JerseyHOUND

That’s right. What you see above is more than 100 years old. A hockey sweater so ancient, it actually is a sweater. This gem comes from the Lelands auction house and recently went for more than $12,600. A fantastic throwback to a bygone era in sports, this Big Green sweater features the Dartmouth ‘D’ logo crossed with two sticks and flanked by an ‘H’ and ‘T’ for “Hockey Team.” The collegians originally took to the ice five years prior to this outfit and though they’ve had a long history in the NCAA, this early sweater still looks very cool.…

TRIBALISM

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”– Tyrion Lannister in George R.R. Martin’s Song of Fire And Ice series“Loyalty to any one sports team is pretty hard to justify, because the players are always changing, the team could move to another city. You’re actually rooting for the clothes, when you get right down to it.”– Jerry Seinfeld NO FRAGRANCE, OPIATE OR TROPHY HAS THE ALLURE AND POWER THAT identity does. We define ourselves through any number of things – status, age, gender, nationality, taste in art – and we usually associate with people of similar backgrounds and/or interests because of the sameness that’s…

WHEELING AND DEALING

NEW FATHER. NEW CONTRACT. NEW goals. It’s been a new off-season for Winnipeg Jets right winger Blake Wheeler. “Typically I play quite a bit of golf, do a little travelling with my wife,” said Wheeler, whose wife, Sam, gave birth to son Louie last October. “We’ve had fun in a different way this summer.” The fun included signing a six-year, $33.6-million deal in late July, a solid endorsement from the Jets after Wheeler, 26, led the team in goals (19) and was second in points (41) in 2012-13. “It’s been pretty much year-to-year for me to start my career,” Wheeler said. “So to know where you’re going to be for the next few years is definitely a great feeling. It eliminates one more distraction and helps me focus on the ultimate…

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