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  1. Hey there, my current team is looking into getting a 3rd jersey, but it would be easier to do so If we had something to go off of, rather than just shouting out ideas in the locker room. Our current look is simple, we have the Lindros era Flyers jerseys. White for away games, and orange for home. Our current logo is the one you see as our display picture. I'm looking to get a design with a black template, but with a college/high school style wordmark of 'Vipers' across the front with the jersey number played into that. If someone could whip up a design or send me a template file so I could try a crack at it myself, that'd be brilliant. Thanks.
  2. Name: Iain Age: 25 Sex: M Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta Current City: Calgary, Alberta Nationality: Canadian/Scottish, dual citizenship y'all Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Blue Height: 5'11 Weight: 170 Job: Construction foreman College Attended/Attending: I spent 3 years at Mount Royal College studying English Literatrure and Composition, Comparitive Government & Politics and Religious History. This fall I start my masters in engineering. I know, strange mix. How you became a jersey collector: Just fell in love with them in my teens and just have slowly collected ever since. Favorite Player: I have a few, but my favorite all time was Peter Bondra Favorite Player to hate: Dion Phaneuf, any Vancouver Canuck or Chicago Blackhawk Video Game Systems Owned: xbox 360 Favorite Game(s): Any Call of Duty game, Brutal Legend, Alan Wake Music You Listen Too: Metal, blues, hip-hop, avant garde, industrial, classic western Favorite Movie (s): JFK, Religulous, Zombieland Favorite Food: fast food Favorite TV Show: The Big Bang Theory, South Park, Metalocalypse, Arrested Development, Futurama, Archer, Clone High, SNL Anything Else: Not into doing things that are 'Canadian' just because I'm from here. ie: drinking Canadian beers or supporting the moves of sunbelt teams into Canada.
  3. It's only a replica, but I found my blue Fisherman at a pawn shop for $30 in mint condition.
  4. seriously, you watch any Flames home game these days on TV and you'll tons of fakes. Even the other night on Hockey Night in Canada against the leafs. During the post game images package, they showed a Flames fan in an Iginla Heritage jersey, and is fit all my descriptions on fakes. It made me laugh, even though it was horeshit.
  5. wow, the lengths people will go to
  6. I love watching the Predators, particularily their home games. They have an awesome fanbase with an electric atmosphere in the building. I hate watching anything with the Leafs or Wings, mostly because they both have a tendancy to have comebacks in the third against my hometown Flames. the Leafs usually do this to any team though on hockey night in Canada making it kind of boring and predictable. The Wings seem to always play like s*** for 40 minutes at the saddledome, then they decide to play in the third and win it late or in extra time.
  7. Fortunately the teams I cheer for other than the Flames don't have to strong a rivalry with them. We did have a decent one when Gretzky left for LA and the small exodus of Oilers that followed him there. And in recent years, there has been a minor one with the Predators, but nothing that causes my allegiance to either to be jeoprodized. Unless any of my teams meet in the near future in the playoffs, I never have a problem with it.
  8. I just wanted to give some people a head's up on the Calgary Flames Heritage classic jersey. Having been to a few recent home games of the Flames, I noticed a lot of people sporting fakes. And i'm not exagerating, but the numbers of fakes I've seen is easily in the hundreds. If you're looking into ordering a customized authentic, here are 4 simple clues that show it is a fake. I will include pictures when I can get them up. 1. On the hem and sleeve cuffs of the fake jersey, the yellow stripe is close to 3 inches from top to bottom. It is also them same material as the rest of the jersey, rather than being seperate. On the real jersey it is about an inch on both the cuffs and hem. 2. The fake jersey's crest and customization are grossly incorrect. The jersey is unique in the fact that both crest and numbers are the faux felt vintage/creme white. On the fakes they are just straight up white twill over red. also on the crest of a true authentic, the faux felt with red trim is atop a yellow twill bottom. This yellow bottom is not present on most of the fakes. The sleeve number on the fakes is also much larger than that of true authentics. 3. The special Heritage classic patch on the right front breast of the sweater on the fakes is significantly larger than it is on ligitimates. 4. The reebok logo on the rear of the neck is not a patch and is however just embroidered onto the fabric, like pretty much all fakes in this instance. I personally have an uncustomized replica of this sweater, but I have seen both a customized replica and authentic in person. Both were at local retailers Hockey Experts, The Fanattic and Jersey City. As far as I know, the only place to find a true authentic online back when I witnessed the plethora of fakes was NHL.com's official shop, and at the time, even local retailers had not yet begun selling authentics. Again, I will post pictures of both once I can get the pics online, but I do hope this will prove helpful.
