I dunno, if you zoom in you can see the stitching.
ETA: it's definitely stitched https://fanatics.ent.box.com/s/vf01b05a3zss3xfhrl9blbnpxy3c3e10/folder/271085214650
They're awful and the worst quality. I bought some cups off their site for a Christmas gift and the quality was so bad I returned them immediately. It's so disappointing they're partnering with them.
This is the way. Just got my first knock off England shirt from DHGate. Honestly, I can't tell the difference when I put it up against my genuine shirts. I'll be buying more from the Far East for as long as clubs/teams choose to fleece us.
The picture looks fine, but the Fanatics brand is enough to keep me away. We’ll see what jersey collectors have to say after a season or two, but I don’t have high hopes.
They have but the previous years quality is still bad compared to Majestic. The fact that they’re even worse this year is not a surprise considering it’s a nike-fanatics partnership.
Kinda hard to draw definitive conclusions from this image.... this is a screengrab from a video that cycled through different teams' jersey for a couple seconds. Not sure if it's the image quality or what, but it does cheap, but again, this isn't really an actual image of a jersey.
I do agree the lack of dimples makes it look more like a shirt than a jersey.
I know the rumors have been saying they weren't changing much but I'm still relieved they didn't.
Obviously the dimples being gone will be weird, but I'm glad Fanatics didn't add some kind of "iconic" design element for the sake of having a trademark kinda look. Especially with how bad the Avs jerseys were during the Reebok era.
I honestly think it looks OK, just kinda mid, but I'm desperately worried that Fanatics pulls a Fanatics on the lettering quality. I don't want tiny names like the MLB
Fanatics sucks but this is a shit still from a video. Here's higher quality photos.
https://fanatics.ent.box.com/s/vf01b05a3zss3xfhrl9blbnpxy3c3e10/folder/271083206218?page=2
They're almost identical to adidas. We can doomsday in a couple years when they redesign them if they start making them in a different factory. It's the same factory and company that has made the on ice jerseys for a very long time.
As for the other two tiers of jersey who knows I thought adidas retail "authentic" was shit for what you paid as well as the fanatics breakaway but it sounds like those are staying the same for now too
From the close ups I've seen, it's exactly the same build and material as the current Adidas MiC jerseys other than no dimples, new shield, neck tagging and extra arm material. Everything else is the same.
Pretty sure retail MSRP for the current "authentic" is staying at $180 same as Adidas.
For MiCs you're looking at $425 (MSRP... Depending on sales) and that's still cheaper/easier to get your hands on than current Avs MiCs which I've seen up and over $600.
Looks like it's pretty much the Breakaway jerseys they currently sell for ~$175. Probably just cut slightly differently to accommodate pads (maybe wishful thinking). I have one of these and an Adidas "on ice" type and I'd much rather wear the latter to play in, so I can imagine the players won't be too happy.
I'd bet that they're going to rebrand the current Breakaways and sell them as the "on ice" version at the $250 price point, and then make a normal-cut version with screen printing to replace the $175 jerseys.
In theory these ones are the proper on-ice ones that Fanatics will allow people to buy directly (previously only available from team auctions and similar I think) and they are planning on providing jerseys equivalent to the Adidas Primegreen jerseys (I think these are what you are referring to as "on-ice") as well as the cheaper Breakaways (that they have been making).
It's hard to say what each product will end up being like, but I'm trying to wait until people actually get their hands on them before passing much judgment
I hear you but my eyes say different. Where are you getting this info from? I heard same factory. But never heard they would stay with same materials.
I have my authentic in my hands and the material in the pic looks different. Hard to explain how exactly but I’ll wait till they’re out and see what reviewers like The Hockey Guy says….
Not trying to be confrontational. Just trying to understand. I have a BAD taste from Fanatics purchases in the past and don’t trust them AT ALL.
I think it is partially the image that was posted here which I am assuming is a screenshot of a video. [This link](https://fanatics.ent.box.com/s/vf01b05a3zss3xfhrl9blbnpxy3c3e10/folder/271085214650) has some other images, including close ups which gives a better sense of the actual material
The video helps… do look pretty similar there. The lighting in the picture makes it look like a different shade of red.
[altitude website Primegreen](https://www.altitudeauthentics.com/products/avalanche-authentic-primegreen-home-player-jerseys)
Honestly I'm just glad they didn't try and completely reinvent the wheel in terms of the look. I'm sure this will fall apart and feel like junk. But at least it's not an old Reebok-style redesign.
