Toledo Buckeyes
Order classic Toledo Buckeyes tees, long sleeves, hoodies, crewnecks, mugs and more. For one season, 1949 to 1950, the Toledo Mercurys became the Buckeyes under a sponsorship with the Buckeye Brewing Company and wore a logo of a waiter delivering beer right on the front of their sweaters. Celebrate possibly the most unique logo in hockey by browsing all of our Buckeyes gear, then read the team history below. As an American small business, we're proud to keep the names, logos and stories of hockey's lost teams in circulation.
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Toledo Buckeyes History
Toledo has a long lineage of hockey history, and the Buckeyes would be a small blip in that history, if not for them having possibly the most unique hockey logo you'll ever see. The Toledo Mercurys were a mainstay in Toledo playing in the IHL from 1947-1962. However, for one season, they took a break from the IHL and calling themselves the Mercurys. They rebranded as the Toledo Buckeyes for the 1949-50 and joined the EHL (at the time the EAHL). The Buckeye name came from their new sponsor, the Buckeye Brewing Company based in the city, and they also got a new logo featuring a waiter delivering beer. The logo is perfectly designed for the period, albeit odd to see on a hockey jersey (they did have this logo right on the front of their sweaters below the word 'Toledo'). After one year the Buckeyes re-joined in the IHL and changed back to the Mercurys. They would win the IHL title each of the next two seasons, so the move worked out perfectly.Similar teams
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