It’s opening night! The 100th National Hockey League season gets underway tonight with four games, the first at 7pm ET when the Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Ottawa to take on the Senators. First game and the first new logo debuts, well done NHL schedule makers! What we’ve done here is
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Team Europe, Your 2016 World Cup of Hockey Phantom Champs!
Team Europe, ladies and gentlemen! The team people expected to roll over and die, lose their three round robin games and completely forgotten about. Not so much, eh? A surprise run to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey Finals ended last night for the team of misfit players belonging to European
NHL Unveils Trio of New Logos for Centennial Year
The National Hockey League is getting set to celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2017, today they kicked things off by announcing their plans for the big year-long birthday bash. Part of those plans included three new logos: two for outdoor games in 2017, the Stadium Series and Centennial Classic, and
Red Wings Announce Gordie Howe Memorial Patch
The Detroit Red Wings announced they would be honouring the life of all-time hockey legend Gordie Howe by way of a memorial patch on their jerseys. Showing Gordie’s famous number 9 in white on a red square, the patch will be worn on both their home and road sweaters on the upper
Flames Bring Back Retros as Alternate Uniform
The Calgary Flames have announced that their 1980s throwback look will be joining their uniform rotation as their official alternate get-up for the 2016-17 season. Calgary originally wore these uniforms as their full-time road set beginning with their first season in Alberta following relocation from Atlanta, Georgia in 1980. They were
Los Angeles Kings Unveil Anniversary Sweater
In advance of their fiftieth season, the Los Angeles Kings unveiled a new commemorative sweater on Tuesday. Revealed via video, the jerseys will be worn during the team’s annual “Meet the Players” event later tonight. “As we continue toward the start of the hockey season, our 50th Anniversary, sharing this
Logo for 2017 NHL All-Star Game Unveiled
The National Hockey League and the Los Angeles Kings today unveiled the logo for the 2017 NHL All-Star game. Designed by NHL Creative Services, the 2017 NHL All-Star game logo incorporates various features of the City of Los Angeles as well as the host Kings using black and silver as
Hartford Pays Respects to Gordie with On-Ice Tribute
Gordie Howe will be back on the ice in Hartford once again in 2016-17. For “helping build hockey in Hartford”, the Wolf Pack (New York Rangers AHL affiliate) will display Mr. Hockey’s famous number 9 on the ice on either side of the red line for the entire season. He helped build
Kingston Frontenacs Unveil New Gold Uniform
It’s been a golden day in the world of hockey. Shortly after the Nashville Predators announced they were wearing a gold helmet for all home games next season, the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs unveiled a new gold third jersey. The jersey features the Frontenacs block “K” logo inside a
Gold Rush! Nashville Predators Adopt Golden Lid Full-Time
It’s gonna be a gold rush in Nashville this winter. The Nashville Predators this afternoon announced the team will be adopting their gold helmets with their gold (or yellow, really) home jerseys for each and every game played at Bridgestone Arena in the upcoming 2016-17 NHL season. The Predators previously
Bakersfield Condors Unveil New Alternate Jersey
The Bakersfield Condors, top-level affiliate of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, introduced a new alternate jersey earlier today. The uniform is based directly off of the template the Oilers used for their own alternate look introduced before last season which itself was a throwback to the Oilers WHA days in the early 1970s. On the
Leafs Merchandise: Is it New or Vintage? How to Tell Them Apart!
The Toronto Maple Leafs introduced a new logo for the upcoming 2016-17 NHL season, it’s a logo that looks an awful lot like one from the 1960s, one that appeared on a lot of “vintage” collection team merchandise over the past decade or so. This can pose a bit of a