Category Archives: Sweaters

Vintage Look in D.C. (Don’t Look, Pens’ Fans)

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Andrew Tomlinson

It’s Turn Back the Clock Night for the Habs’ visit to Washington Tuesday night, with the Caps honoring Dino Cicarelli, and the Caps are wearing their Winter Classic-issue throwbacks for the game. According to the team, they won’t be wearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitals' greats of the past, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, Old Time Hockey, Sweaters, Vintage-look Caps, Washington Capitals | 5 Comments

Gone Skating

Posted on January 9, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

Extra strong Maxwell House and an extra helping of blueberries in the hot cakes this morning, for it is the best possible morning on my calendar: the winter weekend affording a Maryland pond hockey skate with my beer league buddies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Outdoor hockey, Shinny, Sweaters, Washington the hockey town | 10 Comments

Meet These Guys Under Mistletoe — If They Change Sweaters

Posted on December 20, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

Back by unpopular demand, another view of the Hershey Bears’ Christmas sweater from Sunday night. As this is a family blog, we’re not depicting any images of the accompanying socks.

Posted in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Hockey Towns, Sweaters | 5 Comments

OFB TV: Ugly Christmas Sweater Night at Giant Center

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Andrew Tomlinson

Our Elisabeth Meinecke made her first-ever visit to Hershey’s Giant Center last night to take in her first-ever Bears’ hockey game, and the two-time reigning Calder Cup champions welcomed her with an adventurous fashion spirit: they wore a Christmas-themed sweater … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Hershey's Giant Center, National Hockey League, OFB TV, Sweaters, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

The Winter Classic Hosts Unveil Their Party Garb

Posted on October 28, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

The Penguins today rolled out their look for the Winter Classic at Heinz Field on New Years Day. Here it is: My take: it’s a huge improvement over what the Pens wore in the very first Winter Classic in 2008 … Continue reading →

Posted in National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sweaters, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic 2011 | 3 Comments

Something Borrowed, Not Something New

Posted on October 5, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

I took no delight in savaging the Capitals’ Winter Classic threads as I did over the weekend, but I endeavor to bring honesty and frankness to my fifth estate efforts. And being old, I do have sympathies for Old School … Continue reading →

Posted in Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sweaters, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic 2011 | 7 Comments

Failing at the Unveiling

Posted on October 3, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

I’d be at pains to identify another NHL club who with respect to reissuing a quality facsimile of the sweater it wore for its first few decades of existence has as grave a difficulty at the endeavor as do the … Continue reading →

Posted in Puck Daddy, Sweaters, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic 2011 | 27 Comments

This Would Be Devotion by a Bears Fan

Posted on May 24, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

When it comes to admiration for former Caps’ mucker-agitator Lou Franceschetti, we’re at the front of the cheering section, and while it’d be super cool to own his Hershey Bears’ sweater from 1980 — a Calder Cup winning season — … Continue reading →

Posted in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Sweaters, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

A Bit of Caps’ History Witnesses the History-Making Present

Posted on March 7, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

A terrific authority on 35 seasons of Capitals hockey — a man who has seen every one of them — is the team’s very first radio broadcaster, Ron Weber. He was in attendance along with some high-profile Capitals’ alumni Saturday … Continue reading →

Posted in Morning cup-a-joe, Ron Weber, Sweaters, Washington Capitals | 4 Comments

MisFashion Statement

Posted on February 20, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

You see some distinctive sweaters modeled on the concourse of an American League rink on a winter Saturday night. Our Mike Rucki has an extensive hockey sweater collection; we didn’t realize it was this extensive. Number 28 is being put … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Sweaters | 1 Comment