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Greatest Jerseys of All-Time
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New York ISLANDERS
IN THE BEGINNING As a link to their storied past, an ‘NY’ (with the ‘Y’ shaped like a hockey stick) over a map of Long Island has served as a source of pride for a tortured fan base that hasn’t had much to cheer about since the dynasty ended in 1984. Created on three days notice by a local advertising executive, the logo became synonymous with Long Island’s lone pro franchise in its rise from expansion team to model NHL organization. When misguided intermediary owners attempted to change the logo to a seafaring fisherman in 1995 amid a decade-long spiral – forever known as the ill-fated “Fish Sticks” fiasco – activist fans lobbied for a return to the original crest, which was restored with updated color schemes by 1997. WORE IT…
Chicago BLACKHAWKS
WORE IT WITH CHARM Bobby Hull was larger than life when he played for the Blackhawks. The most popular Hawk in franchise history was a one-of-a-kind hockey player. Big, strong and powerful, Hull had movie star looks and owned the game to match. He revolutionized hockey with his blistering slapshot that often was the culmination of an end-to-end rush. Hull put people in the seats then would lift them out of them. Chicago adored Hull, who gave back to the fans by never turning down an autograph request, even signing them during pre-game warm-ups. PUTTING THE SWEAT IN SWEATER It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Chris Chelios that he has lasted this long, still playing in the NHL at 47. His off-season workout program is legendary among…
New York RANGERS
IN THE BEGINNING The Rangers jersey has taken on transformations over the years, but it always returns to the classic style – ‘Rangers’ lettered diagonally. The shield logo has been with the team since day one when promoter Tex Rickard’s New York entry into the NHL in 1926 was nicknamed, ‘Tex’s Rangers.’ But for the first half of the franchise’s existence, the diagonal lettering was the look. The jersey changed in the 1970s when the team donned the shield logo with blue sleeves and red striping that, to some, resembled pajamas. The classic style returned with ‘New York’ replacing ‘Rangers’ on the road jerseys. A third jersey was designed in 1996 with the Liberty logo, but that has been shelved in recent seasons. PUTTING THE SWEAT IN SWEATER Eddie Giacomin was…
THE SCIENCE OF TIE DOWNS
A little trick ‘Bearcat’ Murray learned as an outdoorsman saved some of his players from taking it on the chin. Before he began working as the Calgary Flames’ trainer in 1980, Murray was plying his trade for the Calgary Centennials of the old WCHL, which predated the WHL. A gimmick he used in the woods helped protect his young punchers from the oldest hockey fighting trick in the book. “We tied them down because the guys’ sweaters were getting pulled over their heads,” said Murray, who has worked as a community ambassador for the Flames since hanging up his trainer’s towel in 1996. “I’d use a shoelace or a skate lace and a quarter and I tied it around the quarter and the pants. It came as an idea to me because…
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