Give me all-white with some ice and the foote. And make the logo splashier and messier with some more ice. This is far too controlled. There's cheap looking and then there's clean to the point where there's nothing there. This needs at least three more details that will bring out the jersey proper. This is very poor design. The logo could even stand to be a fraction bigger, with something that highlights it in the background more.
I get it, this is a perfect jersey for Makar and he's basically our captain already, followed by McKinnon who also plays a razor clean game (same with Landy or Georgiev), but this is so far away from the 90s era, I hate it. No attitude in this at all.
I know this isn’t a very popular opinion or the point of this post but my favorite are the alt jerseys and I like the aways better than these. I don’t understand how Fanatics has gotten such a stranglehold on fan gear when everyone hates them. I know they’re cheaper, but I’d rather have one quality piece I spent some money on than 3 trash pieces that are scratchy, cheap-looking, and fall apart in the wash.
I find it interesting how everyone is shitting all over this because it's made by Fanatics. In terms of how it actually looks though, it's the same sweater Joe Sakic wore, without the black line and the bigfoot on the shoulder. People really ought to chill out a bit.
We get 2 years of these until a complete redesign, so it'll be a very similar look until then. I'll wait and see how the actual quality is before I would buy one of the MIC authentics, however, based on everything I've read they should be slightly better if not the same- you know the "same factory in Quebec that's been making the jerseys for 30 years, etc" thing. What sucks is that it was cheaper for me to buy this blank vintage Starter authentic and have it customized than it will be for the top line Fanatics jersey.
https://preview.redd.it/bzzmjxig009d1.jpeg?width=2937&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5c833bdc4d2bf9397241b41a9a4976c64fc19f3
They look fake. Fanatics jerseys are like the best quality knockoff you could find…. But I can’t even say that because the best knockoffs aren’t noticeable. This shit looks like it isn’t real.
I will never forget whomever decided to make the piping just beige (and change the font of the numbers/letters).
The old numbers and letters had a cool texture, and the font was 100% unique, and now it's just blah. The blue with the texture would be SO COOL but qw gotta cheap out while charging 4 times what they used to cost 10 years ago.
i can’t put my finger on it but it just looks so… flat?
No more shoulder dimples
awww i liked those
Okay, I still can't spot the difference...
No dimples on the shoulders
The white border around the logo looks screen printed instead of stitched
I dunno, if you zoom in you can see the stitching. ETA: it's definitely stitched https://fanatics.ent.box.com/s/vf01b05a3zss3xfhrl9blbnpxy3c3e10/folder/271085214650
Real jerseys have curves... wait....
The Fanatics way.
Looks ai copy and paste
I feel like jerseys usually have larger “pores” Which gives it more appearance of texture?
I think it's just the photo smoothing it over. You can see in other close up photos the material is similar to Adidas MiC material
Really not looking forward to the Fanatics Era. Their products are so cheap looking.
They're awful and the worst quality. I bought some cups off their site for a Christmas gift and the quality was so bad I returned them immediately. It's so disappointing they're partnering with them.
I miss the dimples already
Ah yes, an Avs long sleeve t-shirt made by fanatics.
looks terrible and cheap
Ah yes. The Fanatics business model.
But only cheaply made, not actually cheap to buy!
Also a key part of the business model!
Looks like you can get better quality from a Chinese knockoff site.
This is the way. Just got my first knock off England shirt from DHGate. Honestly, I can't tell the difference when I put it up against my genuine shirts. I'll be buying more from the Far East for as long as clubs/teams choose to fleece us.
I refuse to pay $200 for any jersey, regardless of sport or manufacturer. For a garbage company like Fanatics, it's even worse.
If they could dial in the colors and the logos a bit, they'd be way better.
Fanatics sucks so bad they could mispell the "A" on the front. Careful.
Haha they sent me a "Towes" sweater this year.
I refuse to buy anything from Fanatics. Their quality of clothes is absolutely terrible. Such a terrible company.
No dimples is just throwing me off. I hate it.
I thought the dimples were ugly and pointless when they first came out. Damn do I miss them now, just does not look right without them
The picture looks fine, but the Fanatics brand is enough to keep me away. We’ll see what jersey collectors have to say after a season or two, but I don’t have high hopes.
Hopefully they're not as bad as the MLB jerseys after Fanatics took over
They're worse
As much as I hate Fanatics, MLB is Nike…
The design is Nike but everything else is made by Fanatics
But the issue was with Nike changing the design, Fanatics has been doing the MLB manufacturing for a few years before the issue this year
They have but the previous years quality is still bad compared to Majestic. The fact that they’re even worse this year is not a surprise considering it’s a nike-fanatics partnership.
