The American Hockey League’s Springfield Thunderbirds are bringing again a long-running tribute to The Simpsons, full with eeexcellent new jerseys.
On Saturday, February 10, the Thunderbirds will as soon as once more rebrand because the Springfield Ice-O-Topes for his or her recreation in opposition to the defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears. The team has been playing up their city having the same name as the one the fictional family lives in since 2020. (The Thunderbirds are based mostly in Massachusetts, in case you have been questioning.)
This 12 months’s jerseys are neon inexperienced and have a Simpson-ified model of the Thunderbirds’ major emblem on the entrance, full with three eyes (because of contamination from Mr. Burns’ nuclear energy plant), a navy blue thunderbolt and wispy Homer-esque hairs on the highest and facet of its head.
The jerseys have a navy blue collar and facet panels, plus slim navy blue and white striping across the across the hem and cuffs. The sleeves fade from neon inexperienced to navy blue down the arm. A navy blue and neon inexperienced Ice-O-Topes patch adorns every shoulder.
Primarily based on graphics posted to the Thunderbirds’ social media accounts, the numbers on the sleeves and again, together with the C and the As worn by captains and assistants, look like white with navy blue outlines and set within the iconic Simpsons font.
The jersey will probably be paired with navy blue pants and gloves. The socks are neon inexperienced with white and navy blue stripes across the shins.
That is the fourth installment of Ice-O-Topes Night time for the Thunderbirds. Right here’s a have a look at earlier Simpsons-themed jerseys:
With Springfield’s unveiling, it’s potential the “A” in AHL might stand for “animation.” Final week, the Providence Bruins unveiled Family Guy-themed jerseys that they’ll put on as a part of Rhode Island Comedian Con Weekend on February 16 and 18.
The jerseys embrace a rooster on the entrance within the model of the hen Peter Griffin has fought a number of instances on the present, and a shoulder patch with a bear’s head styled like that of Stewie Griffin’s trusty teddy, Rupert.
