Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another edition of TXHT Jersey Share where today we take a look at the View Askew Girls of the VASHL jersey.
The View Askew Girls (or VAG as they are also known as), is a currently defunct team in the VASHL. The team was created in 2010 with both the endorsement and sponsorship of Kevin Smith’s wife Jennifer Schwalbach.
The teams colors are pink and black, and the logo features four women as a homage to the international jewel thieves Sissy, Missy (played by Schwalbach), Chrissy, and Justice from the Smith film “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”.
The jersey has a nice retro feel to the former International Hockey League (IHL) team Las Vegas Thunder in regard to the design of the jersey, and the way the colors are setup for the jersey. For the shirsey, it is just a pink shirt with the logo.
I really like the font used for the names and numbers. They give a very relaxed vibe to them.
Overall, these are nice jerseys. Hopefully I’ll get to wear them in a game in the future as we know the pandemic really screwed up a lot of things for us, and as we continue to get back to normalcy at our on speeds, one day that’ll hopefully happen.
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Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another edition of TXHT Jersey Share where today we take a look at the Minnesota Wild’s “The 78’s” alternate jersey.
The Jersey
After two successful runs with the Reverse Retro program that saw the Minnesota Wild utilize the old Minnesota North Stars jersey style and colors, but with their logo. The Wild would revive their their second version of the Reverse Retro and nickname it “The 78’s”.
Called “The 78’s” in honor of 1978 Minnesota North Stars who wore this jersey design and colors. The Wild would make some additions to the jersey. For one, they would incorporate a “State of Hockey” patch that would go onto the right shoulder, and then for the C and A’s for the leadership group, the letter would be in a patch in the shape of the state of Minnesota.
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I picked up my Wild “The 78’s” jersey on Nov. 2nd when the Wild hosted the New Jersey Devils for the second game of their home and home series, which I was also in New Jersey for the first game between these two teams a few days earlier, from their team store The Hockey Lodge, and the staff was super nice there.
Fun Little Story
Unfortunately, the Wild did not wear the 78’s against the Devils that night, but they did two nights later against the New York Rangers, and well, let’s just say there was a fun little bet at Twin Cities Con with “Clerks” franchise actor Brian O’Halloran.
At the “Clerks” panel Brian noted that he was leaving early to go to the Wild game against his favorite team the New York Rangers, and then one of the attendees bet that if the Wild beat the Rangers then Brian would need to wear a Wild jersey. Brian agreed and said that he was a size 52, which is what I wear for my jerseys.
Well, low and behold, the Wild defeated the Rangers in the shootout and I made sure to beeline right to Brian’s table first thing when the con opened up for it’s final day, and I gave the jersey to his handler, for which she wrote on a post-it note “Ha Ha!” and put it with the jersey. A little later I came back and there was Brian, wearing the jersey. I took a few pictures of him with the jersey on, and of course, we got a picture of us together too. Brian is a great guy, and you can see him at a convention near you.
Overall Thoughts
Overall, I like the jersey. The colors are amazing, and it really does work with the Wild’s logo. The jersey give a fresh look that is also vibrant, and that is really cool. Also, Brian O’Halloran wore my freaking jersey. Like how cool is that!
