IIHFjerseycollector Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Here is my issue.. I have 4 world cup jerseys.. 2 home white - 1 of these home whites has a sewn on Italia logo as seen here on my Martin Pavlu game worn sz 52 http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2000403030101356919jzvJsk - the other home jersey is a Zarrillo game issued with the logo sublimated into the design of the jersey sz 54 http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsi...101356919rRQnLr 2 away blue -1 of these blues has a sewn on Italia logo as seen here on my Chitarroni authentic sz 54 http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2567759100101356919XwbDWO - the other blue version is the same as the white zarrillo game issued.. logo sublimated on sz 52 im trying to figure out which one is the real deal and which isnt. or if i just have a unique case on my hands here. i found these photos for reference but its STILL hard to figure out! http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsi...052147336luNKkg gates orlando game issued(notice the patch in the right hand side of the jersey) here is a good looking game photo.. the only i was able to find from the tournament that shows the front part of the jersey, but still no clear cut answer... http://www.geocities.com/gatesweb/rb.JPG (click pic for higher resolution) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabinsurance Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Italy never played in the World Cup of Hockey, in either 1996 of 2004. It was Canada, USA, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, and Germany. There was never a qualifying tournament, either. And there were no sponsor patches in the World Cup. In the World Championships, yes. As far as the patch in that picture, that is NOT a World Cup of Hockey patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIHFjerseycollector Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Italy never played in the World Cup of Hockey, in either 1996 of 2004. It was Canada, USA, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, and Germany. There was never a qualifying tournament, either. And there were no sponsor patches in the World Cup. In the World Championships, yes. As far as the patch in that picture, that is NOT a World Cup of Hockey patch. im quite aware of that. thats why they are " world cup" style jerseys. the same exact style that the countries who played in the world cup of hockey, used. with the waving flag on the jersey and the team logo. Italy did play in the 1996 World Championships in Austria, and most of the teams in the tournament wore that "world cup"style. as you can see in the photos , italy did in fact wear that style.. The patch on the jersey is the patch for the tournament.. that patch was just to show authentication purposes.. thanks for any help someone may be able to offer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabinsurance Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 im quite aware of that. thats why they are " world cup" style jerseys. the same exact style that the countries who played in the world cup of hockey, used. with the waving flag on the jersey and the team logo. Italy did play in the 1996 World Championships in Austria, and most of the teams in the tournament wore that "world cup"style. as you can see in the photos , italy did in fact wear that style.. The patch on the jersey is the patch for the tournament.. that patch was just to show authentication purposes.. thanks for any help someone may be able to offer.. You have a short memory. I'm still waiting for proof of the "World Cup Qualifying Tournament" that no one else has ever heard of. http://forums.icejerseys.com/index.php?s=&...ost&p=13314 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIHFjerseycollector Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 You have a short memory. I'm still waiting for proof of the "World Cup Qualifying Tournament" that no one else has ever heard of.http://forums.icejerseys.com/index.php?s=&...ost&p=13314 actually I dont have a short term memory. I thought there was a world cup qualifying tournament , and I was wrong, props to you. and how does that pertain to the question im asking? to my understanding. the people who collect international jerseys usually refer to these jerseys as the world cup jerseys because they are similar to the ones worn in the world cup tournament in 1996.this style was also worn in the 1996 world championships in austria... check out this thread , which you started. and I answered, and not like a complete jerk either. http://forums.icejerseys.com/index.php?showtopic=743 and again, thanks to anyone who would be kind enough to stay on topic and help me out here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I recently bought a blue USA jersey with a fight strap that I do not believe were sold to the public, making it a possible/likely team issue and it has a sewn on crest. I have three of the white jerseys, all without straps and two came with sewn crests and one is sublimated. The ones with sewn crests are all tagged with numbers for sizing, and came with the names and numbers on them, and the sublimated one is tagged as a Large and originally came as a blank. Back to your question, if they are game worn or team issued, then they should all be the "real deal". Perhaps they did them one way in 1996 and a less expensive way in 1997. You should write to Mike Grueber at mgrueber@comcast.net and see if he can help. There's probably no greater authority on international jerseys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIHFjerseycollector Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I recently bought a blue USA jersey with a fight strap that I do not believe were sold to the public, making it a possible/likely team issue and it has a sewn on crest. I have three of the white jerseys, all without straps and two came with sewn crests and one is sublimated. The ones with sewn crests are all tagged with numbers for sizing, and came with the names and numbers on them, and the sublimated one is tagged as a Large and originally came as a blank. Back to your question, if they are game worn or team issued, then they should all be the "real deal". Perhaps they did them one way in 1996 and a less expensive way in 1997. You should write to Mike Grueber at mgrueber@comcast.net and see if he can help. There's probably no greater authority on international jerseys. thanks JeffB.. ive actually emailed Mike and he seems stumped as well. who knows!.. my guess is that some were made for friendly matches and they wanted to make them as cheap as possible with as little work as possible, and some were produced specifically for the world championships/world cup that year and had sewn on logos.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIHFjerseycollector Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 UPDATE... after doing a bit more searching.. I found that Italy wore the "world cup"style for both the 96 and 97 world championships and even some pre 98 nagano matches... the 96 jerseys had the name sublimated on. the 97,98 jerseys had a sewn on crest.. so theres the difference.. I found this information out from checking out another Italian national jersey collectors homepage. http://picasaweb.google.com/PATZA.IT/TEAMITALY# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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