The jerseys that the Washington Capitals are wearing for their upcoming turn at hosting the Winter Classic have been announced. And they are awesome. Don’t believe it if anyone tells you otherwise. There’s a lot of excellent design decisions happening here – a lot more than you might think. Here’s why they are so damn good: Washington […]
With just about a month to go until opening night and some big moves in free agency this offseason, the internet has been abuzz about the freshly painted buckets lined up for the 2014-2015 season. Whether because a goaltender has moved to a new team or just wanted a fresh look for the new season, […]
Editor note: Hiller’s long-time artist Alec Voggel at Airxess contacted us and let us know we got some of the timelines wrong on Hiller’s masks, so it’s been updated to correctly reflect that. Enjoy the added accurateness! by Allison Koss After spending the past seven seasons with the Ducks, Jonas Hiller gets a fresh start for the 2014-15 […]
With the World Cup finale happening today, and for probably the only time until 2018 that most people in North America will be paying attention to anything soccer*-related, it’s a good time to discuss the world of sports aesthetics and, specifically, how hockey and soccer compare to each other. (Just a note, this post is going to […]
This installment of the Worst to First Jerseys features the Pittsburgh Penguins, and part of this series is hosting posts on a blog of the team that’s being featured. This post was originally featured on the blog Pensburgh, which can be found by clicking here. And much thanks to Pensburgh for letting me guest-post. One of the […]
This installment of the Worst to First Jerseys features the Columbus Blue Jackets, and part of this series is hosting the full posts on a blog of the team that’s being featured. The full version of this post was originally posted on the blog The Cannon, but is now also here below. You can check it out […]
This installment of the Worst to First Jerseys features the St Louis Blue, and part of this series is hosting posts on a blog of the team that’s being featured. This post was originally featured on the blog St Louis Game Time, which can be found by clicking here. And much thanks to St Louis Game Time […]
This morning, both the LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks unveiled the jerseys they’ll be wearing for the upcoming Stadium Series game at Dodger Stadium on January 25, 2014. The nice thing about having these sort of one-off games, and having jerseys for them, is that you know exactly what your opponent will be wearing and can plan […]
Recently, I put out an open call for which logo should be next in the BTLNHL Vintage series. The response was overwhelmingly les Nordiques du Québec. People seem to love this logo and I can see why. Like Lil Bub, it’s extremely loveable. And with all the discussion on a possible relocation or expansion back to Quebec […]
This installment of the Worst to First Jerseys features the Anaheim Ducks, and part of this series is hosting the full posts on a blog of the team that’s being featured. The full version of this post was originally posted on the blog Battle of California, but is now also here below. You can check it out at Battle […]
