Retro Portfolio: Jiri Fischer Support Image

This image was created to honor Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer, who collapsed on the bench during a game on November 21, 2005. Fischer was revived and later declared to be in good health but it was immediately uncertain if he would ever play hockey again. I created this image to be displayed by […]

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Branding a Fake Hockey Team

Branding a Fake Hockey Team

I’ve been into simulated fantasy hockey for a long time and am currently in a league run through the forums at SportsLogos.Net, the NHA. Being attached to SportsLogos.Net, the NHA takes its team branding very seriously.  Though not technically required, each team is expected to have a unique and appropriate name and logo, as well […]

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On DetroitHockey.Net’s April Fools Joke

On DetroitHockey.Net’s April Fools Joke

Yesterday I went through with the fairly-uninspired April Fools Day joke of having DetroitHockey.Net become “ColoradoHockey.Net” for a few hours, with the site and its Twitter account apparently having been hacked by fans of the Red Wings’ formerly-bitter rivals, the Colorado Avalanche. The site’s logo changed, as did the name, avatar, and background of the […]

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DetroitHockey.Net Logo History

DetroitHockey.Net Logo History

I recently did a soft rollout of a tweaked logo for DetroitHockey.Net and was inspired to go back and take a look at the history of the logo for the site and its affiliated projects. I only have backups of my graphics going back to 2002, at which time the site was still drwcentral.net and […]

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