the mascot, the logo. When the Columbus Blue Jackets first announced their name in 1998, two years prior to their inaugural season in the NHL, the team also unveiled a logo. This logo featured a yellowjacket wearing a union soldier’s blue coat from the American Civil War. Get it? It’s a
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Islanders Wear WAT Patches for Former GM Bill Torrey
The New York Islanders are paying tribute to former general manager William A. Torrey this Saturday night by way of two jersey patches. The patch matches the same design used as their patch honouring former team owner Charles B. Wang – black initials on a white patch. The Torrey patch
Logopinion: Detroit Red Wings Memorial Patches
When the Detroit Red Wings take to the ice at Little Caesars Arena tonight, hosting the New York Rangers, it won’t just be a matchup between two classic Original Six rivals. It will be Detroit’s first home game since the death of Red Wings legend Ted Lindsay. Lindsay’s career and
Red Wings Honour Ted Lindsay With #7 Patch
The Detroit Red Wings are honouring the life of former captain Ted Lindsay with a memorial patch on their jersey for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. The patch follows the Red Wings typical memorial patch style used recently for Gordie Howe, number in a red and white box. Lindsay,
Canes to Wear Hartford Whalers Uniforms Tonight in Boston
Psst. The Hartford Whalers return to New England tonight. Wrapping up their two-game return to the NHL, the Whalers uniforms live on to see one final day in 2019 as the Carolina Hurricanes take their green, white, and blue throwbacks on the road to the TD Garden to face the Boston
Canucks Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Commemorative Logo
The Vancouver Canucks have unveiled their commemorative logo which will be used during their 50th anniversary celebrations next year. The Canucks joined the National Hockey League alongside the Buffalo Sabres, playing their first game in the fall of 1970. The logo features a callback to the original Canucks team logo,
Flyers, Penguins Wearing Helmets With Giant Logos for Stadium Series
If there’s anything we’ve come to expect from the National Hockey League’s Stadium Series it’s that the uniforms will feature something we’ve never seen before. From “chromified” logos to stadium-sized players numbers to white pants with a white jersey, each year the Stadium Series gives us something new, by now we
Leafs Announce Return of St Pats Uniform for Two in March
Leafs go Brách! The Toronto Maple Leafs this morning confirmed the club would be bringing back their 1922-25 style Toronto St. Pats throwback uniforms this season, wearing them for two games during the week of St. Patrick’s Day – a home game against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 15th and
Tampa Bay Lightning Disrupt The Night With New Third Uniforms
Well, this one’s certainly different. Now officially official, the Tampa Bay Lightning this evening unveiled their new alternate/third uniform three months after the jersey leaked back in November. The team promptly wore their new Adidas alternate uniform in tonight’s home game against the St. Louis Blues. With a colour scheme
Flyers, Penguins 2019 Stadium Series Uniforms Officially Unveiled
This morning the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins both officially unveiled their Adidas uniforms for the upcoming 2019 NHL Stadium Series game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on February 23rd. The uniforms both match the leaks we’d seen over the past couple of weeks, but it does give us
WHL: Kootenay Ice Moving to Winnipeg for 2019-20
The Western Hockey League this afternoon announced that the Kootenay Ice will relocate to Winnipeg for the 2019-20 season. The Ice will play out the remainder of the current season at their home in Cranbrook, B.C. before moving to Manitoba in the off-season. The Ice have played out of the
Penguins, Flyers 2019 Stadium Series Uniforms Spotted Early
Neither of the teams scheduled to play in next month’s NHL Stadium Series game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia has actually unveiled their uniforms for the annual outdoor showdown, yet both of the jerseys were out on sale at a Toronto-area shop earlier this week. Fortunately, @cody_reid spotted this and