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For the last two Panthers home games, the ice looked a bit different. The red line changed from a star pattern to a solid red line. It was pretty clear that they had rebuilt the ice so it would be fresh for the All Star weekend. It is pretty typical, in a situation like this, to rebuild the ice, then paint over it for the All Star Game. Following the All Star game, they can shave it back down to the original layout. However, the Panthers have taken a different path. They played two games in front of 18,000 fans who had no idea that the All Star layout was right there in front of them, albeit under the current layout. We also noticed that they used a textile fabric for the primary Panthers' logo. Up until this point, they have always hand-painted the logo. Now that they have a reusable logo, it is unlikely that they will be hand-painting the center ice going forward. Below is a look at the two Panthers layouts we have seen so far this season. We will be posting the All Star ice rink in the center ice archive once we have seen the full rink layout.

Just as a new season of hockey begins, a new series of updates and changes have come to the center ice archive. Here is an overview of the changes. Center Ice Database. We have migrated the entire site to a new database which gives us a little more flexibility on sorting and filtering. The first thing you will notice is that there is a separate thumbnail (and corresponding ice page) for every season, regardless of whether there were any changes to the center ice design. Why did we make this change? We wanted to have a more accurate historical representation of center ice designs. When a team uses the same ice for 10 years, you will see that represented in the thumbnails. This also allows us to have one full rink per page, and every ice will now get its own 3D rink. Please note this will take some time. If you prefer the old view of only seeing thumbnails for each unique center ice design, we have you covered! Just click on the far right drop-down and switch from "All Thumbnails" to "Only Unique Thumbnails". This will only show the first season that a specific center ice design was used. This will allow you to quickly see what season a specific change was made. We also now have a filter for center line designs. You can now check out every ice with a specific red line pattern. Thumbnail Page View At first glance, you may not notice much difference in the thumbnail pages, but once you hover over an ice graphic, you will be presented with a few new look. In addition to the full rink preview, you also get a preview of the 3D rink graphic if one is available. (Eventually, every ice will have a 3D rink). Rink Page View You can now view a closer version of the center ice without the skate marks. We are always looking to improve the site and add more rinks. Keep us bookmarked and check back often for more updates.

To say the Owen Sound Attack was overdue for a center ice overhaul would be a massive understatement. For years, only the "Attack" wordmark appeared at center ice. Finally, the team's bear emblem was added to the ice, with the "Owen Sound" wordmark above it. While this was an improvement, the bear logo was underwhelming. As small as it was, it really could not afford to lose even more ice space to the center line, but that is what happened. This season however, we get a brand-new look, and it does not disappoint. The bear logo has been enlarged to fill up most of the circle inside of a roundel with the team and arena names circling it. While the center line still cuts through the bear awkwardly, the large size of the logo makes it feel like a little less of the bear is being hidden now. Tell us what you think of the new logo in the comments below and check out the full rink graphics in the CHL Center Ice Archive.

The Calgary Flames were the first NHL team to paint their ice this season. It feels a bit early, but the Saddledome has A LOT of hockey in store for the fans this season. This year they will host the NHL and WHL teams as usual, but also the recently relocated AHL team out of Stockton, the Calgary Wranglers. This season we will see a new center line design. It looks to be a series of flames resembling those found inside the old Stockton Heat logo. It is a sharp look. This design replaces the primary "Flaming C" logo that has been in the center line for the last decade. Perhaps they wanted the red line to be a bit more neutral among its three tenants. Here is a comparison of the old design versus the new one. Let us know what you think of the new design in the comments below.

The Carolina Hurricanes finally get to host an outdoor game. Here is what we think the ice could look like for the event. The Stadium Series does not get as many easter eggs on the ice as the Winter Classic, so we kept it pretty simple.

