Heritage Classic Jersey Countdown

Over the weekend, the 4th instalment of the Heritage Classic (aka the Winter Classic for Canadians) was played between the Jets and Oilers at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg. With Winnipeg having played, the only Canadian team that has not yet played in a Heritage Classic, somewhat ironically, Toronto – the biggest Canadian city of […]

HbD Breakdown: Philadelphia Flyers’ 50th Anniversary Jerseys

The Flyers, in celebration of 50 years in the NHL, announced a new jersey they’ll be wearing next year. In keeping with the theme of their golden anniversary, the jersey features an exorbitant amount of gold on it. And gold, when not created on a metallic or shiny material, is beige. Let’s keep that in mind, shall […]

World Cup of Hockey Masks: Scandinavia

Hockey’s getting back into the swing of things a little earlier this year with the return of the World Cup of Hockey, kicking off at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on September 17th. Our crew already broke down each team’s uniforms when they were revealed back in March, but the masks are rolling out fast for the highly anticipated […]

World Cup of Hockey Masks: Europe

Hockey’s getting back into the swing of things a little earlier this year with the return of the World Cup of Hockey, kicking off at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on September 17th. Our crew already broke down each team’s uniforms when they were revealed back in March, but the masks are rolling out fast for the highly anticipated […]

HbD Breakdown: 2016 Heritage Classic Jerseys

The latest instalment of the NHL’s Heritage Classic (read: Winter Classic for Canadian teams because Chicago isn’t in Canada) will be taking place on October 23rd at Winnipeg’s unsexily-named Investors Group Field between the Jets and the Oilers. And just last week, the official uniforms for said game were unveiled, closely resembling what the teams […]

Top 5: New Kids (and Logos) On the Block

While the summer heat keeps the NHL’s Las Vegas expansion on our minds over here at HbyD (Black Knights? Aces? What’s it going to be?!), five new teams across the North American minor leagues have quietly emerged and have revealed some unique (and sometimes odd) names, branding, and logos to begin the 2016-17 season. In […]

Top 5: Vincent Lecavalier Jerseys

With the announcement yesterday that Vincent Lecavalier – at one time not so long ago considered one of the biggest stars in the league – is officially hanging up his skates after a somewhat resurgent half-season with the Kings, what better way for us to pay tribute than by ranking the best jerseys he wore over […]

Top 5: Gordie Howe Jerseys

2016 has been a brutal year for iconic individuals passing on from this life. First, Death came for the music industry, taking David Bowie and Prince, and then set its sights on sports, taking Muhammad Ali a few days ago, and now today – Mr Hockey himself – Gordie Howe. Waking up to that news […]

Worst to First Jerseys: Pittsburgh Penguins (Redux)

This installment of the Worst to First Jerseys features an updated version for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The original post was featured on the site Pensburgh, which can be found by clicking here. And much thanks to Pensburgh for letting me guest-post. We did the same jersey rankings for the Sharks! Click here to check that out! One of the […]

NHL Playoffs 2016 (Cup Finals) Countdown and Predictions

We’re down to the final two teams in the last (meaningful) NHL match-up until October (not counting the World Cup of Hockey).  How’d it go in the Conference Finals? 1-for-2. That brings this year’s total to 8-for-14 (after going 3-for-8 in the first round and 4-for-4 in the second round). We’re guaranteed an over .500 finish. Yay […]