wildwing64 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Quote That design process can be an intense and lengthy one, which is why the NHL will ask teams to put a hold on uniform overhauls for the time being. 53 minutes ago, spartacat_12 said: I guess this means a team like the Ducks are stuck in their current look for at least a few more years 5 4 Quote PotD: 24/08/2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 "Sorry Anaheim. You have to stick with ugly garbage because Fanatics is trying to get their intern's hand free from the industrial stitcher." 3 2 5 2 Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timaa Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I hope whatever the Flyers redesign for next year is still in the works, and it’s a good one, because I don’t want Fanatics handling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyersfan Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I have been wanting to grab a new flyers jersey. Between the roster turmoil because of horrendous ownership/GM, potential team selling (please), rumored redesigns coming next year, and an absolute hate for fanatics, just a big L for me and anyone else in the fanbase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Ouch, this is a OITGDNHL moment if I've ever seen one. Kind of funny to look back on all the fear and paranoia of Nike "ruining the NHL" when Adidas dropped out. Nike would be a godsend compared to this. What's next when Fanatics doesn't work out? Is Bettman going to stitch the jerseys himself in his garage? 6 3 Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VDizzle12 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Anyone saying "at least it's not Nike" is completely delusional. Fanatics has been a trainwreck in everything they have produced. I don't expect this to be any different. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp49 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Fanatics has produced the "official Authentic Pro" off-ice gear for years now and it's just not good. The NHL is the easiest league not to buy new merch from. I've saved a decent amount of money since they switched the off-ice stuff to Fanatics and I look forward to saving more now that they'll have the jerseys too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 27 minutes ago, tp49 said: Fanatics has produced the "official Authentic Pro" off-ice gear for years now and it's just not good. The NHL is the easiest league not to buy new merch from. I've saved a decent amount of money since they switched the off-ice stuff to Fanatics and I look forward to saving more now that they'll have the jerseys too. I was thinking about this earlier and I could not agree any more. It’s like they’re allergic to my money, and it’s been that way for close to 15 years now. Just dreadful garbage they put out. I can’t even remember the last time I bought any new NHL gear. I remember I bought a Flyers Stanley Cup shirt on deep discount from the NHL shop in Manhattan in 2010(!), and I ended up returning it because it was such poor quality. I’m pretty sure that was the last time. Maybe a Sharks 59Fifty from Hat Club right before they outlawed/banned/whatever you wanna call it selling those anywhere but the team shops in the arenas. This is a very dumb league. 9 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasaltvanilla Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I judge companies when they whine about how hard and difficult it is to create sport shirts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Lights Out said: Ouch, this is a OITGDNHL moment if I've ever seen one. Kind of funny to look back on all the fear and paranoia of Nike "ruining the NHL" when Adidas dropped out. Nike would be a godsend compared to this. What's next when Fanatics doesn't work out? Is Bettman going to stitch the jerseys himself in his garage? Nah, he’s going to have the jerseys manufactured in Phoenix while paying free Coyotes tickets to workers. The Yotes still won’t be able to fill the converted airplane hangar that they’ll play in by then. 4 1 Quote http://i.imgur.com/Pyc5qRH.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/RDXvxFE.gif LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 41 minutes ago, FiddySicks said: I was thinking about this earlier and I could not agree any more. It’s like they’re allergic to my money, and it’s been that way for close to 15 years now. Just dreadful garbage they put out. I can’t even remember the last time I bought any new NHL gear. I remember I bought a Flyers Stanley Cup shirt on deep discount from the NHL shop in Manhattan in 2010(!), and I ended up returning it because it was such poor quality. I’m pretty sure that was the last time. Maybe a Sharks 59Fifty from Hat Club right before they outlawed/banned/whatever you wanna call it selling those anywhere but the team shops in the arenas. This is a very dumb league. It is incredibly odd that New Era and Zephyr have arena-exclusive deals only because adidas and Fanatics (and ‘47 to a degree) wanted to control the e-retail space. Not sure why NHL thought that was a good business case. With adidas presumably done with NHL hats in ‘24 I wonder if the league allows for another hat maker to take its place (it should). 2 Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Why does this race to the bottom company keep getting rewarded? 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I look at calendar and today is 21st march not 1st april so WTF is happened here?! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikWings Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 11 hours ago, Ridleylash said: Well, already not off to a great start here, me. Can't wait to see how bad Fanatics :censored:s up the merch now that they have full control. This was horrible news to wake up to this morning. Chinese knockoffs will be better quality than the authentics. Hopefully it's not a monopoly and companies like '47 Brand can still make merchandise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone792 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 God I wish there was a way to get so much backlash that the league would retract this deal, but it’s the NHL so they will revert back to the Versus network instead 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFirestormToPurify Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Hambone792 said: God I wish there was a way to get so much backlash that the league would retract this deal, but it’s the NHL so they will revert back to the Versus network instead They don't care. They didn't care about the sponsor patch backlash either Let's face it, people will complain for a few days and completely forget about it. We're the only ones on this forum that are gonna be complaining for a decade lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Perhaps the only positive aspect of this situation is that Fanatics may improve the design of the Capitals' jersey, which was inherited from Reebok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 NFL: Nike NBA: Nike MLB: Nike NHL: Fanatics 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickp91 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I'm sure Fanatics threw a ton of money at the NHL, but the league should've gone with a more reputable name in companies like CCM, New Balance (under the Warrior brand), or Nike 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Cujo said: NFL: Nike NBA: Nike MLB: Nike NHL: Fanatics Fanatics makes MLB player jerseys and just slaps a Nike logo on them. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35909210/fanatics-replacing-adidas-nhl-official-uniform-partner Quote For example, Nike is the official outfitter of Major League Baseball, but Fanatics has made MLB's Nike-branded uniforms for all 30 teams since 2017, when it acquired Majestic. In total, Fanatics makes close to 100,000 MLB uniforms each season. Fanatics also makes authentic NFL jerseys that carry a Nike logo, which are sold online and in stores. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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