I had limited Internet/BlackBerry access over the last week while taking a leisurely trip up the PCH. Late August seemed like a safe time to turn my back on hockey, but then the new Kings jerseys happened and Wade Belak died. So I’m hitting the ground running today.

Speaking of the jerseys, I decided to slip out a tweet somewhere between Solvang and San Simeon that the Kings’ black alternate jerseys were becoming the primary home jerseys. In the interest of timeliness, I grabbed the first image I could google of a black Kings alternate jersey. I probably should have looked more carefully at the URL, because as two observant followers pointed out, those aren’t the official jerseys. They’re knockoffs made in China. (Probably pretty cheap too; might make a good gift.)

You’ve seen the black jerseys (most recently, during the playoffs). Here’s a team-issued close-up of the new white jersey.

You’ll probably see plenty of them at the team’s annual HockeyFest. Maybe in the 2011-12 playoffs, too.