Adidas wins long-term deal to make uniforms for the 30 NHL teams, beginning 2017-18

[Ashasx]

I thought somebody in the NHL said a few months ago that they will never have ads on jerseys.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I thought somebody in the NHL said a few months ago that they will never have ads on jerseys.

Bettman said they had no immediate plans but were discussing it (back in September).

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Bettman said they had no immediate plans but were discussing it (back in September).

yes, but I thought, maybe around January, somebody from the league came out and said it will never happen in the NHL.

Maybe I'm completely imagining things.

[lazypucker]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

MLSE is reportedly asking for $5 million per season for advertisements on Raptors jerseys.

It is going to happen soon for the NHL.

If I am a company paying $5million for advertisements on jerseys, my logo better be on ALL replica merchandise so everyone wearing them on the streets will bear my logo.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

The day they put advertising on jerseys is the day I stop buying any more NHL merchandise.

Amen.

[Playfair]

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Playfair

Good point.

I'm fine with ads on jerseys as long as they are not overwhelming.

[calgaryred]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Then why doesn't the NFL have ads?

NFL teams do have an ad on their practice jerseys

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by calgaryred

NFL teams do have an ad on their practice jerseys

Ok? I don't see why that's relevant to the current discussion. No one really cares about practice jerseys.

[polak]

Haha it's so cute that you guys still think you'll stop buying merchandise if they put ads on it.

Either way, it's more likely that they won't put the ads on replica jerseys anyways.

[sun]

Originally Posted by polak

Haha it's so cute that you guys still think you'll stop buying merchandise if they put ads on it.

Either way, it's more likely that they won't put the ads on replica jerseys anyways.

It's cute that you think it's cute.

[mikephoen]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Ok? I don't see why that's relevant to the current discussion. No one really cares about practice jerseys.

I'd be willing to bet that the NFL is waiting for the lesser North American leagues to establish precedent and to establish the market. Then once people have acclimatized to it, the NFL can offer up the premier advertising of NFL jerseys at a suitably inflated price. This way they avoid risk to their brand, and also maximize future profits.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

The real question is how long until the consumer jerseys have ads too. CFL jerseys sold to public don't have them but soccer jerseys do.

Will authentics have ads and replicas not?

I can see a secondary market for replica advertiser patches.

[Huntingwhale]

I hope any company that puts ads on hockey jerseys go bankrupt.

[RM14]

Probably just the Game worn jerseys. Just like the Stamps.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by polak

Haha it's so cute that you guys still think you'll stop buying merchandise if they put ads on it.

It's asinine that you still think you can speak for every Flames fan on this board, and be so sure of what will stop them from spending their dollars.

I've got over 20 Flames jerseys sitting in my closet right now, I think those will last for the rest of my days cheering for this team. I can say with a fairly high degree of certainty that if soccer-style ads are on replica jerseys, I've bought my last one. I'm tired of seeing ads splashed absolutely everywhere they can find space to squeeze out another dollar. When the tv ads on the glass came about, I found myself watching more and more highlights, going to more games live, and watching less on TV because they're distracting as fata.

People have directed their dollars away from companies for much pettier reasons.

[lazypucker]

I remember there was an uproar years ago here on CP about the current home jersey having the Alberta patch on, and a number of people swear that they would never buy another Flames jersey again. I wonder how many of those promises hold true today?

By the way, don't you guys know that we are all wearing jerseys on the streets helping the Calgary Flames, the NHL, Reebok, and your favourite players advertise for free all the time? No, actually we pay for the privilege to be walking billboards for them!!! Think about that.

[polak]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

It's asinine that you still think you can speak for every Flames fan on this board, and be so sure of what will stop them from spending their dollars.

I'm not getting into this again, but you all will. Everyone is all talk until the only way to get the jersey the Flames win the cup in is with ads on it.

Originally Posted by lazypucker

I remember there was an uproar years ago here on CP about the current home jersey having the Alberta patch on, and a number of people swear that they would never buy another Flames jersey again. I wonder how many of those promises hold true today?

By the way, don't you guys know that we are all wearing jerseys on the streets helping the Calgary Flames, the NHL, Reebok, and your favourite players advertise for free all the time? No, actually we pay for the privilege to be walking billboards for them!!! Think about that.

People love to be outraged about change before it happens but then they realize it really makes no difference and they're not buying their favorite teams jersey due to it's content but what it means to them. That's why I am convinced, 100% that every single person on here that "SWEARS" they'll never buy a jersey with an ad on it is just lying to themselves.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by polak

every single person on here that "SWEARS" they'll never buy a jersey with an ad on it is just lying to themselves.

Well feel free to bookmark my post and follow up in 20 years.

[btimbit]

I hate the idea but I'd probably over it. Hopefully it's no more intrusive than on aCFL jersey