“Pittsburgh Gold” has finally returned to the uniforms of Steel City’s hockey team. The Pittsburgh Penguins today unveiled their new third uniform, basically a straight up copy of their classic 1980s-1990s, two-time (two-time) Stanley Cup championship look. This is the first appearance of the classic “Pittsburgh Gold” on a regular Penguins
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Hockey’s Scariest Scavengers: The Story Behind the Bakersfield Condors
When sports teams set about choosing a mascot, the conversation usually does not begin with, “What’s the ugliest scavenger you can think of?” But in the case of the Condors of Bakersfield, California, an affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers in hockey’s minor league ECHL, that ugly scavenger was just the
Tampa Bay Lightning Tease New Third Jersey; Coming Sept. 27
The Tampa Bay Lightning are teasing us with a sneak peek at their new third jersey courtesy a post on their Facebook page earlier today. The photo shows team captain Steven Stamkos wearing a dark jersey and helmet (presumably black, but the photo is in black and white so we
Coyotes Wearing Throwbacks March 5
The Arizona Coyotes will once again be known as Phoenix as they turn back the clock to the late 1990s for one night only during the upcoming 2014-15 NHL season. According to their official promotional schedule for the upcoming season, the team will be celebrating Throwback Night on Thursday, March 5,
WBS Penguins Unveil Retro-Style Third Jersey
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the only hockey team with both a hyphen and a slash in their name, unveiled their new retro-style alternate jerseys earlier today. From the official release: The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins unveiled their alternate sweater for the 2014-15 season on Monday morning at the Toyota SportsPlex in Wilkes-Barre. The
New Cincinnati Cyclones Logo, Uniforms Unveiled
UPDATE – The Cyclones have now officially unveiled their new logo and uniforms. The new logo is the same as what we posted earlier. Our original story below: The Cincinnati Cyclones are set to make a big announcement tonight at 8pm ET, touting it as a coming “Winds of Change” on their
St Louis Blues New Uniform Leaked
The St. Louis Blues are planning on officially unveiling their new uniforms for 2014-15 within the next couple of hours, but thanks to a Tweet from user @chris_degoat we’ve got ourselves an early look. The jersey is very similar to what the Blues wore from 1998-99 until the Reebok Edge re-brand
Islanders Release Nassau Coliseum Final Season Logo
The New York Islanders today unveiled a logo celebrating their final season to be played at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum via their SnapChat account. The Islanders will be moving to Brooklyn where they will play out of the Barclay’s Center beginning with the 2015-16 season. The logo features a rendering
Pic: *True* Camouflage Goalie Equipment
Now this is one instance of camouflage in sports I’d be cool with. Check out the goalie pads and blocker being worn in this photo, at what appears to be during a game of shinny. The equipment is designed to mimic the appearance of the meshing at the back of the net
Carolina Hurricanes Announce 2015 Jersey Schedule
The Carolina Hurricanes today announced their third and reverse jersey schedules for the upcoming 2014-15 NHL season. Carolina will wear their black third/alternate uniforms twelve times during the season, all at home. They will also take part in a couple of home reverse-jersey matchups, that is where the home team
Sting Rays Hold Vote to Choose Military Jersey
The ECHL’s South Carolina Sting Rays, affiliate of the NHL’s Washington Capitals, are currently conducting a fan vote to choose their special “military appreciation” jersey to be worn for a game in the 2014-15 season. The two options are both stars-and-stripes themed instead of camouflage (which is a nice step
American Hockey League Re-Aligns for 2014-15
With two franchise re-locations over the off-season the American Hockey League has announced a re-alignment for the upcoming 2014-15 season. An overview of the alignment: Five clubs find themselves in new divisions, no team switched conferences despite one relocating across the continent. Here’s the run-down of the changes: Abbotsford Heat have