  9. Don't forget that Iginla has already played for the Flames since 1996 and still has like 3-4 years left on his deal. What happens after that is anyones guess, yet it is possible that he may stay for the duration of his career. Same with Regehr, he's also got at least 10 years under his belt and 3 more to go on his contract. With the market for a stay at home defensemen not as furvent as say, one for Mike Green, it is also possible that he could play 15+ years with one team and call it a career.
  10. I'm glad there is several retail shops here in Calgary that carry a variety of the Olympic participents and some nations that didn't make the cut. One store has both Austria's home and away threads, as well as Kazakhstan's. Next paycheque and both will be mine.
  11. I forgot the mention that it was the alternate of there's i'm interested in. it's have to large for replica and 54-56 for an authentic.
  12. I'll add the pre Edge Columbus jersey to my impossibles. Unless anyone out there has one they're willing to part with. Chances are slim though.
  13. I'm still searching for the pre Edge Columbus 3rd jersey that introduced the current primary logo to the world. That was a rareity as far as 3rd jerseys went for actually being really good. I'd love it with Vyborny, Malhotra or Klesla on it. Or blank, either would be great for my collection. I'd say stick with the Nash for now, and go with the Richards for variety. Orange realy stands out.
  14. -When you have about $60 to your name, walk into a sports collectibles shop and find a mid 90's Ron Francis Penguins CCM authentic jersey with the diagonal script across the front for $55 and decide it's more important than gas or food. (can't pass up a deal such as that) -When you're a season ticket holder for your local junior team and wear a different jersey from your collection to every game. -When you have more jerseys from around the NHL than your hometown team that you live and breathe. -When you have specific teams whose jerseys you will never pay for because they're the teams you despise most......however, you'll accept them as gifts, or make an exception to this rule when the jersey is $4.99 at a thrift store.
  15. my impossibles are mostly the ones in my sig, size 52-56. and i recognize that they're all well sought after by a lot of people.
  16. I have 21 NHL jerseys. Surprisingly, only 1 is an authentic, and only 1 is customized. But there is a great story as to how I acquired them. With the RBK Edge jerseys coming in last year, a lot of retailers liquidated there merchandise to used sporting goods stores. One in particular had a bin of jerseys for sale last december-january. I got 3 jerseys from that bin, The Kings recent 3rd purple with the crown up front and the shield on the shoulders. But what made this so special were the other 2 I managed to acquire....in one visit no less. First was the authentic. It was a 2005-06 New York Islanders RBK Authentic white (road) for get this, $45. Not done yet. The customized one was the one that blew me away, just for it's shear rareity...especially in Calgary. A New York Rangers Koho Darius Kasparitis #72, also for $45. With tax, that trip cost me just shy of $100. A real steal if you ask me. Unfortunately my luck ran out when I went away for christmas, only to return and find out I was about 2 days late on the Columbus Blue Jackets Authentic 3rd jersey, one that I've wanted for some time. I also have 17 international or club soccer jerseys
