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Cool mail day. I have a soft spot for the IIHF flag series of the mid-late 90s, especially the more rare ones. Also from the days where Nike made top quality uniforms for teams outside the top pools. This one is from the 1996 World Juniors in Pool B. So much better than the Tackla jerseys they make now that are thinner than most rolls of TP.

Figured I would plunk this here, since it's the only real active thread we have these days... Any hope on finding an original one of these?

Nice... a Flyers jersey with a correct colour nameplate! 😛 After perhaps jumping the gun on who I put on this jersey, followed by a recent trade to a division rival, I saw no choice but to get out the seam-ripper and have this one re-customized to a player I will always be a big fan of, no matter what.

Looks like a licensed replica from its time, with cheap and inaccurate customization.

Looks like the MLBPA is getting involved, so TBA I guess. I can see Fanatics selling the NHL on-ice jersey they end up making in 2-3 years, but I'm not sure it will be at a price I'm willing to pay and my current stance is that I'm not willing to have the Fanatics logo on my jersey rack, so there's that too.

Yeah I saw some of those tweets yesterday. It feels like we're on the road to eventually having everything fully sublimated with continuing rising prices. When a company like Fanatics is allowed to monopolize the industry, that s*** is sadly predictable. Although the Kirby Mariners leak from yesterday was a replica, we know what's coming with the authentics and I won't be buying one. I still maintain that I like the ASG jersey I got last year, but as a one-off, it's fine. Seeing all teams with smaller letters and the same templated curve for names is just blasphemous. A couple thoughts that this sparked for me was that if the players don't like them and they find performance issues, they won't stay quiet. Hopefully it turns into what happened when NHL players made Reebok go back to airknit material for Edge jerseys. Also, looking at the Cardinals jersey, I wonder if they told Nike/Fanatics to f*** off with the perforated numbers. All the information I read from the usual sources we pay attention to said that all teams were being forced into that.

To each their own with wearing or not. Whenever I crawl out of my hole in Northern BC and make it to a pro game of some kind, I like to wear a jersey... and I live next to a pub where it's still socially acceptable haha. As for MLB numbers, tinkering is an understatement. I wouldn't be surprised if Nike also uses their "power twill" material the 2023 ASG jersey and some City Connect jerseys have, which only Nike has and is holding hostage for themselves. If anyone wants a jersey done to exact on-field specs, they will have to buy one at a team store or on MLB Shop (aka f***ing Fanatics). It's going to hit independent customizers too. Company who does the Mariners jerseys flat-out told me they were not allowed to customize their City Connect jerseys with the authentic material because it was for game jerseys only. It's disheartening too because, as you say, prices are only going up. I like the ASG and City Connect jerseys I have now, but I'm not sure I'll be buying any of the new Nike jerseys. It'll either have to be a sale that probably won't happen or something really blows my mind visually, which doesn't seem likely either.

Nice pickup! Got a box in the mail myself today... Always liked this green Comets jersey. Just can't have a blank one sitting on the rack. Brisebois has done nothing but work his arse off in the AHL. Managed to strip this one relatively well for sublimated air knit and had an old Cutting Edge kit for it, so it still resembles the old inconsistent chop jobs the game jerseys were! A cheap FB Marketplace find. Had to strip a totally unprofessional kit and clean the ensuing mess, but this makes it well worth it in the end.

I don't disagree with that point. I also don't like how they're making all teams use the same size letters for the names, perforated numbers for everyone and they're f***ing with other traditional things like the Dodgers big red front numbers. They're not big anymore. The one thing I do like about the new Nike template is the jersey itself. It is very comfortable to wear.

Love those old double knits. I don't dislike the cool base and flex base that followed, but nothing compares to them. A couple relatively recent baseball pickups of mine... ASG Kirby. In case anyone wonders, no, I was not able to find correct customization from anyone. I found the jersey on eBay and won the auction at a f***ing steal. (If anyone is interested in the blank one I have with the M's patch, you know the drill!) Mariners City Connect JRod. I managed to find the Roberto Clemente patch and moved the PNW to the proper sleeve, because of those sto0pid rules they have now. Just need to get the patches sewn down, but for pics, the jersey is complete.

Re-customized issued jersey. These ones have grown on me a lot since they were released!

Thanks! I agree... Canada has the single worst jersey design for national teams these days. Even their last Olympic jerseys were pretty bad. I remember watching them wearing the red jersey with black numbers that were basically invisible on tv.

A nice pickup for my IIHF side of the collection. It's a bloody tent, but it looks great! The polar bear stands out more on the white than the red in my opinion.

