The latest instalment of the NHL’s Heritage Classic (read: Winter Classic for Canadian teams because Chicago isn’t in Canada) will be taking place on October 23rd at Winnipeg’s unsexily-named Investors Group Field between the Jets and the Oilers. And just last week, the official uniforms for said game were unveiled, closely resembling what the teams […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The beauty of the All-Star Game jerseys is that they’re temporary, worn for only one game and then can either be recycled the following year or just forgotten completely. It’s only in the last couple decades that there’s been new designs being pumped out almost with every new ASG. Why? Because the NHL is a business […]
The beauty of the All-Star Game jerseys is that they’re temporary, worn for only one game and then can either be recycled the following year or just forgotten completely. It’s only in the last couple decades that there’s been new designs being pumped out almost with every new ASG. Why? Because the NHL is a business […]