  17. I am looking for 3 jerseys in particular, all three are alternates from the 1995-96 season. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks (with Wild Wing jumping from the ice), The LA Kings (with the "Burger King" logo) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (with the waves, rain and lightning blots on the arms). I'm not looking for them to be authentics as replicas are fine for me. I prefer not to use ebay since i have been swindeled several times by sellers and my credit/banking information has been tapped into before. The one jersey I am most interested in is the LA Kings jersey. All three are great collectors items, but that Kings one would be fantastic. Thanks
  18. EAST • Atlanta Thrashers: B+ very nice, not the greatest, but pretty damned good • Boston Bruins: A+ the bruins made there fans proud with there new RBK Edge unis • Buffalo Sabres: F worst unis since the Blues almost donned there 1996 3rd jerseys • Carolina Hurricanes: B a good classic look • Florida Panthers: B- odd design, makes sense with the RBK Edge, great colors • Montreal Canadiens: A should never change • New Jersey Devils: B 90's update in need of an update, keep the logo • New York Islanders: A any jersey they do is golden, with esception to the vastly orange Bridgeport inspired 3rd's • New York Rangers: A always great • Ottawa Senators: B large improvement on the frowny face horizontal stripes they used to fail at life with • Philadelphia Flyers: A- home and away are great, the 3rd's are difficult to deal with • Pittsburgh Penguins: A+ home run • Tampa Bay Lightning: B could've used horizontal stripes on the waist and arms • Toronto Maple Leafs: B classic, but to monochromatic • Washington Capitals: A a modern twist on one of the best of the expansion era WEST • Anaheim Ducks: B should've stuck with eggplant/teal or there 03/04 blacks 3rd's • Calgary Flames: A with exception to the mid 90's pedistal thingy they've always had a great classic look • Chicago Blackhawks: A+ still the benchmark of hockey uniforms • Colorado Avalanche: B- the Nordiques would be rolling in there graves • Columbus Blue Jackets: A+ the best of the RBK jerseys so far • Dallas Stars: C never really liked there colors or design, the logo reminds me of the owners intention to move the North Stars • Detroit Red Wings: B a classic, to monochromatic like the leafs • Edmonton Oilers: C should return to there 80's - early 90's colors • Los Angeles Kings: A- the best Kings Jerseys period • Minnesota Wild: A one of the best in the west • Nashville Predators: D always looked far to busy in CCM era and Edge ones got busier • Phoenix Coyotes: B+ very basic, great logo, maybe a little to plain....but far better than the robotic coyote and 6 colors of yore • San Jose Sharks: D simply awful, helped usher in the sleek lines and gap between logo and hem....hopefully there Edge's will bring back stripes • St. Louis Blues: A+ best combination of old and new in the league • Vancouver Canucks: F once again the Canucks prove they're the NHL's clout as far as ugly jerseys go, just awful!
  19. Anaheim Ducks - Selanne(if he's back) Atlanta Thrashers - Hossa or Kovalchuk Boston Bruins - Savard Buffalo Sabres - Miller Calgary Flames - Kiprusoff Carolina Hurricanes - Brind'Amour or Staal Chicago Blackhawks - Havlat Colorado Avalanche - Smyth or Sakic Columbus Blue Jackets - Nash Dallas Stars - Modano Detroit Red Wings - Zetterburg Edmonton Oilers - Souray Florida Panthers - Jokinen or Weiss Los Angeles Kings - Camalleri or Kopitar Minnesota Wild - Demitra Montreal Canadiens - Ryder or Koivu Nashville Predators - Arnott New Jersey Devils - Parise New York Islanders - Guerin New York Rangers- Lundqvist Ottawa Senators - Alfredsson Philadelphia Flyers - Briere Phoenix Coyotes- Jovanovski Pittsburgh Penguins - Crosby or Malkin San Jose Sharks - Thornton St. Louis Blues- Kariya Tampa Bay Lightning - Lecavalier or St. Louis Toronto Maple Leafs - Sundin Vancouver Canucks - Naslund Washington Capitals - Ovechkin
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