By John Ekdahl But really, when is the internet not upset about something? Team USA stepped into the spotlight during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil Friday …
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Maple Leafs Unveil Centennial-Season Logo
The Maple Leafs announced their centennial-season plans yesterday. Here are the uni-related essentials: • The logo shown at right will be worn as a helmet decal. It will not be worn …
The Leaves of Maple, er… Maple Leafs Unveil New Unis (Penguins too!)
See the reveal of our new sweaters presented by your Toronto Area Ford Dealers. MORE: https://t.co/Rro5TUcj9Ahttps://t.co/WHC8CE9n4Z — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 24, 2016 By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday …
(Re) Meet Anthony Zych, Concepter and Designer
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Uni Watch readers are (hopefully) familiar with the tremendous posters created by Anthony Zych, whose work was featured by Paul both on the Uni …
A Close Look at Hockey Helmet Earpieces
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry by Ben Van Mierlo, who’s going to give us a close look at a very small piece of hockey gear. Enjoy. ”” …
Pens’ Potential Position Poses Possible Problem, Probably
So here’s an odd situation: Back in February the Penguins revealed an anniversary logo that they’ll begin wearing next season (shown at right; click to enlarge). When I wrote about …
A Close Look at the Penguins’ Helmets
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest post from Scott Lederer, who’s taking a deep dive on the Penguins’ helmets. ”” PL] By Scott Lederer I’ve been watching a lot …
Uni-Centric Notes on the Stanley Cup Final(s)
With the Stanley Cup Final(s) match-up now set to go with the Sharks vs. the Penguins, longtime reader Mike Engle sent a list of uni-related things to watch for and …
A Look at NHL Prototypes
There’s this woman on Twitter named Jen. Her handle is @NHLhistorygirl, so her tweets are mostly about NHL history. Lots of “On this date in 1983…” and things of that …
2019 Shaping Up as Potentially Epic Year for Patches
During one of our recent discussions of anniversary patches, ordinals, and the like, reader Kurt Crowley posted a comment that caught my eye: Can’t wait until 2019, which will feature …
World Cup of Hockey Jerseys Released
The jerseys for the World Cup of Hockey were unveiled yesterday, and for the most part they’re not bad. Here are the home designs, except for Russia, for which we …
And You Could Read The TV Numbers From Space
By Phil Hecken Last night the Colorado Avalanche hosted their first outdoor game in history, playing the Detroit Red Wings in Coors Field for another “Stadium Series” game. I actually …
North Stars Go Wild, If Just For One Day
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Yesterday afternoon, as part of the festivities surrounding today’s Stadium Series outdoor game (at TCF Bank Stadium, in Minneapolis) between the Minnesota Wild and …
Panthers Give Jaromir Jagr a Frankenjersey Birthday Cake
For all cake photos, click to enlarge Jaromir Jagr turned 44 (!) yesterday, so the Panthers presented him with a jersey-themed birthday cake — half-Panthers and half-Czech Republic. Pretty cool …
Red Wings Unveil Joe Louis Arena Farewell Patch
This is shaping up as quite a week for NHL patches. First we had the 1967 expansion teams announcing their anniversary patches a few days ago, and now the Red …