"It's just one of those things that developed out of hockey being a hard-hitting sport, Nashville, Smashville," said David Poile, the Predators general manager since they joined the NHL in 1998-99. The "SMASHVILLE" jerseys are something new and proudly display the Predators' adopted identity. They were inspired by the Dixie Flyers, who played in Nashville in the Eastern Hockey League from 1962-71. To illustrate the difference, consider the jerseys the Predators wore against the Dallas Stars in the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Cotton Bowl Stadium. "It was going to be a future-forward look at the sport of hockey." "We looked at it really through a progressive lens," NHL executive vice president of marketing Brian Jennings said. The field designs would not be winter wonderlands. The uniforms would feature large letters and numbers to be seen by fans in a stadium. The League decided not to go retro for the Stadium Series. The events were so successful that more markets wanted to host, and the NHL expanded its portfolio with the Stadium Series in 2014. When the NHL started staging outdoor events with the Heritage Classic in 2003 and the Winter Classic in 2008, the idea was to romanticize hockey's roots. The bold look fits the spirit of the Stadium Series and the theme of this event in particular: Smashville meets Music City. But they also stacked "SMASH" on top of "VILLE," used a playful font inspired by letterpress music posters and placed a secondary guitar-pick logo over the heart. Oh, they emblazoned "SMASHVILLE" across the chest, all right, using a city nickname on an NHL jersey for the first time. The season finale is on the 13th against the Devils."The one that kind of kept jumping out at us was the 'SMASHVILLE' being emblazoned across the chest," Predators president Sean Henry said.Īfter playing with ideas and combining concepts, the NHL, adidas and the Predators settled on the final product for the outdoor game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Nissan Stadium on Saturday (7:30 p.m. In April the Caps got a matinee game on the 2nd at home against the Rangers. They also have a big road game on the 25th at the Penguins. In March the Caps head to California on the 1st against the Anaheim Ducks, the 4th at the Sharks and the 6th at the Los Angeles Kings. That will take place over at North Carolina State. Of course we also got the Stadium Series to look forward to on the 18th at the Carolina Hurricanes. In February the Caps get a bit of a bye week but come out of the bye in time for Super Bowl Sunday at home on the 12th against the San Jose Sharks.
The month ends with a home game against the Penguins on the 26th and two road games in Toronto on the 29th and Columbus on the 31st. In January the Caps got Johnny Gudreau and the Columbus Blue Jackets on the 8th and got Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild on the 17th.
Then on the 27th they head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers who nearly knocked off the Lighting last spring. Expect a lot of goals from Alex Ovechkin and Auston Matthews. In December they’ve got the Toronto Maple Leafs at home on the 17th.
You got the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche coming to town on the 19th and the young and improved New Jersey Devils on the road one week later. November rounds up with two good matchups on the last two Saturdays. Following that is a first round rematch with the Florida Panthers. 7, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on the 9th and a back to back with the Tampa Bay Lightning that’s a home and home. You got Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. It’ll be fun getting the band back together and maybe they’ll put a beating on them like they did on banner night four years ago. We’ll start off with opening night against David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena on Wednesday October 12. While the roster is still under construction, we at least know when the games will be so we’ll break down the must see games that you gotta get tickets for this season. Before you know it players will start trickling back into town, all the beat reporters will be back from their summer vacations, and fans will be packing the stands for training camp at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. This is the final month without Washington Capitals hockey. By Michael Marzzacco 1 week ago Follow Tweet
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