It’s all about the dangle. We here at Hockey Shirt Shop understand this. Our eBrush Design collection of hockey t-shirts already has a few designs that promote the art of the dangle, as well as your personal dangleness. We’ve just added new color and shape options to our classic ‘iDangle‘ iPod parody design. And don’t forget the two dangle-ized definition designs, ‘disendangle’ and ‘endanglement‘.
But three designs, my friends, are simply not enough. Because we all know you really can’t overstate one’s dangleocity. So, allow me to present an eBrush Design creation for those with the sickest of all sticks – ‘The Danglemeister‘ – now available in admittedly way too many variations (I got a little carried away).
Guess it’s about time I post a couple new designs. I’ve been spending too much time watching the Stanley Cup playoffs and not enough time working Here are the latest creations from HockeyShirtShop. The first is the classic coach’s mantra ‘Put the Biscuit in the Basket’ and the second one is the declaration of dedication ‘Go Hard or Go Home’. I created versions of ‘Go Hard’ with and without a hockey stick. So it works for any sport.
If you’re a individual of few words, you might want to opt for a design I released a few weeks ago that pares that message down to a single word . . . ‘Hard’.
Come and get it! Presenting “Stick Spectrum”, the third in a series of free hockey-themed computer desktop wallpaper from Hockey Shirt Shop and eBrush Design. This one lays out a pattern of hockey sticks in a spectrum of color, crowned by a sparkling puck. This design is also available here as a framed print as well as on t-shirts and other gifts.
As always, this free wallpaper is for your personal use only and remains the intellectual property of eBrush Design. You may not use it for any commercial purpose. Please do not post it anywhere else without my permission. Links directly to this blog post, however, are welcome.
I thought it was about time I created a few designs exclusively for the hockey ladies. Not the puck bunnies or the hockey moms, but the women who actually play the game. Every time I watch a women’s hockey game I’m always impressed with the high level of skill at which these ladies compete. The competition is often just as fierce as the men. So, while the USA Women’s Ice Hockey team is in the Olympic spotlight, let me introduce two new hockey designs from eBrush Design and HockeyShirtShop, specifically for the chicks with sticks. You go, girls!
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 there is!
But only one that does it justice . . . Wicked Sick & Nasty
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.
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.
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.
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?
I certainly never intended this blog to be a rah-rah site for my personal favorite teams. So to all of you that aren’t Pittsburgh fans, I apologize and ask you to indulge me one more time. It was just such an unusual year. A friend sent me a link to this video and I had to share it with all you Penguins/Steelers fans out there.
Also, if you get a chance, check out my Pittsburgh t-shirt designs “got ‘burgh?” and “The Joy of Six“.
I always loved the ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ paintings. You know the ones I’m talking about. Imitated often over the years, the originals were commissioned by the advertising firm of Brown & Bigelow around 1900 and painted by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. Prints of the the paintings have hung in bars and dens all over the country for over a hundred years.
I was thinking the other day that it would be cool to have a print of animals playing hockey to hang in my den. So I set about creating just such a scene. Today I released “Critter Classic: A Wilderness Smackdown”. A gathering of competitive critters mixing it up on a frozen pond as the sun sets on a beautiful rural setting. Perfect for the wall of your den, too.
We all have those special sports moments that we’ll never forget. Not the ones on TV. The ones you were actually a part of. The historic game that you can say, ‘I was there!’ A no-hitter, a World Series or Stanley Cup game 7, A Super Bowl, a game where an athlete did something so special that it became legendary. I saw Henry Aaron hit a grand slam once. That’s one I’ll always remember. But there was one special night that I will hold dear for the rest of my life. Not because anything spectacular or historic happened on the rink. But because, well, let me explain. Read the rest of this entry »
This morning I released a new design for Hockey Shirt Shop and eBrush Design. If there are any out there that doubt the general supremacy of hockey players over all other athletes, I offer this design. It makes reference to direct evidence that hockey players are not your run-of-the-mill jocks. Hockey players walk on water. What other sport can say that? Get this new hockey design on a t-shirt or one of the many other hockey gifts available through HockeyShirtShop.com or this direct link to my fulfillment service at Zazzle.
Your son, daughter or grandchild plays hockey. You gotcha a camera and are fixin’ to take some great hockey pictures of him tearing up the ice. Boy are you going to be disappointed. If you don’t end up with a bunch of blinding flash reflections off the glass, then you’ll probably score some really nice shots of the safety netting. And even in a best case scenario, you’ll get a memory card full of very dark blurry images of what looks like might be a hockey player, but could just as easily be Sasquatch.
Been there, my friends. And it ain’t pretty. But if you’re really determined to take good hockey action photos, listen up. I’m gonna tell you exactly what you need to do to make it happen. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m very excited to announce a new hockey t-shirt design at HockeyShirtShop.com.
The ‘Mullet’ certainly had it’s day as the official hair of hockey. But those days have gone the way of the leisure suit – sorry Mr. Melrose. Today, ‘The ‘Flow’ is the way to go. Locks of flowing hair, cascading out from under your lid. Damn, you look good!
‘The Flow’ comes in 4 colors: Gold, Red, Blue and Monochrome, on a variety of shirt styles and dozens of products.
Well I’m basking in the glow of a Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup championship today. The exciting thing is, they should only get better. With their core of young stars, it certainly looks like the Pens should be a solid contender for the cup for years to come. As I said in an earlier post, it’s sure good to be a Pittsburgh fan these days. Now if the Buccos could just get it together
Looking for a championship t-shirt, hat or other type of gift? Check out my favorite Pittsburgh fan store ‘The Pittsburgh Fan’ and do a little crowin’
I’ll apologize in advance for this partisan post, but it’s really good to be a Pittsburgh fan these days. I was thinking about this the other day. My son, despite having been born in Florida, is a rabid Steeler and Penguin fan. I guess that’s my fault. I grew up about 30 miles from the Steel City and along with my father before me, have always bled black and gold. But I don’t think my son realizes how lucky he is. Certainly the fans in cities that have been waiting decades to even come close to a championship know just what I’m talking about. It just doesn’t happen all the time. And here is my 17-year-old son, with a couple Super Bowls and now 2 Stanley Cup finals under his belt. I just hope there’s not a draught of any kind on his horizon. I’m afraid he just might not be able to handle it.
So, for all you Penguin fans out there, I found this really cool poster of this year’s Penguin studs. It features Sergei Gonchar, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Jordan Staal and Sidney Crosby. The 16×20 poster is available at AllPosters.com for $34.99. I’ve seen it for a lot more at other places. If you’ve seen it for less, please post a link in the comments.
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