Tuesday was Christmas around these parts…all 31 teams in the NHL and got new jerseys. Well, some are more new than others. With the switch from Reebok to Adidas for the 2017-18 season, the new uniform manufacturer unveiled what each team will be wearing next year on their home rinks. There are a tons of […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Coming in at #27 is the Dallas Stars, representing another exercise in generally lazy design. So, let’s pick this one apart, shall we? There’s no denying that they, like the LA Kings, tried to walk the fine line between an homage to the historical and a forging of a new identity. The logo was originally conceived […]
