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Oct 19, 2026

Youth Hockey Tanks & Hoodies: More Kids' Sizes

A new made-to-order manufacturer means Bench Clearers can now make far more youth hockey tanks and hoodies, starting with 28 AHL tie-dye designs in kids' sizes.

Oct 15, 2026

Bench Clearers | Retro Revival: ECHL

What does ECHL stand for, and how did a five-team league send 782 players to the NHL? The story of hockey's most important minor league.

Oct 12, 2026

AHL Tie-Dye Hockey Apparel: The New Collection

The new AHL Tie-Dye Collection is here: 27 AHL clubs in all-over sublimated tie-dye hoodies, tanks, women's racerbacks, shorts and youth sizes. Officially licensed, made to order.

Oct 12, 2026

ECHL Season 2026-27: Rep the Teams That Built It

The ECHL's 39th season starts Oct 16 with 30 teams. Before puck drop, meet the retro ECHL clubs fans still love, and rep them in a sublimated hockey tank.

Oct 09, 2026

From the Quebec Nordiques to the Colorado Avalanche: The Full Story

The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in their first season in Denver, with a coach, a GM and two stars who had been Quebec Nordiques a year earlier. This is the full story of one franchise: a two-game coach, a pay phone in Austria, a 12-61-7 season, the Lindros trade, the 1995 sale and the night Patrick Roy walked out on Montreal.