Paul Lukas of Uni Watch fame has published his NHL preview, chock full of hockey uniform photos from new sweaters, to memorial patches, to the sneaky "C" that Roberto Luongo added to his mask since by NHL rules no goaltender may wear the captaincy "C" on his jersey. So if you're into the details of hockey uniforms, check out his article here and geek out to the hockey-gear minutia.
4 Comments on "Hockey Sweater Obsessives, Your Ship Has Arrived"
#1
Posted by Jay Kim, October 10, 2008 6:27 AM
Great stuff guys! Thanks for the Uni Watch link, it's a golden nugget! I am totally into the aesthetics of sports, especially hockey.
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Posted by Jay K, October 10, 2008 8:12 AM
Great stuff! The Uni Watch page was truly a golden nugget! Totally dig the aesthetics of all sports, especially hockey.
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Posted by joyfulleigh18, October 19, 2008 12:55 AM
Why can't a goaltender wear the Captain's "C"?
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Posted by OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki), October 19, 2008 6:47 AM
@ Joy: It's an old-time hockey rule, actually in the rule book. I believe its origins are since the "C" means that player is designated as the team's representative — i.e. he can talk to the refs to demand explanation of a call or to argue — the NHL decided that goalies shouldn't be the ones to do that since nobody wants the goalie skating to center ice each time there's a questionable call. But that's just my $0.02.
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