Top 5: San Jose Logo Concepts

Once again, we have boldly cast our design net into the deep ocean of the internet, to catch some great logo concepts from designers, artists, and sports fans. This time around, we went shark hunting and why not? The Sharks are currently competing in the Western Conference Final, and their bandwagon is growing more unruly […]

The 2016 Bucket Bracket Showdown (Round 2)

Well, round one was a doozy, to say the least. In addition to dozens of goals, handfuls of overtimes and players being pelted by light-up bracelets, we also saw a lot of great masks through the first eight series. • More: The 2016 Bucket Bracket Showdown (Round 1) We even saw some unexpected masks, like Michal Neuvirth and Petr Mrazek, […]

Top 5: Green Hockey Jerseys

It’s St. Patrick’s Day! We drink green beer, we dye our rivers green (see above image), we dye our dogs green (please don’t), we colour our ice rink green (also, please don’t), we pretend we’re Irish and dress like lunatics. Hockey teams have been using green practice jerseys on St. Paddy’s Day the last few years (and this year is no exception), so it got […]

HbD Breakdown: WCoH Jerseys – Scandinavia

With the release of all eight jerseys for the World Cup of Hockey at once, we’re breaking them all down in geographic clusters: North America, Scandinavia and Europe. Today: Scandinavia. After: the jump. More: HbD Breakdown: WCoH Jerseys – North AmericaMore: HbD Breakdown: WCoH Jerseys – Europe Adidas First, some general comments about the WCoH jerseys as […]

HbD Breakdown: WCoH Jerseys – North America

With the release of all eight jerseys for the World Cup of Hockey at once, we’re breaking them all down in geographic clusters: North America, Scandinavia and Europe. Today: North America. After: the jump. More: HbD Breakdown: WCoH Jerseys – ScandinaviaMore: HbD Breakdown: WCoH Jerseys – Europe Adidas First, some general comments about the WCoH jerseys as […]

Stadium Series Jersey Countdown (2016)

With the third annual Stadium Series officially starting their 2016 on February 21, when the Minnesota Wild take on the Chicago Blackhawks at TCF Bank Stadium, it’s high time we do what we love to do here at Hockey By Design: count things down. With four new additions to 2014–15 library of 9 jerseys, where do the Wild, ‘Hawks, […]

Updated! HBD Masks: 2016 Stadium Series Masks

As the old jingle goes, double your pleasure, double your fun, and this year we have not one, but two Stadium Series games on the docket. First up, the Wild host their long awaited outdoor contest when they take on the Blackhawks at the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium on February 21st, and second, […]

Top 5: Hockey ♥︎ Metal (Crossovers)

Feature photo by tomgood239 Ice Hockey and heavy metal music go to together like peanut butter and jelly, like Batman and Robin, like Frankenstein and umm…Bride of Frankenstein. You get the idea. The two have a long love story history together that may seem more obvious to European hockey fans than their North American counterparts. Take the […]

HbD Breakdown: Toronto Maple Leafs Logo

Last night, at the oddly-timed 10:30pm EST on a Tuesday night reveal, the Maple Leafs unveiled a new logo that they’ll begin using in the 2016-17 season. The concept that has served them well since being re-named Maple Leafs in 1927 hasn’t changed: it’s a blue maple leaf with “Toronto Maple Leafs” in it. And […]

Top 5: John Scott Jerseys

Well this year’s All-Star weekend was certainly a ride and a half, especially for fan-voted Pacific division captain, John Scott. The St. John’s IceCaps forward shined brighter than possibly any other time in his 11 year pro hockey career, scoring two goals (the second one was actually…nice) in the tournament and garnering the title of All-Star […]