The long wait is slowly starting to near its end. The days are shortening, the autumn draws ever closer.
And thank fuck for that. I hate the summer. Its too warm, to bright, and there just isn't enough hockey!
Squad building continues apace with James Neil being the latest addition. The team is looking good, with 2 more to be added, including THs annual 1st line import goal machine (and you thought that was Cingels job...). There were hints at the shirt launch, with much mention of stamped passports, but that could just be a ruse. Time will tell.
As for the shirts themselves. Well, mixed is the best way to describe the response. For myself, I quite like the designs. The cup jerseys maintain a nice continuity with the previous 2 seasons one, being Yellow/Black/White, but the regualr season jerseys have seen a change in colour scheme from the established Red/White/Black to a a Red/Black/Blue/White combo. And we are using the 'Latin' logo instead of the 'GameFace' for the forthcoming season.
The main issue folks have had though, is the sizing. The jerseys are being made by Rhino and are somewhat more snug than the last couple of seasons. The general consensus is that you need to add 2 sizes to your usual order (ie if you were an XXL last season like myself, you will likely need an XXXXL this season). Material feels nice too, and is different to last seasons.
Oh yes, and in much the same way that the Storm bought a new, supersized trophy after seeing how underwhelming the old BD1 trophy was, NM has risked the wrath of the EIHA (again) by buying a new, supersized trophy to replace the EPL one.. which was like a large egg cup really. The new one is nice and big, and will actually be visible at centre ice from the back of the seating. Which is nice.
