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AHL and CHL Maps
I have been spending a little bit of today creating some maps of the minor league hockey teams throughout the United States. I did something similar on my old Windows laptop, but I have since switched to a Mac, and no longer have that map, nor local mapping software. I figure the best place to…
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Lake Erie Inaugural Game: Bets on Losing Goalie?
No, really, guess who? Yeah. Lake Erie dropped their inaugural game tonight against the Grand Rapids Griffins, with Jose Theodore in goal (on a rehab start). And from the background, in front of a crowd of about 150. You know this is just going to end in tears. “No, really, happy to be here, Bob.”…
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Hockey Coach Stops Horse in a Unique Way
This is ridiculous, but the AP says it’s true: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The coach of Oklahoma City’s minor-league hockey team helped prevent a possible stampede of Belgian horses at the Oklahoma State Fair by biting one of the animals on its ear. Do what now? Doug Sauter, who coaches the Oklahoma City Blazers of…
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AHL Jersey Update: Portland, Manitoba, and Rockford
Three new jerseys to show you from the AHL. First up, the Portland Pirates: I still don’t understand the amount of teams to put those white lines on the upper chest by the armpits. It must be some sort of seam, or was gently suggested by RBK or something. I think they look like a$$.…
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AHL Keeps Rolling, Gets Scooped
The AHL continues to roll out the new jerseys at an alarmingly slow pace. Here are the Quad City Mallards Flames: Wow. I mean, whoopee. That should take the sting of losing the Mallards, a team the Quad City area loved (Of course, the UHL has tanked faster than my career lately. Zing!). Here are…