Andy said:

I don’t really hate hockey…I was just kidding around about the lockout thing. It does take a long time to get over the anger towards athletes for thinking they should be paid more though.
And whether or not the teams play in cities within the US, it’s definitely not a “US sport”…just check out some NHL rosters and see where the players are from. 1 or 2 players from each team are from the US. I think this might somehow be related to the fascination of hating hockey, Kevin.
Back to Uni-related things, how long before hockey refs switch change something around with their stripes like the NFL did? Also, who used the black vertical stripes first, hockey or football?

I’m sorry, but I find this argument completely bogus. First, by your logic, the only major sport you would follow is NFL (and possibly Nascar). Take a look at MLB and NBA rosters and I guarantee there are as many or more non-US players showing up there as well. Second, you’re saying a sport has to be completely American for you to follow it? Sounds borderline racist to me, but if not, why wouldn’t you want the best players playing, regardless of nationality?

Back to my original point…I don’t mind that people don’t like hockey. My beef was with the guys that come on here and bash hockey instead of just ignoring the blog for that day and moving on with their lives.

Amen. It’s not a site to bash entire sports. I hope I’m in the majority when I appreciate all 4 major US sports (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) for their nuances and their uni traditions.

Does anyone have a link to the Buffaslug joke with the logo on Barney’s head?

I don’t. It was made by Tim Macallef on The Score. I liked it so I adopted it. I’ll see if I can find anything, though.

I don’t really hate hockey…I was just kidding around about the lockout thing. It does take a long time to get over the anger towards athletes for thinking they should be paid more though.
And whether or not the teams play in cities within the US, it’s definitely not a “US sport”…just check out some NHL rosters and see where the players are from. 1 or 2 players from each team are from the US. I think this might somehow be related to the fascination of hating hockey, Kevin.
Back to Uni-related things, how long before hockey refs switch change something around with their stripes like the NFL did? Also, who used the black vertical stripes first, hockey or football?

I’m sorry, but I find this argument completely bogus. First, by your logic, the only major sport you would follow is NFL (and possibly Nascar). Take a look at MLB and NBA rosters and I guarantee there are as many or more non-US players showing up there as well. Second, you’re saying a sport has to be completely American for you to follow it? Sounds borderline racist to me, but if not, why wouldn’t you want the best players playing, regardless of nationality?

Back to my original point…I don’t mind that people don’t like hockey. My beef was with the guys that come on here and bash hockey instead of just ignoring the blog for that day and moving on with their lives.

By my count of the player list at NHL.com, there’s 177 American born players in the NHL…15 alone on the NJ Devils roster. (”closed circuit” to those not in the great Midwestern “Flyover Zone”–Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota ARE actually part of the U.S….but only because we can’t convince Canada to take the Dakotas.)

US skaters aren’t as prevalent as we’d (speaking as one from the State of Hockey) like, but it’s better than it used to be.

I kind of wish more teams would go back to classic looks. I am not sure why, but I really like the dark Penguins uniforms from 92-97 and the Rangers uniform. I don’t know what it is about the diagonal writing, but I like it So I wish they went with something like the 2004 All Star jerseys but…they didn’t.

Does anyone happen to know of other jerseys with the same diagonal design?

The Rangers road jerseys have always has diagonal lettering. The Penguins road jerseys had it in the 1990s. The Avalanche alternate jerseys have it. The All-Star game jerseys from Minnesota also featured diagonal lettering.

Apparently me and links don’t like each other, but that’s what I get for posting at 2am. Here’s the Fleury pic again where his pads aren’t all-yellow.
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Why doesn’t Marc-Andre Fleury’s goalie pads match his uniform? The pads are yellow, the jersey has gold. Clearly two different colors.

He has worn yellow since his days in Cape Breton, and possibly before. In fact, the only picture I could find of him not wearing his signature pads was from the 2002 Canadian World Junior team.

M.A. Fleury

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Finnish leaguer and Bruins top goalie prospect Tuuka Rask

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That happens all the time in European leagues. The teams are actually sponsored by a company who buys logo space as the team sees fit. The team makes miney, the company gets a logo on the jersey/pads, the team makes a buck.

Billboards on ice. It happens here too. Ask the Milwaukee Admirals.