In celebration of a quarter-century of hockey in the desert, the Arizona (née Phoenix) Coyotes will be going with a much more retro theme when they take the ice for the 2020-21 season. Yes, it’s been 25 years since the original NHL Jets took off from Winnipeg with sights set
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Calgary Flames Go “Full Retro” with New Uniforms for 2021
As the Golden Knights go gold, the rest of the National Hockey League is going old… but that’s okay! Because the old we’ve been getting here is, in most cases, absolutely glorious. The Calgary Flames joined the retro parade for the 2020-21 NHL season today by unveiling their new, full-time,
Vegas Goes Gold, Golden Knights Unveil New Third Jersey
The Vegas Golden Knights today unveiled the first alternate uniform in their franchise’s history and it’s exactly what’d you would’ve expected. Yes, gold. Well, not just any gold, “metallic knit” gold, the team is saying calling it the first-of-its-kind on the Adidas Adizero jersey. “What other town could have a gold
Graphic: Every Stanley Cup Championship Clinching Uniform from 1918-2020
Six years ago we created a graphic which received a fair amount of attention depicting the uniform worn for each Stanley Cup-clinching victory since the dawn of the NHL era (1918). In that post, we compiled a whole host of (what I consider to be) interesting and very uniform-nerdy stats
Ottawa Senators Officially Unveil New, Familiar Logo
Alright everyone, act surprised. Okay, ready? The Ottawa Senators released their new logo today and it’s basically the same as what they wore in the ’90s but the cape is now gold instead of red! You didn’t act surprised. Well no, of course, you weren’t, this logo was leaked on
Leaked: Photo of New Ottawa Senators Uniform for 2021
There was another leak of, what is probably, the new Ottawa Senators rebranding yesterday. While previously we’d seen photos of merchandise courtesy the official NHL Shop (that’s a good source, right?), now we have our first look at the new uniform thanks to user “anothercanuck19” on Reddit. The leaked photo
Reviewing the 4 Possible 2020 Stanley Cup Final Uniform Matchups
27 teams down, 4 to go. Yes, the season which included a break longer than most off-seasons is finally starting to wrap up. We’ve entered the 2020 National Hockey League Eastern and Western Conference Finals. The four teams remaining — the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning in the
Every Possible 2020 Stanley Cup Final Matchup Remaining
Well it’s late August, so that can only mean it’s time for playoff hockey! As we discussed earlier this week with the NBA Playoffs (see that here), every year for all the big four sports we track every possible finals matchup as the postseason goes along. For the upcoming 2020
Buffalo Sabres Return to Royal, Unveil New Logo and Uniforms
This morning, the squeaky wheel got its grease. After begging and pleading for darn near twenty years, Buffalo Sabres fans finally got their royal blue back. With the goal of creating “a timeless uniform system that respects team heritage and looks boldly towards the future as well”, the Sabres today
Oilers Ethan Bear honours First Nations heritage with Cree nameplate
It was big news in March of 2018 when Ethan Bear, who is from the Ochapowace First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan, made his NHL debut. Two years later, Bear, a defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers, made headlines again, this time for honouring his First Nation heritage by wearing a jersey
Pics: NHL Hub City Ice Designs, Rink Layouts
With the National Hockey League getting set to resume play this week, we’re now getting our first look at how the two arenas will look during games. Both of the “Hub Cities” — Edmonton and Toronto — will feature six giant video boards placed in the lower level of the
NHL’s New Seattle Kraken Announce Name & Logos
The seas of the National Hockey League got slightly more terrifying this afternoon… we’ve seen stick-wielding seals, killer orca whales, creepy fishermen, but now there’s a kraken lurking in those deep, dark waters. Yes, today the NHL’s newest team made it official, they will be known as the Seattle Kraken