Last night in QMJHL pre-season action, the Quebec-based leagues newest expansion team, the Sherbrooke Phoenix finally made their on-ice debut against the Drummondville Voltiguers. Only problem is they didn’t wear their uniforms. So we’ll have to wait another frikkin’ month to see ’em, when the regular season gets underway.
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Steelheads Launch “Name the Mascot” Contest
The Ontario Hockey League’s Mississauga Steelheads (formerly the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors) involved the public’s help when it came time to naming their team, now they’ll involve the public when it comes to naming their new mascot. There is no design for the new mascot yet, the team is choosing to
Flyers Farm Team to Wear Uniform from Red Wings Past
The Adirondack Phantoms, American Hockey League affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are set to open what is likely to be their final season in Glen Falls, NY before relocating south to Lehigh Vally, Pennsylvania for the 2013-14 season. With that possibility in mind the club has decided to go back,
Solar Bears Celebrate End of “Hibernation” with New Patch
The Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL (which is like Double-A baseball to the non hockey fans out there) are returning to Central Florida for the 2012-13 season and they’re celebrating their comeback with a patch. Established in the International Hockey League beginning with the 1995/96 season, the Orlando Solar Bears
Leafs to Wear 1930s Jersey in Winter Classic?
According to a blog post by former FAN590 radio reporter Howard Berger, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be honouring one of the earliest uniforms in team history for the upcoming 2013 NHL Winter Classic in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Citing a source in the merchandising industry, who Berger claims had previously
Mississauga Steelheads Go Leafs with New Jerseys
The Ontario Hockey League’s newest team, the Mississauga Steelheads, unveiled their new team jerseys Friday via their official Twitter feed. The uniforms are a direct usage of the Toronto Maple Leafs jersey template, same colours and striping, but with the logos of the Steelheads in place of the Maple Leafs,
OHL’s Saginaw Spirit Unveil New Third Jersey
The Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League have unveiled their new alternate jerseys to be used beginning with the upcoming 2012-13 season. The new uniforms are white with blue sleeves trimmed in red and also across the waist of the jersey, “SAGINAW” is diagonal across the front of the
Providence Bruins Promote Alt Jersey Logo to Primary
The American Hockey League’s Providence Bruins (you get one guess on who their NHL affiliate is… yup, you nailed it) today unveiled a new, simplified primary logo for use beginning in the 2012-13 season. Providence’s new logo isn’t much of a change from their previous primary logos, the basic elements
Las Vegas Wranglers Unveil New Logos
The Las Vegas Wranglers, an ECHL team with no NHL affiliation, today unveiled their revamped logo set as well as a 10th anniversary logo for their upcoming 2012/13 season. In the graphic shown above, the large logo in the centre is the primary logo, flanked on either side by
New uniforms for Team Russia Hockey
The Russian National Hockey Team has unveiled new uniforms as the result of a vote amongst fans on social media and former players. Incorporating more elements of the Russian flag into it’s design, the new uniform also moves the player name back above the number and returns the “RUSSIA” script
“Crunchman” Returns in Syracuse Crunch New Logo
The Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League have returned to their roots with their new logo, unveiled earlier today. “Crunchman”, the mascot featured in their original team logo, in use from 1994 through 1999, is back with a brand new colour scheme. The logo and colour scheme change was
Syracuse Crunch to Unveil New Logo July 2nd
The Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League are entering into a new affiliation agreement with the Tampa Bay Lightning starting in 2012/13; to celebrate that new agreement the club will unveil a new logo and colours this coming Monday. The news was announced via a Tweet by the Crunch Sr. Director of Player