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Happy July 1st and the opening of NHL Free Agency! It didn’t take long for the New Jersey Devils to pounce as they brought in three new key pieces to the lineup. First, it started with the signing of former Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce to a six year thirty-three million dollar deal with an annual average value of 5.5 million. Then, New Jersey signed big bodied and physical defenseman Brenden Dillon formerly of the Winnipeg Jets to a three year twelve million dollar deal with an annual average value of four million. Finally, the Devils reunited with a familiar face in Stefan Noesen (once a Devil and now former Carolina Hurricane) to a three year deal worth $8,250,000 and with an annual average value of $2,750,000 per season. Below are the announcements of the deals from the New Jersey Devils and my reaction to them:
I’m loving the moves GM Tom Fitzgerald is making so far this offseason. He’s actually taking steps to correct areas the Devils were having issues with last year which were goaltending and on defense. Obviously I loved getting Jacob Markstrom in net but, Pesce & Dillon will definitely make his job much much easier. Brett Pesce is a defensively and positional sound defenseman who is an upgrade over John Marino who was dealt away to the Utah hockey club at the draft. Braden Dillon is a tough, rugged, & physical defender that the Devils have been lacking since former Devil Ryan Graves left for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Getting Stefan Noesen back is the cherry on top of an already delicious sundae today. He will provide depth and can chip in here and there on the goal scoring sheet with a timely goal. I do think GM Fitzgerald has one more card left up his sleeve to play as he looks to add another forward to the top six group. Does that mean recent Stanley Cup champion and free agent Vladimir Tarasenko could be an option? He certainly could be. We’ll have to wait and see what’s next. For now, the New Jersey Devils are an already well improved squad that should get back to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Till the next cards get played, we’ll have to wait and see what happens.
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As we prepare for the 2024 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals would acquire forward Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames.
NEWS | The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft (originally from Colorado).
A week after the Caps made their first big move of the offseason when they traded goaltender Darcy Kuemper for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois, General Manager Brian MacLellan would continue to make moves as he would trade Colorado’s 2025 second round pick (from the Lars Eller trade) to the Flames for forward Andrew Mangiapane.
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The Player
Mangiapane made his debut with Calgary during the 2017-18 season where he would play ten games, but would not record any points. Then during the 2018-19 season Mangiapane would play in 44 games for his rookie season and record eight goals and five assists for 13 points. He would then record 32 points in both the shortened 2019-20 (17g, 15a) and 2020-21 (18g, 14a) seasons. In what would be his first full NHL season, Mangiapane would play in all 82 games and record a career high 35 goals and 20 assists for also a career high 55 points.
Then in the past two seasons, Mangiapane would crack 40 points as he would record 17 goals and 26 assists in 2022-23, and 14 goals and 26 assists in 2023-24. Mangiapane would also be a combined +39 his past three seasons. Overall in 417 games played, Mangiapane has 109 goals and 106 assists for 215 points.
In the playoffs, Mangiapane has appeared in the playoffs three times with the Flames where he has played in a combined 27 games, and has recorded six goals and six assists for 12 points.
The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft (originally from Colorado), president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. pic.twitter.com/d3wrqYZyIC
Mangiapane will be entering the final year of a three year contract that he signed in the summer of 2022. His salary cap hit will be $5.8 million, and as part of the trade, the Flames did not retain any salary, so the Caps will be on the hook for the full amount during the 2024-25 season. Mangiapane’s deal also carries a Modified No Trade Clause where he needs to submit an 8 team no trade list. Mangiapane will be an unrestricted free agent when the 2024-25 season has concluded.
Washington has 18 players under contract for next year totaling $90.065 per @CapFriendly. Presumably one of those spots is filled by Shepard at $775K, so $90.84M for 19, or $6.36M in space with Backstrom LTIRed. Would be $11.61M with Oshie joining him.
Overall, I love this trade. Mangiapane is someone I’ve always liked on the Flames, and is someone who has also brought good fantasy value for those that do Fantasy Hockey. I can see that the change of scenery will be good for Mangiapane, and he is someone that you can plug in the middle six part of the lineup. I also wouldn’t be surprised if he gets some looks on the powerplay and penalty kill as well. I’m very interested to see how Spencer Carbery will utilize him this upcoming season.
Also, this goes without saying, but I’d probably expect Mangiapane to wear 88 this season, but we’ll see.
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It has finally come! The Washington Capitals unveiled their 50th Anniversary branding on Monday morning, and there is so much to take in and breakdown in regard to what we’ll be seeing for the next year.
