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Goalie Issue 2024
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
NAME OF THE GAME
AFTER A DEBUT SEASON without team names or logos, the PWHL unveiled the new looks and monikers of its Original Six clubs. Those names were revealed to be the Boston Fleet, Montreal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge, Toronto Sceptres and the reigning Walter Cup-champion Minnesota Frost. The league sought unique names that had specific ties to each market. As PWHL senior vice-president of business operations Amy Scheer said, the PWHL is “excited for these new identities to deepen the connection between the teams and their local communities.” After fans had a year to build anticipation for names and logos, the new PWHL merchandise is now for sale, and fans can chant nicknames heading into Season 2. Here’s a look at each of the six new team identities. BOSTON FLEET ‘FLEET’ IS…
DOWN GOES BROWN
A SHATTERED DREAM is an awful thing in the moment, but it can also turn out to be a blessing in disguise. That’s how John Brown looks at it. “Honestly, this is what I was meant to do,” said Brown, the namesake of John Brown Custom Sporting Equipment, from an office in his now-silent factory in Collingwood, Ont. Brown has ended his 54-year career in designing and manufacturing top-of-the-line goaltending equipment. “I don’t know how it all happened, but it did,” Brown said. “It was being in the right place at the right time, having the right energy, and being crazy enough to do all the things I did over the years.” But it took being in the wrong place at the wrong time to put him on the right track. It was…
SIRENS VS. PIZZA RATS
NEW HOCKEY TEAMS ARE incredibly exciting. The speculation surrounding who will play for the squad is matched by all the possibilities that come with a new jersey, name and logo. But what goes into a name these days? Back in 1926, the New York Rangers got their moniker because their owner was nicknamed ‘Tex’ – so, Tex’s Rangers. Get it? Creating an identity for a franchise is a little more rigorous these days. As someone fascinated with jerseys and team names, I couldn’t help but go down a rabbit hole when the PWHL announced the new names for its six franchises. What an opportunity. But also, what an interesting case study of how names have evolved over the years. Lions, Tigers and Bears? Not so much anymore. In fact, there were…
BUY NOW, PAY LATER
IF THERE’S ONE WAY to get the attention of the bigwigs in the NHL’s head office, it’s finding ways to get creative with the salary cap. And in the tradition of the since-restricted front-loaded pacts and laughably long long-term deals, it appears there’s a new loophole the league could seek to address: deferred compensation. What has raised alarm bells among the cap-minded crowd is Seth Jarvis’ eight-year, $63.2-million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, which includes $15.67 million that will be paid out at the end of the contract. In essence, Jarvis will be paid – with interest – at a later date for services rendered during the lifetime of his deal with the Hurricanes. At issue, though, is how present-day cap savings will be passed on to Carolina. Effectively, through the…
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