The Blackhawks have two different tomahawk shoulder patches — green-topped for the white jerseys and white-topped for the red jerseys. That leads us to a communiqué from reader Charles Noerenberg, …
Category: NHL
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge It was neon/higlighter kind of day yesterday, as the NFL and NHL both dressed their best players in garishly bold colors for their respective all-star games. Here’s …
Lucky Seven!
Cover Art by Rob Ullman – click to enlarge By Phil Hecken If the artwork on the cover of the January 15, 2015, edition of Las Vegas Seven, pictured above, …
Neon Circus
What you see above is the attire that most Nike-outfitted men’s tennis players will be wearing at the Australian Open, which kicks off next week. The interesting thing about it …
If You Can’t Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve, Wear It on Your Pad
[Editor’s Note: Charles Noerenberg recently submitted a Ticker entry that was so interesting and so well-developed that I’ve decided to turn it into a guest entry. Enjoy. ”” PL] By …
The NHL’s All Star Game Uniforms are Less Than Good
By Phil Hecken It’s not often I’m so underwhelmed by the introduction of a new uniform, and an All Star Game uniform at that, that words fail me. This won’t …
Well We’re Comin’ … To Your City
By Phil Hecken We all know that sports, moreso now than ever, is a business. And an unfortunate part of that business, at least for the fans of the city …
Getting the Year Off to a Uni-Centric Start
Yesterday I showed a photo of Caps defenseman Karl Alzner practicing in sunglasses. He followed up on that in yesterday’s Winter Classic by becoming the first NHL player in memory …
Buckeye Babies
With Ohio State set to face off against Alabama today in one of the college football playoff games, Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center is using OSU-branded “Beat Alabama” blankets for …
Reality Bites (Or: “Gudbranson, you taste so goodâ€)
It is a strange and wondrous world we live in, my friends. A world where you can think to yourself, “You know what I’d really like to see right now? …
In the Clover: The Mighty Quinn
Click to enlarge Pat Quinn, who passed away on Sunday, had the distinction of being a coach/GM for two different teams, both of which announced yesterday that they’ll be memorializing …
A Close Look at Hockey Goalie Facemask Cages
[Today we have a sensational guest entry from Sean Egelhardt, who’s written a superb analysis of a little-noted uniform element. You’re gonna like this one. ”” PL] By Sean Engelhardt …
How Long Was That Jersey Sitting in a Storage Closet?
Screen shot by John M. Reebok’s vector logo on NHL jerseys was replaced with the company wordmark at the start of the 2011-12 season — a full three years ago …
Recapping a Busy Day for the Uni-Verse
Phew — that was one busy day for the uni-verse! Let’s go over what happened, in the order that it took place: 1. Okay, so this first item was actually …