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The 50th Anniversary Logo
Taking a look at the Primary Logo first, we have a sleek, retro look that features the original lowercase Capitals font in it’s reverse-italic design that debuted back in 1974. The logo features the original Capitals wordmark up above the number 50 with the iconic Stick and Puck that has always been associated with the Capitals logos throughout their history. Underneath the “5” you see it say “Est. 1974” to recognize the year the team was established, and at the very bottom we see five stars alternating between red and blue. The stars represent how many decades the Capitals have been in the DMV. The colors for the primary logo use the original red and blue that were used back in 1974 to give it that true retro feel.
Overall, I like it. It’s a simple logo that does what it’s supposed to do and pay tribute to the past, and that’s all that really needed to be accomplished.
The Capitals announced special initiatives to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary, featuring a range of programming that will deeply engage with the fanbase to commemorate the rich history of the team and celebrate its present and future. #ALLCAPShttps://t.co/fEWjh9zMc7
Moving onto the jersey patch, the Capitals are utilizing what they are calling the secondary logo for the 50th Anniversary. Same style font and look with the 50 and stick and puck, but this time it has a more 3D feel to it which allows for it to pop more when it’s on the jersey. Gone are the stars and the “Capitals”, but the “Est 1974” remains but in a cut ribbon fashion. Again, an overall solid look.
One other thing that I like about this is that the patch’s colors match that of the jersey it is on. So for the home and road jerseys, the patches will be in the current red and navy blue, so it blends really nicely with the jersey.
However, with that said, where it’s going to be placed on the home jersey is very disappointing. Due to the ill-advised ad patch for that sportsbook, the 50th Anniversary patch will not sit on the right breast like tradition usually has it at, but instead it will be placed on the left breast of the jersey where the C and A’s go for Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the leadership group. This will lead to clunkiness, and will not look appealing at all. I dread media day and seeing those player head shots with the patch on it with a C or A next to it.
I would expect that on the road white jerseys the 50th Anniversary patch would be on the right breast like normal.
A modern spin on a historic marker in our franchise's history.
Next up we have the alternate logos, and we’re also going to include the wordmarks here too. For the alternative logo the Capitals placed their primary 50th Anniversary logo in a circle border that is blue but with a white filling for the background. Now I know what you’re thinking, that’s not much of an alternate, and you’re right, but it’s what they are doing with the alternate that makes me excited.
So we know the primary logo is in the 1974 red, white, and blue, but as we have learned through both the info graphics, and in the promotional video introducing the 50th Anniversary logo, but there will be a “90’s Era” version and a “Modern Era” version. The primary is in what the Capitals are calling “Caps Classic”. The “90’s Era” is the one I’m personally more excited for as it features the Blue, Black, and Bronze colors. As of now we don’t know how often we’re going to get to see these colors, but I’m hoping that it’ll be just as frequent as the other versions. The third version is obviously the “Modern Era” with the current colors, and it looks fine.
Wordmarks
Looking at the wordmarks for the Capitals, they took a page from the secondary logo, and gave it a more 3D look to it which makes it standout really nicely. The three versions they have say “Capitals 50th”, “Capitals 50th Anniversary” with anniversary underneath Capitals 50th, and “Capitals 50th Anniversary” with all three in a straight line. For all three they utilize the secondary logo for the “50”. As of now we have only seen the wordmarks int eh 1974 colors, and will be interesting to see if they release them in the 90’s and Modern era versions.
The Capitals announced special initiatives to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary, featuring a range of programming that will deeply engage with the fanbase to commemorate the rich history of the team and celebrate its present and future. #ALLCAPShttps://t.co/fEWjh9zMc7
The Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins would make a trade.
The Senators acquired goaltender Linus Ullmark.
The Bruins acquired goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, forward Mark Kastelic, and a 2024 1st Rd Pick (BOS).
Ottawa retains 25% of Korpisalo’s salary.
TRADE ALERT: The #Sens have acquired G Linus Ullmark from @NHLBruins in exchange for (Boston’s original) ’24 first-round draft pick (no. 25 overall), C Mark Kastelic and G Joonas Korpisalo. As part of the transaction, the #Sens will retain 25% of Korpisalo’s remaining salary.… pic.twitter.com/0xRMxi8wZS
Despite being on the losing end, Edmonton Oilers forward and captain Connor McDavid was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy.