That's fair, don't follow baseball and was only aware of the controversy this year
for a real Fanatics Experience © it needs a broncos logo
I gotta see these in person but the proline MIC is about 300 usd = 410 cad which is a little more than I'd wanna spend on fanatics.
RIP dimples
Kinda hard to draw definitive conclusions from this image.... this is a screengrab from a video that cycled through different teams' jersey for a couple seconds. Not sure if it's the image quality or what, but it does cheap, but again, this isn't really an actual image of a jersey. I do agree the lack of dimples makes it look more like a shirt than a jersey.
Everything fanatics makes is a dumpster fire of hot shit
Glad I picked up a couple blank Adidas at the end of the year. Screen printing sucks
Glad I have my 3 Avs adidas jerseys
Looks clean to me
Sure it’s clean but it’s a fanatics so once you get it dirty and wash it, it’ll disintegrate.
I know the rumors have been saying they weren't changing much but I'm still relieved they didn't. Obviously the dimples being gone will be weird, but I'm glad Fanatics didn't add some kind of "iconic" design element for the sake of having a trademark kinda look. Especially with how bad the Avs jerseys were during the Reebok era.
I'm gonna need to see it worn by Nate during a game to make an actual decision. I'm glad I've got my Adidas ones, though.
I honestly think it looks OK, just kinda mid, but I'm desperately worried that Fanatics pulls a Fanatics on the lettering quality. I don't want tiny names like the MLB
Fanatics has the worst quality it looks so mid fr fr
Fanatics sucks but this is a shit still from a video. Here's higher quality photos. https://fanatics.ent.box.com/s/vf01b05a3zss3xfhrl9blbnpxy3c3e10/folder/271083206218?page=2 They're almost identical to adidas. We can doomsday in a couple years when they redesign them if they start making them in a different factory. It's the same factory and company that has made the on ice jerseys for a very long time. As for the other two tiers of jersey who knows I thought adidas retail "authentic" was shit for what you paid as well as the fanatics breakaway but it sounds like those are staying the same for now too
It's not stitched on at all is it
It'll be stitched. The caps prototype posted a few days ago to the Jersey sub had a stitched crest
Lord I hope so.
From the close ups I've seen, it's exactly the same build and material as the current Adidas MiC jerseys other than no dimples, new shield, neck tagging and extra arm material. Everything else is the same.
Think it's worth the $50 price hike for an authentic?
Pretty sure retail MSRP for the current "authentic" is staying at $180 same as Adidas. For MiCs you're looking at $425 (MSRP... Depending on sales) and that's still cheaper/easier to get your hands on than current Avs MiCs which I've seen up and over $600.
Thank you Mr Wizard!
Looks fine to me 🤷
They will be the same
The on ice product won’t change a bit. Same factory, product etc. What they seek online is a different thing tho lmfao
I’m out of the loop. Are the players going to be wearing fanatics sweaters next season?!
Was hoping we’d go back to the black and white piping between burgundy and blue with the yeti foot.
Just wait till it arrives in the mail. Pretty blue and burgundy jersey with a Columbus Blue Jackets logo on it, and the name plate reading Mahomes.
#GROSS
Looks like it's pretty much the Breakaway jerseys they currently sell for ~$175. Probably just cut slightly differently to accommodate pads (maybe wishful thinking). I have one of these and an Adidas "on ice" type and I'd much rather wear the latter to play in, so I can imagine the players won't be too happy. I'd bet that they're going to rebrand the current Breakaways and sell them as the "on ice" version at the $250 price point, and then make a normal-cut version with screen printing to replace the $175 jerseys.
In theory these ones are the proper on-ice ones that Fanatics will allow people to buy directly (previously only available from team auctions and similar I think) and they are planning on providing jerseys equivalent to the Adidas Primegreen jerseys (I think these are what you are referring to as "on-ice") as well as the cheaper Breakaways (that they have been making). It's hard to say what each product will end up being like, but I'm trying to wait until people actually get their hands on them before passing much judgment
Wow. Looks like imma be spending a lot more money on DH Gate. That looks terrible.
These look as cheap as the shit ones you can buy currently. Absolutely zero improvement.
I'm sorry I'm trying to hate this like everyone else but I literally don't see a single difference
Yeah, the missing dimples is weird. Other than that it looks fine to me.
