Other Thoughts: even the title is boring!

Please, let’s us talk about something else for once

It’s so hard to be in your optimistic girlie era when you write about social issues in hockey, to be honest. At this point, we’re strongly considering an inbox where people can send us a) pictures of capybaras or b) funny or interesting things they see that we could talk about. Give us something to work with! 

Alas, this is our roundup for this week’s Other Thoughts:

Fanatics Fantastic (F)deal 

On Tuesday, March 21, the NHL announced a 10-year deal with Fanatics (replacing Adidas, who wanted out) as the official jersey sponsors and on-ice uniform starting the 2024-25 season.

Although the company has been producing Nike-branded uniforms for all the MLB teams since 2017, it will be the first time that their branding will be on an official player uniform for professional teams.

I’m not gonna lie, I - Perrye - own a few Fanatics jerseys because a sports store was selling them cheap to liquidate their goods during the pandemic. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have been a jersey owner because…