The Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League will be honouring a long forgotten professional team which used to call the city home. This weekend the Giants will wear the yellow and red uniforms of the World Hockey Association’s Vancouver Blazers, who played during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons, inheriting their
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Right as Reign: The Story Behind the Ontario Reign
When you think of Ontario and hockey, the first thing that leaps to mind is probably not southern California’s Inland Empire. But that’s where you’ll find the minor league Ontario Reign, an affiliate of the nearby LA Kings. The Reign play in the double-A ECHL, which used to stand for
NHL Releases Top Selling Jerseys for October 2014
The NHL and the Sports Business Journal have released their top selling player jerseys from NHL.com during the month of October 2014. Things that should be noted before we present the list — these rankings are based off of sales from NHL.com only, therefore is heavily swayed toward the American audience. “Top selling
Chicago Blackhawks Take It Back To The 50s With 2015 Winter Classic Jerseys
After the hosts of the 2015 Winter Classic revealed their fauxback uniforms for the New Year’s Day outdoor occasion back in September, we’ve been anxiously awaiting to see what the visitors would come up with. Although the Washington Capitals pulled their idea from a time in which the Caps didn’t
CHL Officials Wearing Moustache Decals on Helmets
A group of more than 150 mustachioed hockey officials has been one of the top 10 Canadian fundraisers in the Movember campaign to fight prostate cancer, raising more than $171,000 over the last four years. This year, the MOfficials are at it again, and the Canadian Hockey League will promote their
Utah Grizzlies Skeleton Uniform Headed to HHOF
The Utah Grizzlies wore what was probably the best Hallowe’en themed hockey uniform in the history of the sport this past weekend… and now it’s headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame. According to a Tweet from Grizzlies head equipment manager (and @sportslogosnet follower!) Jon Laughner, the uniform worn by
LA Kings 2014 Win Engraved on Stanley Cup
Earlier today the Los Angeles Kings had their 2014 Stanley Cup victory added to the lower ring of the Stanley Cup. The photo showing the new engraving was tweeted out by their official Twitter account a few hours ago. There are 52 names included on the 2014 LA Kings spot
NHL15 New Uniforms Available Today
EA Sports has officially released all the new third jerseys previously unavailable for the PS4 and XBox One versions of their NHL15 video game. To avoid having new uniforms leaked early by the game (which used to happen, like, constantly) games now are manufactured and shipped to customers without any
Jr Hockey: Rebels and IceDogs Unveil New Uniforms
Two members of the Major Junior ‘A’ Canadian Hockey League unveiled new uniforms over the past day, the Western League Red Deer Rebels and Ontario’s Niagara Ice Dogs. Red Deer showed off new alternate uniforms (photo at top of this post) just a day after they were awarded the hosting rights to
ECHL Now at 29 Teams after Merger with CHL
The ECHL has absorbed the seven remaining teams of the Central Hockey League. The move brings the ECHL up to 29 total franchises (28 active, 1 suspended) and signals an end to the Central Hockey League which had been in operation since the early 1990s. Making the move to the ECHL are the Allen
The Fisherman Returns: Isles Announce Throwback Plans
Most of us thought this day would never come. The New York Islanders will be bringing back their infamous blue, teal, and orange “fisherman” logo for a yet-to-be-announced date during the 2014/15 NHL season, the special jersey will be worn during the pre-game warmups only and will feature a modernized version of the oft-criticized logo. “It’s
Minnesota Wild Release Third Jersey Schedule 2015
The Minnesota Wild have released the schedule of games in which they will wear their green alternate uniforms during the 2014-15 NHL season. Minnesota will wear the uniform 15 times, here’s the full list: Thursday, October 9, 2014 vs Colorado Avalanche Saturday, November 1, 2014 vs Dallas Stars Sunday, November 16,