Last Chance to Own a Lagers Jersey

Have you ordered your Milwaukee Lagers IceHL jersey from RinkGear yet?

If not, what in the world are you waiting for? The clock is ticking and pre-orders will only be taken until this Sunday, Nov. 18. (You get an extra week! The deadline has been extended to next Sunday, Nov. 25.) So this is your last chance to own an IceHL jersey!

If the $95 price tag has you a little hesitant, just know that it's only because RinkGear is providing a high quality product. The logos are fully embroidered and you can have it customized with a name and number at no extra cost.

Here are some examples of the detail work on other RinkGear jerseys.

If you'd like to see the higher-resolution photos, just shoot me an email and I'll be happy to pass them along.

Beer League Team Borrows Lagers Look

Sloppy Posse jerseyWhile we're on the subject of Lagers jerseys, I had to share this.

We see beer league teams borrow pro jerseys all the time. But check this out. One team will look a lot like one of our IceHL franchises this season.

The Sloppy Posse loved the look of the Milwaukee Lagers so I put them in touch with Josh Frederick, who designed the Lagers logos. Josh customized the logo for their team and this is the jersey they ended up with.

Based on this photo (right), it looks great! And I asked the team to send some game photos along so we can all see an IceHL logo in action.

For what it's worth, the Brossard, Quebec-based Sloppy Posse received their jerseys just before Halloween. And according to their schedule from the Adult Safe Hockey League website, the team won its first game in the new uniforms, 4-2. They won again this past weekend in overtime, too.

Kudos to them and to Josh Frederick on his design work. It sometimes amazes me to see what comes out of The IceHL Project.

Road Warriors' New Third Mimics Rangers

Photo from Greenville Road Warriors (Facebook page)

The ECHL's Greenville Road Warriors unveiled their new third jersey earlier this month and it's practically identical to that of their NHL affiliate, the New York Rangers. The sweater debuted Sun., Nov. 4 to a 4-3 Warriors win over the Florida Everblades.

Here's what the team is saying about its new threads:

“We wanted these jerseys to reflect the strong partnership we’ve built with our NHL affiliate the New York Rangers. We’d like to thank the Rangers organization for their help and support in the development of these new jerseys,” said Chris Lewis, Road Warriors Executive Vice President and General Manager.

“The Rangers’ jersey has become iconic in the hockey world. It evokes a rich history of one of the NHL’s storied franchises and we are proud to celebrate our affiliation by wearing these jerseys this season.”

The alternate uniform will be used for each of Greenville's Sunday home games this season.

The Rangers and Road Warriors have had an affiliation agreement since the club's relocation to Greenville in 2010. (Until then, they had been the Johnstown Chiefs, a founding member of the ECHL in 1988.)

What do you think? Do you like when minor league teams emulate their NHL partners? Or is it like giving the players the chance to wear the big league's uniforms before they've earned it?