By Phil Hecken A couple weeks ago, Paul ranked the best dressed cities in American sports for ESPN. In the Uni Watch comments that day, it was suggested that a …
Category: Minor League Hockey
Knoxville Ice Bears Totally Screw the Pooch
Paul here, pinch-hitting for Phil, who’s working on other projects this weekend. Our topic today is the SPHL’s Knoxville Ice Bears, who’ve been staging their popular Wiener Dog Races for …
This is Not the Hockey Jersey Advertising You Are Looking For
By Morris Levin Corporate advertising on game jerseys is an active discussion on this site. Paul and others explored rationales against advertising in April 2012. Paul covered the July 2012 …
Tricks and Treats: A Uni Watch Compendium for All Hallows’ Eve
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Gregory Koch, who’s compiled a bunch of uni-related tidbits relating to today’s date on the calendar. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Gregory …
Uni Watch Book Club: The Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys
I recently got my hands on a review copy of The Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys, and I don’t mind saying it’s one of the best, most wonderfully …
Uni Watch DIY Projects: From Head to Toe
Two good DIY projects today, beginning with one from reader Kyle Beaudoin. I’ll let him explain it: I recently created a logo and subsequently a jersey as a gift for …
Drop the Puck, Lord Stanley
Click to enlarge The NHL playoffs start tonight, and reader Ben Traxel has marked the occasion by finding the perfect use for one of those Uni Watch logo stickers I …
Would You Wear It on Your Hat? Would You Wear It While Up at Bat?
Saturday was St. Patrick’s Day, otherwise known as the one uni-notable day of spring training. Here’s what MLB teams wore, in roughly descending order of how much effort they expended …
And There Isn’t Even Any Blood on It
Click photos to enlarge Over the past few days I’ve made repeated mention of the three-part New York Times series on the life and death of NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard. …
Meet Mr. Hockey (Jersey)
By Phil Hecken He’s been a member of Uni Watch for a long time. You have undoubtedly heard of his wonderful blog (if you don’t already have that bookmarked, you …
Auction Action, Eh?
Classic Auctions is different than the other auction houses whose wares I’ve recently covered. They’re based in Delson, Quebec, so most of what they offer is either hockey- or Canada-related. …
Boxing Day Uni Watch
By Phil Hecken The NBA took centerstage on Christmas Day, in what is becoming an annual holiday tradition. Like the previous year, teams were sporting a Star of David snowflake …
Uni Watch Newsstand Pick: The Greatest Jerseys of All Time
Okay, so I’m way late on this, but better late than never: As most of you know by now, The Hockey News has published a special issue devoted to jerseys, …
Seeing Red, in All Its Wide Variety
As most of you know, I’ve been trying to compile a visual catalog of hockey red line designs. It’s an interesting project, because the blue lines are always solid blue, …
Can You Bring a Guillotine onto the Ice?
I believe this is the first time I’ve seen an NOB with a hyphen and roman numerals. What’s it all about? Reader Jeff Nephew explains: “That’s Eric Louis-Seize, a forward …