Icethetics reader Steven wrote in tonight about a cool new video posted on the Buffalo Sabres' official web site. It's time lapse of the new ice being laid at the HSBC Arena.
Notice the slug is nowhere to be found at center ice. Instead, the classic (third sweater) logo now appears in the middle of the rink. A sign of pleasant things to come? Also, Steven points out the new dasher boards are now capped in blue rather than red.
Enjoy the clip!
Good morning everyone! It's 09-09-09 at 9:09 AM. Won't happen again for another 100 years.
It's going to be an incredibly busy day here at Icethetics today. As you may have read, all 60 CHL teams will be officially launching their new Reebok Edge jerseys. Yes, it's incredibly annoying to have them all coming out on the same day but we'll manage.
Here's how it's going to work. I will be monitoring league and team web sites and as I find pictures, they will be posted on Twitter only! As the day goes on I plan to assemble all of the image links in this post for quick and easy access.
If you run across any good pictures throughout the day that you'd like to share, check that they haven't already been posted before you email them to me. It'll make things go a lot smoother on my end as I try and gather information from five dozen teams.
I appreciate your help on what is sure to be a ridiculous day.
The Boston Bruins will unveil their 2010 Winter Classic jersey next Thursday at the State of the Bruins event. The B's unveiled their new third jersey at last year's event.
The announcement was made in an email sent only to season ticket holders just this afternoon. According to the message, those in attendance "will get an exclusive first look at the 2009-2010 Winter Classic jersey."
Here's a screenshot from the email.
The event will take place September 17 at 6:30 PM.
This news comes just a day after the Philadelphia Flyers announced their own plans to give fans a preview of their special outdoor jerseys this Friday. Check back here at Icethetics both nights for pictures of the new sweaters.
The Ottawa Senators have scheduled 10 home games in which they will wear their black third jerseys for the 2009-10 season. The new alternates were introduced last season.
The information comes from the Sens' official web site. Thanks to Dante_X for the tip! Mark your calendars:
The Canucks and Thrashers have also released third jersey schedules for this season.
The Philadelphia Flyers will unveil their 2010 Winter Classic jersey this Friday at 2 PM in a rather unusual way. Three players will shoot pucks at a block of ice concealing the new sweater. I'm looking forward to seeing that.
The information comes from this article on Philly.com. The Flyers are also confirming the unveiling date and time via their official web site. As always, count on Icethetics for pictures as soon as I can get them posted. (I'm starting a new job on Thursday so it may be a little tricky getting this stuff posted immediately on Friday.)
Thanks to Andrew for the tip. No word yet on when to expect an unveiling in Boston.
