Entries from May 2008

May 13, 2008

Sweet Pads

While looking at the pictures for my WC Vintage post and I came across Robert Kristan, goaltender for the Slovenian National Team. Look at his pads, they are sweet. It seems that he is going for the throwback look to the leather pads back in the day (which was a Wednesday, don’tcha know). He has [...]

May 12, 2008

World Championships, Vintage Style

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the IIHF, 15 out of the 16 teams participating in the World Championships in Canada wore vintage sweaters from a year that had special importance to the hockey federation in that country. Poor Belarus is the only country not partaking due to the fact that the federation was [...]