Perusing NHL's Online Shop

Looking at all those jerseys will make anyone tired. Perhaps it is time to sleep? Good night...Zzz...

After completing two projects from IKEA, drinking a boatload of iced coffee and caffeine purchased from Tim Hortons, there is nothing more intriguing than checking out the National Hockey League's online store for jerseys ^_^ (Don't believe me? Click on the link, and I'll prove it to you!) After checking out all thirty team jerseys, there are many positives one can draw from the jersey selection:

1. Man, woman, and child can support their favourite team in regulation jersey apparel
2. The ability to wear regulation jerseys with a joker name stitched on the back
3. Old and vintage = New again ^_^ (See Chicago Blackhawks)
4. Keep things simple ^_^ The fewer colours, the better the jersey looks (The "Red Wings" model)
5. 415 items / 30 teams = On average, each hockey sells 13.833 of their team's jerseys online

If enough thought is put to the last point, then selling 13.833 types of jerseys is not that difficult. After all, a jersey designed for women uses 5/6 (or less) of the fabric used for a jersey made for men. Ask any of the new cheerleaders employed by the NHL least popular franchises, in particular in the southern United States, and they will agree...or ask security to get rid of the creepy guy with the fashion questions o_O

There are disturbing trends among the jerseys sold online, however.

1. Thin, meaningless piping running up the sleeves of the jerseys (The infamous "Predator Pipeline")
2. Busy doesn't always mean better o_O (See Carolina Hurricanes)
3. Arctic Blue and Powder Blue only work for team north of the Mason-Dixon line (The Florida Panthers' Vintage Fail)
4. Checkers are for tablecloths at local family restaurants, not NHL jerseys!
5. What works for the New York Rangers (block letters on a diagonal across the jersey) does not work for every other NHL franchise. Right, Avalanche? Lightning?!
6. Those pink satin Ottawa Senators jerseys come with matching purse, and white lace fringe
7. The Vancouver Canucks jerseys present a choking hazard? Loosen the collar just a taste o_O
8. The alternate jersey for the Minnesota Wild is a reminder that Christmas is only three months away o_O
9. I'm going to stick a giant footprint on your chest, and call it a logo. Now, you are going to wear for all to see -_- FACEPALM, or rather DUCKPALM.
10. This is the tenth point o_O ^_^