By Phil Hecken “Not seeing the forest for the trees?” “Oregon Being Oregon?” “What the Duck?” So many headlines went through my head when I first saw today’s splash photo. …
Category: NHL
Because Draft Parties Aren’t Limited to the NFL, NBA, and NHL
Bill Henderson recently sold a copy of his excellent jersey guide to a woman named Patsy Elmer (that’s her at right), who runs an Arizona operation called BigTime Jerseys She’s …
Uni Watch Profiles: Scott Sillcox
As most of you know, I recently raffled off an original illustration from Maple Leaf Productions, the company that has been selling uni-historical posters, clocks, fridge magnets, and other products …
The Perfect 10…10…10
By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk I don’t place much *importance* in the symmetry of dates, but today is one that kind of sticks out: October 10, 2010. 10/10/10. So, …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Summer Edition
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were an unusually busy time in the uni-verse. Here’s a rundown: ITEM! More Warriors-osity: We had previously seen a mock-up of what the new jersey would …
And The Worst Uni Combo Ever Is…
By Phil Hecken with James Huening Just two short weeks ago, I and UW Pollster James Huening presented our latest poll: Worst Uniform Combination Ever. The results are in. You …
Worst Uni Combo…Time To Vote
By Phil Hecken, with UW Pollster, James Huening A couple weekends ago, James T. Huening and I suggested a number of worst uniform combinations in the history of sport, and …
Wearing It Well
By Phil Hecken with Rick Pearson For the past couple of weeks, Ricko and I have been trading E-mails with regard to a topic which we rarely broach on Uni …
Worst Uniform Combo Ever?
By Phil Hecken, with James Huening Worst Uni Ever? Been there done that. But, recently Jimbo and I were trading E-mails and we came upon one of those “worst uni” …
Wheat Kings and Pretty Things
By Phil Hecken, with Mike Styczen Back today with one of our friends from north of the border, Mike Styczen, who, amongst many other talents, serves at the de facto …
Getting It Right The First Time
By Phil Hecken, with Giancarlo A couple weeks ago, in the comments section, reader Giancarlo raised an extremely germane comment/suggestion/question; to wit: What teams got their uniform exactly right from …
Did The Uni Make Them Better?
By Phil Hecken Some interesting thoughts popped up in the comments section this week, specifically regarding how we remember our favorite team’s uniforms. Even more specifically, several questions were raised …
Uni Watch Book Club: St. Louis Blues, Note by Note
Most of you reading this have seen this image at some point over the past few years. It’s the definitive view of the Blues’ infamous 1996 prototype jersey. That image …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Jasmine or Earl Gray?
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Joe DeAngelis, who did a DIY project nearly 20 years ago — and who, I’m fairly certain, is the only DIYer …
We Really Need to Find Out Who the Cartoonist Was
Last Friday I linked to this super-groovy Penguins patch. A few readers sent me links to a few other teams’ patches from the same series, but reader Gordon Fall went …