Collecting Jerseys

Am i the only dork probably too old to still be into this? The other day, i got an 80s era road Oilers Gretsky jersey and i love it. Every year i try to pick up a new one. Last year, i picked up a Roenick road Blackhawks jersey and i wear it pretty much everytime i'm on the couch watching hockey....

next year (because my wife will punch me if i buy them on a regular basis), i'm going for an old Nordiques blue (though would be sweet to find a Whalers jersey too)....

 

As long as you're only collecting old-school jerseys, it's cool. I think a 40-year-old guy (I'm generalizing here) wearing, say, a Chad Johnson Jersey is kind of weird.

 

Have an old Atlanta Flames jersey if you're interested. Road colours.

 

i'm not quite 40 (but getting there...) but yes, the only jerseys i have are old hockey throwbacks, and they never leave the house. Strictly for couch potato days....who knows, maybe my son will get a kick out of them one day...

 

When I was in college, I used to go to the Champion factory outlet store and buy HS football jerseys.
Have no clue where they're from, they looked cool.

 

I guess you don't want to hear that I have the blue Nordiques jersey. ;D ;D ;D

Funny note, my publishing boss can be found at a press conference, because he always wears his Nordiques jersey to them. I guess he wants to be the centre of attention.

Worst part, it doesn't flatter his body...

 

OK, two rules to follow:

1. Never wear a jersey that bears the name and number of a player who is younger than you are.

2. Make it visually appropriate. Hate to see a 300-pound guy crammed into an Ozzie Smith jersey. If you're XXXL, stick to linemen.

 

I believe that store in Atlanta is Distant Replays.

I have a few old jereseys, so you guys definitely aren't the only dorks. (Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente & Mookie Wilson.)

 

I would so love to get a late 1970s Toronto Maple Leafs road white jersey of Darryl Sittler, Borje Salming or Mike Palmateer, but i just can't pull the trigger on 150 bucks...

 

If I could get a jersey worn by Eddy Merckx in the Tour, I'd frame that sucker as fast as I could get it.

But I'm, on a personal level, opposed to collecting or wearing anything with a sports team logo that isn't paying me to wear it.

 

Unfortunately, you're probably not going to find that Whaler jersey. The state of Connecticut owns the rights to their logos, colors, et cetera and for some reason, doesn't sell any apparel. It would sell like crazy.

A dude on another message board made I frequent made one himself. You just have to find the crest on eBay and the template at hockey pro shops or eBay. It's probably not worth it, though.

Anybody remember when Value City had actual replica jerseys for $20? I picked up an old Ottawa Sens jersey there like seven years ago and still wear it to this day. Occasionally I go to VC hoping to find something.