Wheelhouse Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Did the NHL acquire the rights to the Hartford Whalers identity? I might be wrong (and if I am, please feel free to delete the thread), but I always thought up until this point Hartford held the rights to the team name and logos.Hat. Thermal. Hoodie. "Purists will bitch and whine, but so what? Purists will Always bitch and whine. That is their function. Res Ipsa Loquitur."-HST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Did the NHL acquire the rights to the Hartford Whalers identity? I might be wrong (and if I am, please feel free to delete the thread), but I always thought up until this point Hartford held the rights to the team name and logos.Hat. Thermal. Hoodie.Not really, when they are also selling North Stars and Nordiques gear. Though their prices for those clothes are outrageous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Did the NHL acquire the rights to the Hartford Whalers identity? I might be wrong (and if I am, please feel free to delete the thread), but I always thought up until this point Hartford held the rights to the team name and logos.Hat. Thermal. Hoodie.Not really, when they are also selling North Stars and Nordiques gear. Though their prices for those clothes are outrageous The North Stars and Nordiques brands are owned by the NHL -- as far as we were concerned the State of Connecticut owned the Whalers brand -- I have no idea if anything changed with that but something must have happened. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr79 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Maybe CT decided to cash in and raise some revenue by licensing the identity to the NHL again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Oh my goodness, it appears that someone may have finally come to their senses on this one. Now hopefully, they'll expand the Whalers line beyond all this overpriced Retro Sport (just an arm of Reebok, BTW) crap.I could use a new navy Whalers jersey. The one I bought in '98 is wearing down. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon_Matrix Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I feel bad for those poor suckers who are selling the jerseys for a few hundred dollars - soon they may be going down in value as fast as most other stock people have invested in.EDIT: Retro Sport may have acquired the rights independently - I saw someone who had bought a Whalers Retro Sport shirt from the NHL Store in NY as a limited edition item. Well, that is what he claimed. Notice how all three pieces are from that brand, not Reebok itself... although Retro Sport IS owned by Reebok International... This is very confusing... But I am willing to guess that branch may have bought the rights to reproduce that logo. Because Korbyn Is Colour Blind, My Signature Is Now Idiot Proof - Thanks Again Braden!!Go Leafs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon_Matrix Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 http://www.shopping.com/xDN-clothing--9689_nhl-retroHere is a website selling the rest of the Whalers stuff, and the shirt for sale was the one I saw. Because Korbyn Is Colour Blind, My Signature Is Now Idiot Proof - Thanks Again Braden!!Go Leafs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 $41.98 for a hat? I think I'll just stick with the 7 Whaler hats I already own.... On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief. Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 $41.98 for a hat? I think I'll just stick with the 7 Whaler hats I already own....$60 for the thermal too. Wanna sell me a hat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 $41.98 for a hat? I think I'll just stick with the 7 Whaler hats I already own....$60 for the thermal too. Wanna sell me a hat?If I had duplicates, of course, but alas, I have none. On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 If the state did do something, it's gotten little to no press around here. Sodboy13 said: As you watch more basketball, you will learn to appreciate the difference between "defense" and "couldn't find the rim with a pair of bloodhounds and a Garmin." meet the new page, not the same as the old page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon_Matrix Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Coming from someone who owns 3 products from Retro Sports (A Leafs hat, a Leafs t-shirt and a St. Pats t-shirt) I will say that it is worth the price. This stuff is well made and very well distressed. Well, maybe I'm a sucker for paying $50 for a t-shirt... although they look better and more casual than most sports apparel out there... Because Korbyn Is Colour Blind, My Signature Is Now Idiot Proof - Thanks Again Braden!!Go Leafs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 $60 for a goddamn short-sleeve T-shirt, ladies and gentlemen. Or perhaps you prefer $102 for a zip-up hoodie.This Retro Sport stuff, it's gotta be targeted at the people who are obsessed with price tags and labels, and don't necessarily know the first thing about sports, right? On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon_Matrix Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 $60 for a goddamn short-sleeve T-shirt, ladies and gentlemen. Or perhaps you prefer $102 for a zip-up hoodie.This Retro Sport stuff, it's gotta be targeted at the people who are obsessed with price tags and labels, and don't necessarily know the first thing about sports, right?Mostly. But you gotta admit, it looks better than most of the sports apparel out there... it isn't junked up. Just has the logo big on the chest, which isn't a bad thing... Because Korbyn Is Colour Blind, My Signature Is Now Idiot Proof - Thanks Again Braden!!Go Leafs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 $60 for a goddamn short-sleeve T-shirt, ladies and gentlemen. Or perhaps you prefer $102 for a zip-up hoodie.This Retro Sport stuff, it's gotta be targeted at the people who are obsessed with price tags and labels, and don't necessarily know the first thing about sports, right?Mostly. But you gotta admit, it looks better than most of the sports apparel out there... it isn't junked up. Just has the logo big on the chest, which isn't a bad thing...Except for the dimensions of the logo being wrong on most of the items, yeah, the quality's great. It appears they just took the '90s logo and clicked everything white or green in MS Paint when they felt the need to re-create the '80s version. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBlueshirt Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 $60 for a goddamn short-sleeve T-shirt, ladies and gentlemen. Or perhaps you prefer $102 for a zip-up hoodie.This Retro Sport stuff, it's gotta be targeted at the people who are obsessed with price tags and labels, and don't necessarily know the first thing about sports, right?Targeting hipsters and doing a damn good job of it. Irony of wearing the logo of a team that doesn't exist anymore, and that stupid ass artificial fade they do on the graphics. Bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPF Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 the logo on the hat is photoshopped on, it appears.The only other thing i can say about this is this: http://i.imgur.com/4ahMZxD.png koizim said: And...and ya know what we gotta do? We gotta go kick him in da penis. He'll be injured. Injured bad. COYS and Go Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSUCub Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I was at the NHL Store today and almost picked up a Whalers shirt...until I saw the price tag. Besides the aforementioned items, they also had Whalers pucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 EDIT: Retro Sport may have acquired the rights independently - I saw someone who had bought a Whalers Retro Sport shirt from the NHL Store in NY as a limited edition item. Well, that is what he claimed. Notice how all three pieces are from that brand, not Reebok itself... although Retro Sport IS owned by Reebok International... This is very confusing... But I am willing to guess that branch may have bought the rights to reproduce that logo.That sure seems to be the case - every Whalers item on that site is by Retro Sport, and all the Whaler items I saw at the NHL shop on Avenue of the Americas were manufactured by Retro Sport.Still, this seems to be a positive development, that the State of Connecticut is starting to license the logo at all. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon_Matrix Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 EDIT: Retro Sport may have acquired the rights independently - I saw someone who had bought a Whalers Retro Sport shirt from the NHL Store in NY as a limited edition item. Well, that is what he claimed. Notice how all three pieces are from that brand, not Reebok itself... although Retro Sport IS owned by Reebok International... This is very confusing... But I am willing to guess that branch may have bought the rights to reproduce that logo.That sure seems to be the case - every Whalers item on that site is by Retro Sport, and all the Whaler items I saw at the NHL shop on Avenue of the Americas were manufactured by Retro Sport.Still, this seems to be a positive development, that the State of Connecticut is starting to license the logo at all.Well, they have been selling the pucks for years, same with lapel pins. Clothing is something very new, maybe within the last 6 months. The strange thing is, that selection is not listed on their website nor most other clothing sites which carry the Retro Sport line, so it seems fairly exclusive. Because Korbyn Is Colour Blind, My Signature Is Now Idiot Proof - Thanks Again Braden!!Go Leafs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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