Several years ago, the arenas were freshly created in the EA NHL series and were quite accurate. However, many arenas have had some upgrades since then, many of which have not been updated in the video game. Here we take a look at some of the most outdated arenas in NHL 22. Honda Center The seats changed a few years ago to black, but they remain red in the game as of NHL22. TD Garden A couple seasons ago, the black and yellow seats were swapped out for solid black. Last season, a new scoreboard was introduced. Little Caesars Arena Shortly after installing the original all red seats, the Red Wings addressed their attendance woes by changing all of the seats to black. SAP Center The seats should have alternating colors every several rows as they always have, but for some reason, NHL 22 went solid gray. They will also be getting a new scoreboard this fall, so that is something that can hopefully be patched in later. Enterprise Center The Blues swapped out all color in the lower bowl for all neutral colors. Black seats, gray walls, and a gray canopy up by the rafters. If you see blue in the bowl aside from the hockey boards, it it was all painted over with neutral colors. The scoreboard could use some work too. Most of the newer scoreboards EA has added are pretty accurate but the Blues board looks kind of off. It should be a little taller and the rinks should be a little more curved on the edges to reduce the 'boxy-ness' look. The whole board could be a touch larger and lower to the ice as well. Not a huge thing, but it would certainly make this board look much more like the real thing. Capital One Arena The Caps home ice got a huge makeover a few years ago including a brand new scoreboard which has yet to be in the EA NHL series. Also new are the black seats and the one-of-a-kind ribbon boards near the rafters. They also added two sided LED screens to each of the four corners of the rink, near the rafters. Do you know of any other arenas that need updates? Lets us know in the comments below.

The Devils recently revealed their 40'th Anniversary logo. The team has never used an anniversary logo at center ice, so it seems unlikely that we will see this one on ice. However, we can hold out hope that this might be the first. Here is what it might look like at center ice. Do you think they should try this at center ice, or leave it as the primary logo?

The Everett Silvertips unveiled their 20'th anniversary logo to start off the second half of the calendar year. A stylized number two that gives the impression of a sharp tooth along with a zero that holds on to the team's primary logo. The next question is: Will we see it at center ice this fall? If history is any indicator, we think we will see it on the ice. This team has celebrated with their tenth anniversary logo at center ice, and while the 15'th wasn't exactly an anniversary logo, they did celebrate with the years on the ice. So here is what the 20'th anniversary logo might look like at center ice. What do you think of the new logo? Would you like to see it at center ice this fall over the primary logo?

We are excited to announce a new feature for the center ice archive. We have begun uploading 3D Full Rink Graphics to the center ice archive! With the popularity of our previous 3D neutral zone graphics, we decided to expand them to show the entire rink. These replicate the view from the camera location on most rinks. At the time of this post, we have all of the 2022 season for the NHL complete. We have also completed various other ices around the site, and all future ice graphics that get posted will come with the 3D view. Over time, we how to have most (if not all) teams and years covered throughout the leagues that we cover. In the meantime, to help you find which teams/years have 3D graphics, we have a checkbox in the navigation bar that you can select. It will filter out all pages without 3D graphics. Down the road, once most pages have 3D rink graphics, we will remove this checkbox. We hope you will enjoy this new feature and stay tuned for more updates.

Looking ahead to the 2023, we thought it would be fun to remix all 32 NHL center ice designs. The rules we will follow are simple: No matter how perfect the ice may be, there must be a change. This could be something as small as a red line change, or as large as a complete re-design. Today we will take a look at the Atlantic Division. It would be hard to improve the Boston Bruins rink, but a subtle black circle around the logo might make it stand out slightly more. We also added a diamond pattern to the red line, though there is nothing wrong with their solid red line to complement their clean, iconic logo. The Buffalo Sabres logo should really be full circle at center ice. Also, lose the center circle itself and let the logo do the job just like it already does in Boston. Yes, I know we just added the circle back for Boston, but hey, had to change something. The Detroit Red Wings have one of the most "Hockey" logos we have ever seen, but when it comes to center ice, it always looks a bit off. We swapped the primary out for an alternate logo which really only adds a bold outline around it. Some fans miss the "Hockeytown" logo at center ice, so we brought it back. However, we think it might work better around the circle rather than over the top of their logo. While the Florida Panthers shield logo has grown on us over the years, we still prefer their original 'leaping Panther' version. This concept combines their original logo with the current branding version and keeps their name front and center. For the Montreal Canadiens, we could have just reposted their 2018 center ice design, but where is the fun in that. While many fans may want to go back to that dual logo design, we decided to just improve on their current layout by adding two more arena wordmarks around the circle like they used to have. Since the Habs' logo is much wider than it is tall, this just adds some balance to center ice. The Ottawa Senators should go back to that smaller arena wordmark they used back in 2018. It gives a much cleaner look. As for the solid red line... let's add the pattern from their logo to make it look really sharp. The Tampa Bay Lightning center ice is about as good as it gets. This concept is really just a "what if?" concept because it was hard to find anything to improve. So what if the logo was in white and their center circle color matched their home jerseys. The red line pattern could possibly be improved by ditching the slashes and just keep the lightning bolts. Same idea for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Swapped the logo and background colors. Is it better? Not really, but it's different and that was the point of this series. Some teams just need to leave things alone in reality, and this is certainly a change I could never imagine happening. We hope you enjoyed this series! Let us know what you thought and share any ideas you have for center ice changes in the comments below.

