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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 […]

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, […]