Today we’re bringing back the series that takes a look at the top five jerseys worn by a particular player. Up next, it’s a top five for #5 on the all-time list for goalie wins: Curtis Joseph. He has recently been in the news for the release of his book, Cujo, and the subsequent Canadian tour in […]
Just recently, the hockey world lost a legend in the form of Stan Mikita, a Slovak-Canadian who played his entire 20+ year career with the Chicago Blackhawks, and was one of the best players of his era. Before Chicago had today’s duo, it was Mikita-Hull who led the team to a Stanley Cup victory in […]
Ed note: Over the summer, we’ll look at the best players that likely have played their last game in the NHL and ranking the Top 5 jersey they’ve worn in their illustrious careers. Today, we continue with Jarome Iginla. • More: Top 5: Sedin Jerseys There’s little questions that Jarome Iginla is a legendary hockey player and […]
These 2018 PyeongChang Olympics isn’t the first time the NHL didn’t participate in the quadrennial hockey tournament, and it probably won’t be the last either (looking at you, Bettman). But that doesn’t change the fact that a team representing Canada has always been there*, wearing something. *Okay, Canada actually didn’t have a team at the […]
We here at Hockey By Design tend to focus on the NHL as much as possible (although if you love American college hockey, we got you covered there too), and as we all know, there won’t be any current NHLers or AHLers participating in the PyeongChang Olympic Games. But there definitely will be some former […]
Opening Ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics are just around the corner, but for the first time since the late 90’s, NHL players won’t be there. The league announced last spring that it would ban its players from participating in the Olympic games this year, citing a number of reasons including increasing costs and disruption to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