The Carolina Hurricanes are preparing to celebrate their 25'th anniversary in the Fall. The team has celebrated with their anniversary logo at center ice two other times. We think it is very likely we will see their 25'th anniversary logo at center ice this Fall, and here is what it might look like. Please note, we left the PNC Arena wordmark off as it is very likely going to have a new name next season.

Continuing our "What If" series with another look at the NHL Playoff logos. Many fans have voiced their displeasure with the league replacing the Stanley Cup logos on the rink with virtual advertisements. It is clear that those new advertisements are not going anywhere (except when they literally move around the screen because they have yet to be perfected). But what if the league could have those ads, but the ice still got a little Stanley Cup flair? Our thought is simple: Place 4 Stanley Cup Playoffs/Final logos on the ice, just beyond the blue lines, but in-line with the neutral zone ads? We also realigned the logos on the left half of the rink to make them look better. While we are at it, here is one for our French speaking friends. What do you think of this concept? Would this bring back some celebration to the rink for the playoffs? Let us know in the comments below!

Looking ahead to the 2023, we thought it would be fun to remix all 32 NHL center ice designs. The rules we will follow are simple: No matter how perfect the ice may be, there must be a change. This could be something as small as a red line change, or as large as a complete re-design. Today we will take a look at the Metropolitan Division. The Carolina Hurricanes logo makes it hard to mess up their center ice design. We simply brought back the black boxes inside a red line and wrapped them around the circle. I wish they could also have them in the center line like they used to, but black paint inside the center line breaks NHL rules. A patriotic team like the Columbus Blue Jackets should have a little more color at center ice. We gave them a think blue circle around the primary logo and moved the name inside. A couple of Columbus-style stars and the center ice really stands out. The New Jersey Devils ice has bothered us for years. The logo has an off-centered circle under it which really becomes noticeable at center ice. While we didn't change that, we did add a black circle with red trim around the edges of the circle to help distract from this. How can we really improve the New York Islanders? It is already a really nice-looking ice, and the small UBS Arena logos around the circle are balanced and subtle. We thought the red line is a bit distracting against such a large logo. We tried a solid red line but in the end, a white center line with red trim provided a clean look. The New York Rangers center ice has remained the same for several years, and it would be hard to beat. We decided to have just a bit of fun with it by removing the trim and wrapping a bit of the Manhattan skyline around the lower half of the circle. We also lightened the blue in the logo and circle a bit. The Philadelphia Flyers have a history of using a bold circle inside the center ice during its Spectrum years. We decided to bring it back but this time it wraps all the way around, and the arena name fits inside. The red line is a variation on their current triple red stripe pattern. We just made it more of a checkered look. It was very hard to find something to change on the Pittsburgh Penguins ice. The arena wordmark is perhaps the only complaint we have about it, so we moved it to the sides for balance. While there is nothing wrong with the diamond center line they have had for years, we thought we might try their primary logo on it instead. Will this finally be the year that the Washington Capitals redeem themselves with their center ice design? The 'Weagle' logo would look so good at center ice, and certainly far better than their wordmark. Again, for balance, we moved the arena name to the sides. This creates a very clean look. What do you think of these changes? What would you do differently?

Looking ahead to the 2023, we thought it would be fun to remix all 32 NHL center ice designs. The rules we will follow are simple: No matter how perfect the ice may be, there must be a change. This could be something as small as a red line change, or as large as a complete re-design. Today we will take a look at the Central Division. The Arizona Coyotes are going to have a strange home ice for several seasons as they share a rink with a college hockey team. While we don't expect anything fancy in reality, here is what we came up with for a unique looking center ice. It's hard to make great changes to the Chicago Blackhawks center ice design, so the only change we made was with the center line. The line is now inverted, and made up of 6-pointed stars from the city flag. For the Colorado Avalanche, we brought back the "big foot" logo for the center line. We also cut the Avalanche logo down the center and spread it out a bit so less of the point of the 'A' is hidden behind the center line. The Dallas Stars switched to the Texas logo this season. We think this is the best the ice has ever looked. Just a couple tweaks for this ice. The center line now has the primary logo in white. We also enlarged the Texas logo just a bit, because everything is bigger in Texas. This was a simple remix. The Minnesota Wild introduced a re-colored logo with their Reverse-Retro jerseys last season, and that logo should be the new primary. Bring the jersey back along with a home version and this team will look perfect. The Nashville Predators went full gold several years ago, and we thought we would invert the gold and white on the primary logo to better match their brand. While we like their current center line, what if we swapped it out with the three stars from the guitar pick logo along with the "NP" in white. The St. Louis Blues have an iconic logo, but it is time to ditch the navy. No more navy at on the jerseys or at center ice. While we are at it, how about the gateway arch behind the logo. We also added the fleur-de-lis to the center line. Finally, we moved the text to the sides of the circle to balance out center ice. The Winnipeg Jets already have a beautiful center ice. The only thing we could really do was make it more balanced with four arena wordmarks instead of two. We considered making the logo take up the entire circle, but honestly, it looks just a bit better the way it is. What do you think of these changes? What would you do differently?

