{"id":65422,"date":"2025-08-13T01:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T01:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/65422\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T01:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T01:59:11","slug":"nhl-teams-acknowledge-taylor-swifts-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/65422\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL teams acknowledge Taylor Swift’s new album"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new Taylor Swift era is among us as the Grammy Award-winning artist recently announced her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”<\/p>\n

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The news came as Swift teased her appearance on the “New Heights” podcast, hosted by Jason and Travis Kelce<\/a>, Swift’s boyfriend. The episode releases Wednesday and marks the first time Swift will be on the podcast.<\/p>\n

NHL teams reacted accordingly to Swift’s album news. The league even posted its own picture of Swift and Kelce on the ice.<\/p>\n

A new era is here… <\/p>\n

(\ud83d\udcf8: @tkelce<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/um8pn0D5Ah<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL (@NHL) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

The pop star is no stranger to the hockey scene. Swift and Kelce attended<\/a> Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers<\/a> and Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. Kelce is a noted<\/a> Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> fan, but welcomed Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk<\/a> on a “New Heights” episode<\/a> in February. The two also partied together<\/a> in July 2024.<\/p>\n

A plethora of squads creatively acknowledged Swift’s announcement.<\/p>\n

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Winger Jarome Iginla, a Hall of Famer, rocked No. 12 for the Flames from 1996 to 2013. With “The Life of a Showgirl” being Swift’s 12th album, Calgary featured Iginla on a cover with orange glitter, a nod to Swift’s website that features a similar color.<\/p>\n

JI12 \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/FZxf6HA302<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Hurricanes opted for two posts, but it was their most recent one that gained steam on social media. They posted an email from “our VP,” asking why they haven’t collaborated with Swift. Maybe it’s their end game?<\/p>\n

An actual email we received from our VP.<\/p>\n

Why didn’t we think of this before? pic.twitter.com\/r5OwFBS90A<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

With the NHL season inching closer, the Blue Jackets decided to tease their own next era with an album cover. The orange color is a nod to the theme of Swift’s latest album.<\/p>\n

ready for our next era \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/hrRusOJ6Dz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Florida had its detective caps on as it pointed out that Swift’s necklace in the “New Heights” teaser was a Panth\u00e8re de Cartier pendant. The Panthers also identified a “T.S.” in red in the back and included a picture of Swift and Kelce at a Stanley Cup Final game.<\/p>\n

Wait… is this play about us?? pic.twitter.com\/x8VsE3zsj6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Wild showcased their No. 12 left winger, Matt Boldy<\/a>, who had a career-high 73 points last season.<\/p>\n

mb12 pic.twitter.com\/HUz2MYpEMc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Swift’s history with the Nashville Predators dates to the late 2000s, when she appeared in a commercial<\/a> for the franchise. Nashville tapped into that history by posting photos of Swift rocking a Predators sweater while performing.<\/p>\n

Such a nice color on you, @taylorswift13<\/a> \ud83d\udc99 pic.twitter.com\/ZzZtWi2424<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Devils referred to a previous Swift lyric to highlight their captain, Nico Hischier<\/a>. They created their own album cover with the title: “The Life of a Captain.”<\/p>\n

Grinning like a Devil. pic.twitter.com\/EuBSUSHAJ0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Islanders’ orange and blue color scheme fits with Swift’s theme, and they made sure to tap into it.<\/p>\n

New Era Summer pic.twitter.com\/XlgOXPcQk4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Swift shared her album news at 12:12 a.m. ET on Tuesday morning, and Ottawa acknowledged their own No. 12 — center Shane Pinto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

everyone seems to be talking about 12 today for some reason \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/gjcbhf0phP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ottawa Senators (@Senators) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Flyers used the glittery orange color to edit a photo to have defenseman Travis Sanheim<\/a> rocking a similar look. Their second picture includes more of the color scheme with the Flyers’ logo and “See you next era …” written below.<\/p>\n

Welcome to the Era of Orange. \ud83e\udde1 pic.twitter.com\/9oNvD08aiY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Penguins tapped into the glitter theme as well, but in their black and yellow colors. The look is similar to what appears on Swift’s website as a placeholder for the album cover.<\/p>\n

The life of the Penguins 25.26 season…\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/RjxuOXQzs3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

St. Louis’ logos are on full display with blue glitter, another nod to Swift’s webpage.<\/p>\n

big year for new eras pic.twitter.com\/Rk1pKx1YF2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Fans spotted<\/a> Maple Leafs winger William Nylander<\/a> at one of Swift’s concerts in November, therefore, it only makes sense that he’s highlighted ahead of the album release.<\/p>\n

\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/7u5cytxlB3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) August 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Winnipeg had its own No. 12 in defenseman Dylan DeMelo<\/a>, who wore the number during the 2019-20 season after being traded to the franchise. DeMelo now rocks No. 2, but the Jets still acknowledged his old number.<\/p>\n

DD12 \ud83e\udde1 pic.twitter.com\/F1NoLAbek5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) August 12, 2025<\/a>
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