Operation Deep Blue | Mark Visser

This is unbelievable!

Nike Cooperstown Heritage T-Shirts

Nike's most recent Cooperstown collection pays homage to some of MLB's greatest players and their facial hair. The illustrations on these are so on point. Visit the Nike Store to pick up your favorite player for $20.

Wilson X UNDFTD “Play Dirty” Football

Undefeated is always at it with various accessory collabs. This time they have teamed up with Wilson to add their "Play Dirty" theme to the classic NFL pigskin. You can grip one of these on February 4th at any of the Undefeated shops or their online store.

Content

Gretzky turns 50 in 39

The History of Oakley

Recently, Defgrip took the chance to sit down with former AMA Supercross Champion, Mike Bell. Within the interview, Mike talks about how he came to be involved with Oakley and how the company evolved from a small bike grip company to one that today grosses over a billion dollars annually.

Sometimes Shit Gets Personal in the NHL

No no no, this is not Fleury and Price doing their best b-boy stances. Following Carey's game winning shootout save on January 6th, Price decided it was a good idea to strike a pose for the cameras. Well it turns out the cameras were watching, and Marc-Andre returned the favor tonight.

NHLers and Their Sticks

Arguable the greatest segment in sports reporting history.

Alley Oop

LeRoy Grannis Surf Photography

Ever since being introduced to vintage photography of the islands of Hawaii while visiting for the first time, I have been infatuated with surf photography. There is definitely something nostalgic about bright, sunny skies, natural women, untouched beaches and clear water that appeals to me. Jon Patric of The Selvedge Yard recently ran this piece on the work of Leroy Grannis and I couldn't help but to re-post it. Visit The Selvedge Yard for more LeRoy Grannis photography as well as many other features on Americana photography. You can also find Grannis' books in online stores like Amazon for next to nothin.

From the desk of Contributing Editor, Eli M. Getson–
LeRoy Grannis, considered by many to be the premier photographer of California’s thriving surf culture in the 60’s and 70’s, started out not as a professional or trained artist– but as a hobbyist. He didn’t even begin his epic career until the ripe age of 42 yrs old. That was back in 1959– prime time to document America entering the golden age of surf mania, and capture it with a keen eye and insight that only a true surfer could possess.











all photography property of LeRoy Grannis

Kyle Turris Shootout Goal Vs. NYI 12/19/2010

stick -> skate -> stick-> cookie jar

New Era Vintage LA Kings Snapback

Limited to 144 pieces, get this New Era LA Kings 59fifty snapback today, exclusive to Caliroots for $45USD.

Ask Men Style Correspondent - Sean Avery

Sean Avery lives a double life: pest in the rink and fashion expert off the ice. Bi-weekly Sean writes a Style Q&A for AskMen.com. His posts are a little tricky to find, but it is definitely worth the search for the useful tips and laughs. Here are some of my favourite questions and responses:

What do your teammates think about your interest in fashion?

My teammates totally accept my interest in fashion, and are slowly starting to ask me when nobody is looking what they could do to improve their look.

The first thing I tell all of them is that their clothes don’t fit and are too baggy. A baggy black suit with a dress shirt that is too big looks like you sell carpets; a simple slim black suit with a fitted shirt makes you look like a man with class.

What’s your take on the pink-shirt debate?

I really think that unless it’s an Easter-egg hunt, you should not ever wear a pink shirt.

What's your take on leather coats over suits? I'm currently looking at a brown leather (I believe calfskin) coat to wear over my brown suit, but seeing as I'm usually a pretty fashionable man and this coat will set me back a pretty penny, I have to know if it'll work to save face and money.

Unless you’re Shaft, do not ever wear a leather trench coat over a suit or your pajamas... Jesus.

I have a question that pertains to shoes and belts. I seem to have a difficult time finding a belt that matches my shoes, or vice versa. Do the belt and shoe have to be the same color or can one be a couple of shades off?

Your belt just has to be in the family -- it can be any shade of brown or blue. The only rule I have is never wear a white belt with white shoes.

Actually, don't ever wear a white belt ever!

Winter is on its way, men, so start wearing a lot of black -- you really can't f*ck that up....

Peace & Love,
Sean

TV Exploits NHL Players

Baseball Cardigans Revisited

A few weeks back I covered a post that Uni Watch did on baseball cardigans of the early 20th century. Since then, Mitchell and Ness has gotten in touch with Uni Watch's write Paul Lukas and shared within an interview that they did in fact reproduce them for a brief period in the 90s. Here are some of my favourites, go check out the entire interview and more pictures here.

Let the Good Times Roll

And people say the game of hockey has changed.

Chick Bruin's Fan Shows The World How Strong/Dumb She Is

So this is what girls do when they go to the bathroom together. This girl was dumb enough to kick a hole in a pillar at the TD Garden, dumb enough to record it, and dumb enough to post it on YouTube. She has since been busted and was forced to pay for the damages. The Bruins brilliant marketing team capitalized on this video and made a pretty funny add from it.

Baseball Cardigans

While doing my nightly blog run I came across this amazing post that Paul Lukas did on his blog Uni Watch (if you love sports you need to check his site out). As Paul writes: "Before there were dugout jackets, there were dugout cardigans." The detail on these outerwear pieces is incredible, which one is your favourite? (click for full size)

Andy Reid the Giant

Not only was the Colts @ Eagles game a dandy today, but it featured this gem that was dug up by probably some intern at CBS. This is no lie, Andy Reid (Eagle coach) was 13 here and the same age as that kid behind him. haha

Old Navy NHL Graphic Tees

The start of a new NHL season marks another run of graphic tees by Old Navy. As always the artwork is tastefully done and the Tee shirt quality is not too shabby. Visit here to see if your favourite team has been included in the collection and check your local stores now to grip them for $20.