Connor McDavid was named the 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy winner after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record for assists in a playoff year and becoming the third player in NHL history with 40+ points in a postseason.#NHLStats: https://t.co/ZXfBjt4xnx#StanleyCuppic.twitter.com/7JbR2Xptpu
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Game Recaps
Edmonton Oilers v. Florida Panthers – Game 7 – 8p ET
In the final game of the 2023-24 NHL season, the Florida Panthers would play host to the Edmonton Oilers for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, and one way or another, history will be made. In the first period Carter Verhaeghe would open the scoring for the Panthers to take the 1-0 lead, but Mattias Janmark would score a little over two minutes later to tie the game at one for the Oilers. Then in the second period, both teams would generate some great chances, but after a missed opportunity for the Oilers, it would be Sam Reinhart with the tally to retake the lead for the Panthers. Going into the third period all of the pressure would fall on the Oilers as they would like to tie the game at two, and the Panthers defense and Sergei Bobrovsky would stand up to the task to keep the Oilers off the board and win Game 7 2-1 to become the 2024 Stanley Cup Champions.
It is the final sleep before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final takes place in Florida. Will Edmonton complete the reverse sweep? Plus PWHL News from the weekend.
NHL News and Notes from Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
PWHL News
In the PWHL, Toronto would make some under the radar (or at least TXHT’s radar) signings.
On Thursday Toronto would sign forward Emma Woods to a two year deal.
A signing that'll leave you in-tree-gued! 🤩
We've signed forward Emma Woods to a two-year contract.
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) June 21, 2024
The Arizona Coyotes announced that the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) has unilaterally canceled the auction that was scheduled to occur on June 27th for the site that was identified as the future home of the Coyotes.
Montreal signed their 2024 1st round pick defender Cayla Barnes to a three year deal.
Aussitôt repêchée, aussitôt signée! Cayla Barnes a paraphé une entente de trois saisons. Nous avons déjà hâte de la voir de la voir dans nos couleurs bientôt.
Drafted and signed! Cayla Barnes inked a three-year deal. We are very much looking forward to see our in our colours… pic.twitter.com/DuxWqOvqjF
— Victoire de Montréal (@PWHL_Montreal) June 21, 2024
Minnesota would make a series of signings.
First they would sign a pair of draft picks as forwards Klára Hymlárová and Britta Curl would both sign two year deals.
Our first Draftees have made it official. ✍️
2022 Olympian Klára Hymlárová and Captain of University of Wisconsin, Britta Curl, have signed two-year Standard Player Agreements.
— x – Minnesota Frost (@PWHL_Minnesota) June 21, 2024
Then Minnesota would re-sign forwards Liz Schepers and Michela Cava to one year deals, and forward Denisa Krizova to a one year extension to have her contract run through the 2025-26 season.
Get ready for more goals! 🚨🚨
We’re thrilled to announce that Liz Schepers, Michela Cava, and Denisa Křížová are all locked in for more!
Liz Schepers – 1 year Michela Cava – 1 year Denisa Křížová – through the 2025-26 season
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Game Recaps
Florida Panthers v. Edmonton Oilers – Game 6 – 8p ET
Back in Edmonton for the final time for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Oilers look to send the series back to Florida for Game 7 while the Panthers would have other ideas, and in the first period Warren Foegele would strike to give the Oilers the 1-0 lead. In the second period Adam Henique would score to grow the Oilers lead to two, and while the Panthers thought they would get themselves back within one ten seconds late, the Oiler would be successful with the coach’s challenge to keep the Panthers off the board. Late in the second period Zach Hyman would score on a breakaway to give the Oilers the 3-0 lead going into the second intermission. Then in the third period Aleksander Barkov would strike for the Panthers to get them on the board, but Ryan McLeod and Darnell Nurse would score a pair of empty netters to give the Oilers the 5-1 victory over the Panthers to tie the series at three and force Game 7 for Monday night in Florida.
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