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
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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,
Panthers Celebrate Jagr Birthday With Franken-Jersey Cake
Jaromir Jagr is 44 years old today, when he played his first game in the NHL 43% of the teams in the league today had yet to play their first game. Around 35% of the players in the league today weren’t even born. Did we mention he’s still playing pretty
Hamilton Bulldogs Taking Votes For New Fan-Designed Uniforms
The OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs (the former Belleville Bulls or possibly even the former Hamilton Bulldogs AHL team, depending on what crazy timeline you personally believe in) have opened up a vote to allow fans to choose their new uniforms and colours for the 2016-17 season. Uniforms were created via a fan
Red Wings Will Honour JLA With Patch in 2017
The Detroit Red Wings unveiled the commemorative logo for their final season in Joe Louis Arena on Thursday. The logo is mostly rectangular, with an arch over the top and the Red Wings’ logo breaking the line of the bottom. The background is red with white text and a grey
Maple Leafs New Logo Takes Traditional Turn For Centennial
The Toronto Maple Leafs are finally embracing a unified traditional look. Timed perfectly to debut with the team’s 100th season, the Maple Leafs will be going all in on a heritage look to their identity; this after years of dancing with the idea via throwbacks worn as alternate uniforms, shoulder patches paying tribute to
The History of the NHL All-Star Game Uniform
In honour of the National Hockey League’s All-Star Game tonight, let’s take a look back at the history of the uniforms worn during the past NHL All-Star Games, from the Ace Bailey Benefit Game way back in 1934 through to the four-division mini tournament of 2016. The first all-star game was a