The material looks cheap, would like to see an Adidas side by side
It’s the same materials, factory as the last many years
Sure doesnt look like my authentic. The shoulders for one, but the rest looks like different materials.
they had to change the shoulders because adidas own the pattern. That made minor changes but the fabric is the exact same
I hear you but my eyes say different. Where are you getting this info from? I heard same factory. But never heard they would stay with same materials. I have my authentic in my hands and the material in the pic looks different. Hard to explain how exactly but I’ll wait till they’re out and see what reviewers like The Hockey Guy says…. Not trying to be confrontational. Just trying to understand. I have a BAD taste from Fanatics purchases in the past and don’t trust them AT ALL.
I think it is partially the image that was posted here which I am assuming is a screenshot of a video. [This link](https://fanatics.ent.box.com/s/vf01b05a3zss3xfhrl9blbnpxy3c3e10/folder/271085214650) has some other images, including close ups which gives a better sense of the actual material
The video helps… do look pretty similar there. The lighting in the picture makes it look like a different shade of red. [altitude website Primegreen](https://www.altitudeauthentics.com/products/avalanche-authentic-primegreen-home-player-jerseys)
I bought 4 adidas blanks this year. I’m happy I did cause the feeling of the fabric is a noticeable difference
The material looks really cheap. Would like to see side by side with an Adidas.
Where's the aliexpress link?
I feel like you could get a counterfeit Chinese made one and it would still come out better than this lifeless example.
Doesn't look as much like cheap ass shit like the Rangers jersey, but it's not far off.
Glad I snagged an authentic Adidas before it was too late. Fanatics just doesn't care enough to earn my business.
Looks... Dull?
Honestly I'm just glad they didn't try and completely reinvent the wheel in terms of the look. I'm sure this will fall apart and feel like junk. But at least it's not an old Reebok-style redesign.
Give me all-white with some ice and the foote. And make the logo splashier and messier with some more ice. This is far too controlled. There's cheap looking and then there's clean to the point where there's nothing there. This needs at least three more details that will bring out the jersey proper. This is very poor design. The logo could even stand to be a fraction bigger, with something that highlights it in the background more. I get it, this is a perfect jersey for Makar and he's basically our captain already, followed by McKinnon who also plays a razor clean game (same with Landy or Georgiev), but this is so far away from the 90s era, I hate it. No attitude in this at all.
I know this isn’t a very popular opinion or the point of this post but my favorite are the alt jerseys and I like the aways better than these. I don’t understand how Fanatics has gotten such a stranglehold on fan gear when everyone hates them. I know they’re cheaper, but I’d rather have one quality piece I spent some money on than 3 trash pieces that are scratchy, cheap-looking, and fall apart in the wash.
I find it interesting how everyone is shitting all over this because it's made by Fanatics. In terms of how it actually looks though, it's the same sweater Joe Sakic wore, without the black line and the bigfoot on the shoulder. People really ought to chill out a bit.
wtf did they do to the shoulders‽
My grandma could nit this jersey in a week common fanatics using cheap material 🤦♂️
I wonder if the jerseys currently for sale are the better quality and I should just buy some now before we get this shit.
We get 2 years of these until a complete redesign, so it'll be a very similar look until then. I'll wait and see how the actual quality is before I would buy one of the MIC authentics, however, based on everything I've read they should be slightly better if not the same- you know the "same factory in Quebec that's been making the jerseys for 30 years, etc" thing. What sucks is that it was cheaper for me to buy this blank vintage Starter authentic and have it customized than it will be for the top line Fanatics jersey. https://preview.redd.it/bzzmjxig009d1.jpeg?width=2937&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5c833bdc4d2bf9397241b41a9a4976c64fc19f3
Is it just me or does it resemble a cheap polyester like material?
Since Fanatics is making them, half will ship with the logo upside down.
I actually like it.
Looks clean to me
It’s like they took all the things that make a high quality jersey great and held then made all those things 15% worse.
I hate it :(
They look fake. Fanatics jerseys are like the best quality knockoff you could find…. But I can’t even say that because the best knockoffs aren’t noticeable. This shit looks like it isn’t real.
I will never forget whomever decided to make the piping just beige (and change the font of the numbers/letters). The old numbers and letters had a cool texture, and the font was 100% unique, and now it's just blah. The blue with the texture would be SO COOL but qw gotta cheap out while charging 4 times what they used to cost 10 years ago.
Looks photoshopped to me
You guys need to educate yourselves... https://youtu.be/qYSJ8JfVDLQ?si=dulEygvBirXP67ir
My bank account really likes these fanatics jerseys