After celebrating our 10th anniversary for the past year, a lot has changed, and it is time for a brand refresh and to center our focus on what we are best known for; center ice designs. As the only center ice archive on the web, (that we know of) we strive to bring you the most accurate and complete history of ice designs as possible. In reality, we have been laser focused on center ice designs for a few months now as we have expanded to a few new leagues and have begun adding authentic in-ice advertisements to several leagues including the NHL, AHL, CHL and ECHL. Due to the time it takes to do all of this, we have not spent much time on the NHL scoreboards page. Fortunately, our partner, Dryve Scoreboards has been able to take what we have done with scoreboards in the past and turn them into 3D works of art. You can check out all of his latest work on his Scoreboards Website. We will still continue to provide goal horn information, and we will be overhauling our Sports Organist pages in the near future. With our renewed focus on the center ice archive, this year you can expect to see many more authentic ads being added to our ice graphics, more historic teams/leagues being added to the archive, and more NHL practice rinks and playoff rinks as well. If you have a league you think we should cover, we would love to hear from you. **Please note, the KHL center ice section will not be making a return to the site.** Special thanks to @jones1_shawn for his ice research for the NHL and CHL center ice archives.

Looking ahead to the 2023, we thought it would be fun to remix all 32 NHL center ice designs. The rules we will follow are simple: No matter how perfect the ice may be, there must be a change. This could be something as small as a red line change, or as large as a complete re-design. Today we will take a look at the Pacific Division. It's time to go back to being the Mighty Ducks. There may be a name issue with Disney, but clearly, they have the rights to the logo. Therefore, at the very least, revert to the previous branding under the Anaheim Ducks name. We brought back the Ducks previous red line design which uses both the Ducks and Mighty Ducks logos inside the checkered pattern. To complete the remix, we moved the Arena text to the sides to add some balance center ice. The Calgary Flames already have a solid design, and it was difficult to find something to change. However, we thought it might be nice if the center line was actually white and had red Calgary Flames logos in it. This invert of colors allows the Flames logos to be red, similar to the real logo. We tried a similar idea with the Edmonton Oilers center line. This new oil drop red line is obviously Oilers specific and brings back a taste of the old Rexall Place (white center line) ice design. We also moved the Rogers Place logos to the sides to add balance. The Los Angeles Kings need to ditch their 'home plate' logo and go back to the crown. But why stop there? We wanted to add a little royalty to the center circle. Using shapes from within the Kings logo, we made a pattern inside a black circle. While this is not as fancy as the Vegas Golden Knights, we must admit that their ice was the inspiration that led to this. The San Jose Sharks already have a great center ice design, but the rule of this series requires a redesign. For this are using one of their alternate logos that includes their cities initials prominently at center ice. This was a tough one. There is not much we would change about the Seattle Kraken's first and only center ice design. So, the only change we made was removing the white checkered pattern from the center line and adding more of their alternate Space Needle/anchor logos. The Vancouver Canucks get a retro design in this series. We brought back a revised version of their original logo and centered their arena text along the sides of the circle. This is a very balanced and clean look. The Vegas Golden Knights have changed up their ice design every season, and each with an increasingly impressive and creative approach. There is no way to predict what they will come up with next, and it would be hard to come up with something better than their stellar graphic design team. For our changes, we focused on the center line and arena text. We simply inverted the colors of the center line and placed four arena wordmarks around the circle. Balance is one of our favorite things as you may have noticed. What do you think of our ice remixes? What would you do different? Let us know in the comments below.