The NHL (along with every other sports league and person in the world) are currently operating in very uncertain times, to say the least. With the rapid spread of COVID-19 and subsequent cancellation or postponement of every major event or gathering, there’s been a lot of excellent reporting on the downstream impacts to both the […]
Christmas is almost here. 2020 is right around the corner, so it’s that time of the year where everyone and their top-5-favourite-dogs-of-the-year are counting down the best and worst lists for 2018. We’re not immune to such things. In fact, we do it on a semi-regular basis. Last week, we tackled the Top 5 Worst […]
WHA…WTH? Lost in the turbulent history of a year that featured Watergate, the Munich Olympic Tragedy and the end of the Vietnam War, was the birth of a bold but ill-fated professional hockey league. When the World Hockey Association dropped its first puck on October 11, 1972, hopes were high that the new league would […]
As we go through the 2019-20 season, we’ll be updating all of the Worst to First Jersey posts every Monday, as almost all the teams in the league have unveiled new jerseys since their original posts. We’ll start with the ones most needing updating and work our way through the league. Today, it’s time for […]
Are you sensing a trend? Third jerseys of the NHL are quickly becoming throwbacks to days gone by. Granted, in this case the Jets are debuting their new “Heritage Blue” jersey in the Heritage Classic on October 26th so it makes perfect sense, but they’ve already announced they’ll wear the jersey two more times during […]
The Conference Finals gave superior branding a perfect 2-for-2, which brings us to 9-for-14 through three rounds. With only one more match-up to go, branding is guaranteed an above .500 success rate, which is probably more than you can say for your own bracket (myself included). Let’s see who we’ve got in the Finals. • […]
This is it, the definitive (and only) power rankings for NHL team brands. And it’s based on more than just a subjective opinion about each team – there’s actual math/science/statistics behind it. For those interested, I’ll outline how the rankings were calculated. Don’t care? What is a Brand? First, a little bit about branding. There’s a […]
This is it, the definitive (and only) power rankings for NHL team brands. And it’s based on more than just a subjective opinion about each team – there’s actual math/science/statistics behind it. For those interested, I’ll outline how the rankings were calculated. Don’t care? Click here to jump right down to the ranking themselves. What is a […]
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 […]
Over the weekend, the 4th instalment of the Heritage Classic (aka the Winter Classic for Canadians) was played between the Jets and Oilers at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg. With Winnipeg having played, the only Canadian team that has not yet played in a Heritage Classic, somewhat ironically, Toronto – the biggest Canadian city of […]
