By Phil Hecken, with Lex Levy Follow @PhilHecken As you guys are aware, when Paul takes his annual August sabbatical, I will put out the call for readers to submit …
Category: NHL
Kings Reveal Gretzky-Era Throwback
Click to enlarge Yesterday we had news of two NBA teams with new throwbacks. Now the NHL is getting into the retro act, as the Kings announced (complete with an …
Raising CANE(S): Carolina Gets New Road Sweater
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul may be …
Buffalo Sabres Announce ‘Golden Jersey’
By John Ekdahl The Buffalo Sabres will be wearing their “Golden Jersey” for select home games next season, celebrating 50 years of professional hockey in Buffalo. The jersey will go …
Carolina Panthers Release 2019 Jersey Schedule
By John Ekdahl The Carolina Panthers released their 2019 jersey schedule yesterday. They’ll be wearing white at home in Week 1 against the Rams and will wear their blue alternates …
GOAT Jerseys Takes On Three Classic Looks
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken If you follow me on the Twitter (and I KNOW you do, right?), you see I have been re-tweeting an account named @GoatJerseys for quite …
Canucks Unveil New Merch — er, Jerseys
The 2019-20 NHL campaign will be the Canucks’ 50th season. They unveiled a commemorative logo (shown at right) earlier this year, and yesterday they unveiled their new uniforms. Actually, check …
Cup Finale Leads to Bonanza of Cross-Sport Gestures
For all photos, click to enlarge With the deciding game of the Stanley Cup Final(s) taking place in Boston last night, it turned out to be a very good day …
Idiocracy Beckons: Blues Put Corporate Ad in Anthem Color Guard
Click to enlarge We have a lot of content today, kids, beginning with a nauseating spectacle that took place in St. Louis prior to Game Three of the Stanley Cup …
He Shoots, He Scores: The Legend of Taro Tsujimoto
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Peter J. Romano, who has a fun NHL story to share. — PL] By Peter J. Romano When I was growing …
Whalers Make Long-Awaited Return to New England
Click to enlarge Twenty-two years after they left, the Hartford Whalers finally returned to New England last night — sort of. That wasn’t really the Whalers facing off against the …
A Prince Among Devils
For all photos, click to enlarge Some surprising people out there are Uni Watch readers. One of them is New Jersey Devils P.A. announcer Kevin Clark, who’s been emailing me …
UW Contest Winner Shows Off More Hockey Concepts
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Uni Watch readers know that for the past three summers, I’ve hosted the Grand Rapids Griffins uniform design contest, wherein readers submit their designs for …
Good Uni-Watching Opportunities at Pats’ Parade
Screen shot by @TheOldTry; click to enlarge Pretty cool cross-sport moment during the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade yesterday, as backup quarterback Danny Etling wore a Larry Bird throwback jersey …
The Nose Knows: A Look at Smelling Salts in Sports
I watched the Super Bowl at the home of my friend Sujan, who was having a party. So I was eating, drinking, and yakking with various people while trying to …