From what I've been able to find out, with relative certainty, is that the material is called Power Twill and none of the customizers in our hobby have access to it. What I don't know 100% for sure, is if it is a Nike creation they're keeping behind nuclear launch codes or if it's something more rare they decided to use and have agreements with suppliers to only sell it to them or team customizers for game jerseys only. It is softer, thinner and lighter and I must admit, kinda nice. I hope it's an alternative to any thoughts of going to everything pressed on like the IIHF has pretty much done. For the Mariners City Connect and ASG authentic jerseys I have, this is the material on the front script and also on names and numbers for authentic player jerseys sold on MLB Shop and in team stores (for teams using it so far). Doesn't help people with blank jerseys though. I did contact the Mariners on-field customizer a while back and they told me only replica names and numbers can be put on my City Connect authentic jersey if I send it to them. I can't see MLB going the NFL and NBA route, where there just aren't any blank jerseys sold at retail. What I do think is coming though, is that Nike will basically make it impossible to get an authentic jersey with accurate fonts, colours and materials for names and numbers, unless you buy through MLB Shop at their stupidly-inflated prices. Another thing that appear to be the case is that ALL MLB teams will be wearing perforated numbers next year, which is an even bigger pain in the sphincter for customizers who hope to replicate whatever is coming. For now, I'm playing the patience game with my two jerseys and when (hopefully) I finally get them done properly, that is probably it for me with MLB Nike jerseys.

Here's that baseball pickup I mentioned last week I had coming.. The material is actually quite comfortable. It's like a bit thicker version of the 4-way stretch mesh Reebok Edge jerseys have. If Nike is moving to this next year, I'm ok with it. One thing I've come to find out though, with this jersey and my Mariners City Connect, is that Nike is using a new (?) twill that looks the same from a distance, but it's different. The best way I can describe it is that it feels softer and perhaps thinner. Does anyone have any idea what it is, or some knowledge about it besides Nike not wanting customizers to know anything? I could be wrong, but I have a hard time imagining this is some kind of new material Nike whipped up. The pic underneath the jersey is the best closeup I can get. Of course, like any of us, I want the same materials for names and numbers as the players get, but indications are that Nike wants to make that impossible.

I don't have the All Star Game jersey yet, so can't yet say how its 52 compares to my other ones. The Nike jerseys players are wearing in regular season games now are literally Majestic Flex Base jerseys with a logo change.

Probably giving away what I have en route, but I'll post another MLB pickup sometime next week that makes me pretty confident that is going away soon.

I'll join the baseball parade. Picked this up at the Mariners store in Seattle last week. Took the patch off the left sleeve so it's loose now. Planning for George Kirby on this one, but will wait for the trade deadline before pulling the trigger.

I've seen better, seen worse. I think the angry duck mask alone would have been better. No need for the "Anaheim Ducks" and small main logo in the circle template. Not on my must-have list, that's for sure.

On-ice game quality Adidas jerseys are not sold at retail. You got what us old guys still refer to as a replica. Adidas calls them authentic basically to mean they're not fake, and they sew in a cheap s*** quality fight strap to make fans think they're getting the same jersey the players wear.

It's just less work for equipment staff if the Mariners get an ad patch tomorrow. Just gotta sew it onto the blank sleeves to comply with those stupid f***ing rules. Thanks for the pics. I might take my blank jersey with me to the Team Store when I'm there next month and exchange it if they have player jerseys in stock. From what I hear, the twill used for this jersey's names and numbers hasn't made its way out of Nike's factory. The patch can always be moved from one sleeve to the other if necessary.

Wong bats left, so his left shoulder is facing away from the cameras at the plate. In case they do get an ad patch, it will go on his right sleeve to face the cameras. (Unless I'm completely missing something here lol) Wong should have also already been DFA'd, but that's a whole other rant for another thread haha. Question for you though... since you got the Julio authentic CC... is the name/number also authentic in the correct special twill? Can you PM a pic?

Forgive my non-hockey vent, but to add to the ad patch shite, I got a nice shiny authentic Mariners City Connect jersey and just discovered that even with the Mariners NOT having an ad patch, which sleeve the PNW patch is on for game jerseys depends on which side of the plate they bat from... and from my observations, all pitchers have it on the right sleeve. The jerseys sold at retail all have the patch on the left sleeve. This also means that MLB Shop's authentic Julio Rodriguez CC jersey is not accurate. Whenever I decide on a player for this one (might be a while considering the M's s*** season so far) and/or the right materials become available to the good baseball customizers, the patch can be moved, but still.... Mother****ers!

I'm not offended by ad patches, but they gotta be moved for the SCF patch. While they're at it, change the SCF patch to something that actually indicates the team is playing in the Final. This patch looks like something the championship team should wear the following season.

I could be wrong, I don't pay a ton of attention to basketball, but I believe I read or heard that the NBA made a conscious effort to make sure their ad patches fit the jersey in regards to colour. I agree MLB is a bit out of control. It's one thing to have an ad look like a brick of coke (Atlanta), but there could be some size control. Some of them are massive to the point of being unprofessional.