By John Ekdahl The Nashville Predators unveiled their new road jerseys with a little help from two country music stars last night. Both new jerseys can be seen in person …
Category: NHL
When the Penguins Wore Earmuffs
There are certain uni-related storylines that have sort of become Uni Watch 101 — stories that have become famous enough, at least for Uni Watch readers, that we’re all familiar …
NHL/Adidas Unveiling Recap
Photo by Chris Creamer Good morning! I’ll still be asleep when some of you see this entry, and then I’ll be on an airplane for a big chunk of the …
Reading the NHL Tea Leaves
The NHL and Adidas continue to release teasers in advance of next Tuesday night’s uniform unveiling. Lots of rear-view photos were released yesterday, and they appear to show lots of …
Digitally Printed Graphics Are the Future of Goalie Gear
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a fascinating guest entry from Jon from TheGoalNet.com, who’s going to tell us how high-res digital printing is transforming goalie pad design. ”” PL] By …
A Look Back at Stanley Cup Goalie Equipment
[Editor’s Note: With the Penguins and Predators facing off for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final(s) this evening, today we have a guest entry from Noah Sidel, who’s done …
Leak of New Blazers Logo Leads to Official Unveiling
As you all know, the NBA and NHL will both be getting new uniform outfitters once their current seasons are over, and news about the new designs is starting to …
Dallas Stars Unveil Commemorative Patch
Back in February of 2016, four of the NHL’s six 1967 expansion teams unveiled anniversary logos, which have been worn as patches during the 2016-17 season. The two teams not …
Uni Watch Bookshelf: ‘Architecture on Ice’ Looks at Hockey Arena History
Serious discussions of architecture don’t usually involve sporting venues. And when they do, the venues are usually baseball or football stadiums. So I was intrigued when I recently learned about …
Uni Watch Movie Review: ‘The California Golden Seals Story’
I recently had an ESPN piece about how Alex Ovechkin was about to become the first NHL player to wear custom-painted skates. A few hours after that story was posted, …
To Tuck or Not to Tuck?
Reader Charles Noerenberg got in touch with me yesterday to point out a very small uni-related detail regarding an NHL player — a detail I had never noticed or even …
Green Day (not the band)
Embed from Getty Images St. Paddy’s Day came a bit early last night in New Jersey, as the Devils held to their annual tradition of wearing their green-trimmed throwbacks for …
Can This Fisherman Be Saved?
By Phil Hecken with Shannon Shark A couple weeks ago, news began spreading that the New York Islanders, whose lease with Barclays may terminate (either by the Islanders or by …
Red Wings Add Mike Ilitch Memorial Patch
Click to enlarge The Red Wings added a “Mr.I” memorial patch yesterday for former owner Mike Ilitch, who passed away last Friday. There’s a white version of the patch for …
Notes from All-Star Sunday
Embed from Getty Images Rare sight in yesterday’s NHL All-Star tourney, as Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, playing for the Atlantic Division, wore the captain’s “C” — something that’s normally not …