Something something hot-and-ready. Olympia Entertainment, owner of the Detroit Red Wings today announced the brand-new home arena of the NHL hockey club would be known as Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings are planning on moving from Joe Louis Arena (their home for over 35 years) to the new arena in
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“Illegal Logo” Forces Change to World Cup of Hockey Uniform
Who says logos can’t be serious business? The uniforms designed for Team Czech Republic to be used in the upcoming 2016 World Cup of Hockey was forced to undergo a bit of a change due to what local media referred to as an “illegal badge”. When the uniforms for World Cup were unveiled
Florida Panthers New Logo Leaked
Today, Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch tweeted out a leaked image of a new Florida Panthers logo. The logo follows the same formula as what wrote about back in January, a military badge style shield (modelled after that of the 101st Airborne) containing a panther head and the team name arched over the top.
Leaked? Retro Penguins Logo Used in Graphic for Next Season
Is this a leak? The Toronto Maple Leafs’ official Twitter account today tweeted out a graphic promoting the 2016 NHL Rookie Tournament in which they’ll be participating this autumn, just prior to the 2016-17 regular season. Four team logos are featured in the logo being used to promote the event, the Leafs,
Purple Reigns in Minnesota: Twins, Wild Pay Tribute to Their Prince
Purple reigns today in Minnesota. Prince Rogers Nelson, an extremely popular musician better known to those of us left here on Planet Earth as simply “Prince”, died earlier today at his recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. To show their respects to their fallen hometown star, the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and baseball’s
2016 NHL Playoffs Printable Circle Bracket
Last night, the NHL Playoffs dropped the puck, and as always, it was time to put together a circle bracket graphic. Here’s our updated look at this season’s participants in the chase for the Cup. Click the image for the full-resolution size. This year, I decided to add a new wrinkle to the circle
Worcester Railers HC Name of New ECHL Team
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
St Louis Blues Wearing Cardinals Baby Blue Tonight
Cardinals on Ice! The St Louis Blues will don these powder blue St Louis Cardinals jerseys, complete with front jersey number and even a Cards “STL” cap style insignia on each arm, prior to their game tonight against the Colorado Avalanche. The jerseys will be worn to mark the beginning of the
AHL: Griffins Players Design Their Newest Uniform
The Grand Rapids Griffins have figured the best way to get players to wear a uniform they truly like. Just let them design it! A look at some of the designs Griffins’ players came up with early on in the process… Clean ’em up and stick ’em on a whiteboard… it’s time to vote
Hamilton Bulldogs Adopt New Colour Scheme
Hamilton’s sports teams will all match nicely next season. Yesterday the Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs announced they would be adopting a black and gold colour scheme for the 2016-17 season, copying the colours used by other teams in the city – the CFL’s Tiger-Cats and the long forgotten Tigers of
First Look at 2016 World Cup of Hockey Logos
Thanks to a Tweet from the Canadian based Sportsnet television network, we’ve got an early look at the logos which will be used for each of the countries and teams in the upcoming 2016 World Cup of Hockey. It’s a combination of old school designs (Finland, Czech Republic), modern day designs (Russia,
2016 World Cup of Hockey Jersey Teasers, Full Reveal March 2nd
The National Hockey League gave us a glimpse of what “jersey life” may be like once Adidas takes over their uniform contract in 2017. A series of Tweets today from the league showed teaser images of three new uniforms for the upcoming 2016 World Cup of Hockey – Team Canada,