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
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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
Tampa Bay Lightning Unveil 20th Anniversary Logo
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2012/13 and today they unveiled the logo that will be used to mark the occasion. The logo was unveiled via a video presentation on their website which can be viewed here. Black is absent from the logo despite being a
New Jersey Devils 2012 Phantom Stanley Cup Champs Merchandise
I really thought the New Jersey Devils would have been able to come all the way back from being down 3 games to 0, but alas, they couldn’t quite do it as the Los Angeles Kings won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history tonight. The NHL.com shop has all
Website Ad Touts LA Kings as Stanley Cup Champs
Another case of a merchandise site jumping the gun, a ad network banner courtesy FANATICS.com has been touting the LA Kings as 2012 Stanley Cup champions all day. The banner ad which was sent in to me by a few dozen viewers (thanks to all of you) was shown in