Last week, the San Jose Sharks announced what they’ll be wearing at the Stadium Series game in February. Today, we got the officially official announcement from the LA Kings. Everything seems to be have confirmed the various leaks that came out for both teams’ uniforms over the last week or so, so we’ve had some time to […]
Do you hear those sleigh bells ring-a-ling, jing-jing-jing-a-ling too? No? Maybe it’s because bells don’t actually sound like that, or maybe it’s because you’re too busy watching the hockey game instead. Fantastic! But you still probably have to go out and buy some presents, or at least figure out the list you’re going to give […]
Seeing as how the shins are about 10% up the human body, it’s accurate to say that we’re now shins-deep into the new 2014-15 NHL season. Sure, “shins-deep” is a little (if ever) used expression but it’s definitely more accurate. Knees-deep is too deep. Balls-deep is just uncouth for this site. We’re not in over our heads either. Not even close. […]
Happy 2014-15 hockey season everyone! To celebrate the opening of the new season, we’re releasing to the public something we’re extremely excited about and have worked hard to produce. Introducing…The History of Professional Hockey in North America (1901–2014). It’s a giant infographic that chronicles the origin and evolution of every major professional hockey team to play in […]
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 […]
