O.K. I realize I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I just gotta have a link to it on my blog. It’s simply one of the most creative goals I’ve ever seen.
It happened on March 31, 2009 by Linus Omark of Sweden in an exhibition game against Switzerland.
Related designs from the eBrush Design hockey collection? Of course their is!
But only one that does it justice . . . Wicked Sick & Nasty
A few days ago a friend of my asked if my hockey designs were available on neckties. She was looking for one for her hockey-playing son. I told her not currently, but I’d be happy to create a couple and make them available to her. Whap! It suddenly occurred to me that cool hockey-themed ties might be something that youth hockey players would find a bit more tolerable than that paisley clip-on that Mom bought them. I mean, when coach insists that the whole team wears a tie to the rink, they all groan like they just took a slap shot in the cup. But what if, instead of borrowing Dad’s old-man tie, they could rock a tie with a sick hockey design on it?
Well, as you might have guessed, I went to work creating neckties using nearly every eBrushDesign hockey graphic available on HockeyShirtShop. And get this, they are all customizable. You can make the tie any color you want, make the design smaller or move it around. Even add type to it. Put your name, team name, position and number on it if you want.
Click here to check out over 100 new youth hockey necktie designs and customize your own today!
There are many reasons that fights occur during a hockey game. One, that’s been around throughout the history of the game, is a baiting tactic called a “face wash”, also referred to by players as “stinky glove”. It’s when a player rubs his wet, putrid gloves into the face of the opposing player in an attempt to bait them into retaliation, thus drawing a penalty. There’s a New York Times article that goes into detail on this long-standing instigation technique. It’s pretty humorous to say the least.
I made a new hockey t-shirt design on this time-honored tradition. It’s called “Fear The Face Wash” and is available through HockeyShirtShop.com.
On a marginally related note, I also released another new hockey t-shirt design called “Wicked, Sick & Nasty” that is intended to refer to one’s hockey skills. But I suppose it could also refer to a perfected “face washing” technique 
And while we’re on the subject, there is also our top-selling “Smell My Bag” design.
I started on this design 2 years ago. No, my designs usually don’t take that long but I could never get this one right. I’d go back and work on it from time to time, get frustrated and move on to something else. Last week, I decided that I was going to finish it, for better or worse. I’m pretty happy with the outcome. I hope you like it. It even comes with a bonus latin translation!
Apparently, the origin of the term ‘Rink Rat’ comes from Canada, circa 1940-45. It was a term used to describe a youth that spent a great deal of time at a hockey rink, helping with maintenance work, often without being paid, in exchange for free ice time. I’m sure you know some old school rink rats.
Today, the term seems to be used to describe anyone that spends an inordinate amount of time at the rink. In fact, I’ve embellished that definition a bit to create a second Rink Rat t-shirt to go with my ‘Hockey Definitions’ line of designs.
So here they are, two new Rink Rats t-shirts for the eBrush Design collection. Hope you know someone that fits the description and would wear them with pride.
I’m on a goalie roll. I’ve cooked up another design for our heavily-padded friends. On the heals of my last post, which introduced a new goalie design “My Goal” and rounded up all the others, I come up with yet another. I guess I should have waited. But isn’t that always the way it goes? You mop the floor an hour before your cocker spaniel pees on it?
Alrighty, then! Let me introduce you to “Crease Monkey”. It comes in three flavors; black, white and chrome, and on lots of great products.
“Crease Monkey” product link
For links to my other goalie-themed designs, click this link to my last post.
God knows the goalies need some love. What a special breed they are, huh? Is there any position in any sport with more pressure on them than an ice hockey goalie?
One of my favorite all-time hockey quotes was by Jacques Plante, speaking on the matter of his occupation: “Goaltending is a normal job, sure. How would you like it in your job if every time you made a small mistake, a red light went on over your desk and 15,000 people stood up and yelled at you.”
I made a new goalie t-shirt this week. Actually, it’s a new graphic approach to a classic phrase that has appeared on many hockey t-shirts over the years; “My goal is to deny yours”. I should point out that I have made three other shirts specifically for the netminders. You might want to take a look at these. Odds are pretty good that there will be a night in the near future in which your special goalie will need something to cheer him up – something to remind him that he is THE MAN between the pipes.
Links below to designs in photo above.
Pat Crowley, one of the most creative, talented people I have ever worked with, recently started a blog called “My Handsome Life”. It’s a tongue-in-cheek look at society’s last taboo, conceit. Join Pat as he explores his inner, and outer handsomeness and celebrates the handsomeness of others. Read along as he shuns the surgery-enhanced “beauties” of today’s society as merely “nouveau riche”. And celebrates the vanishing world of “Old Money” handsomeness.
Yea, I know. Pat’s blog is not really about hockey. But there is handsomeness to be found on the ice, for sure. In fact, this blog inspired my latest t-shirt design – “Hat Trick”. Sick Speed, Mad Skills AND you’re Handsome! That’s a Hat Trick, and you’ve got it.
I don’t know about you but I like to be able to find the files on the desktop of my computer. So I choose clean and simple designs that still make a statement for my wallpaper. With that in mind, I created “FaceOff” and I’m making it available for free to you, my loyal blog readers. “FaceOff” is available in six common screen sizes so you can download the one that works best for you. I only ask that you use these for your own personal use only. They may not be used for any commercial purposes. And please do not post them anywhere else without my permission.
Remember to visit my online store for unique hockey gifts for the hockey fans in your life!
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My last post was a smelly hockey equipment commercial. If you could relate to that, here’s another one for you.
There are actually quite a few hysterical hockey commercials out there. Unfortunately for Americans, many of them seem to get released only in Canada. And If you don’t look for them on the Web or have a source like The HockeyShirtShop Blog, you may never see them. But hey, I’m here for ya! For example, the first three links below are McDonalds commercials only released in Canada. Below those are just a few of my favorites.
McDonalds commercial #1
McDonalds commercial #2
McDonalds commercial #3
ESPN Security
Figure Skater
Spitball
Roller Girls
Ice Bath
Stud Goalie
Hockey Baby
Bowling
If you’ve played hockey, or have a child that plays, you know just how stinky hockey equipment can get. I came across this commercial that just cracked me up. It’s really gross! So watch it at your own peril.
Speaking of stinky hockey equipment, here’s a link to one of my t-shirt designs that happens to address this particular olfactory offense – “Smell My Bag” Disgusting? No doubt. But it happens to be one of my best selling t-shirts. What is wrong with you people?