flountown Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I was just wondering what year(s) this jersey was from. Any and all help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Good lineup of players to put on it, but a bad result at the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcdude Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan.Good lineup of players to put on it, but a bad result at the tournament. And some trashed hotel rooms if I recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabinsurance Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Woman's team won the gold wearing that jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flountown Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thanks for the help. Hopefully I can manage to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thanks for the help. Hopefully I can manage to get it. It's actually not that hard to find. They seem to show up on a regular basis, so don't break the bank thinking it's your only chance to ever get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flountown Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 It's actually not that hard to find. They seem to show up on a regular basis, so don't break the bank thinking it's your only chance to ever get one. I know, its a replica for 25 bucks, as long as its in good condition I think I am ok with that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoom18 Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 And some trashed hotel rooms if I recall Yup, not one of their finer moments. Not a bad looking jersey really, the $25 is even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 It's my personal favorite USA hockey style. One thing I'll say is that if you do want to get on of that style, hold out for an authentic. They are still around and in this specific case they are quite different. Not the best pic - I'll see about getting better ones of that or a blue one I have when I get home from work. The main difference you can see are the grey underarm gussets that were on both the white and blue jerseys. The replicas don't have this and just keep the color solid. Visually this makes the jersey look quite a different in my opinion. Also the top portion of the sleeve (white on the blues, and blue on the whites) as well as the grey cuff and banding at the bottom, are a nice shiny dazzle material on the authentics, where as the replicas they are airknit like the rest of the jersey. Throw in the fight strap, and you can see why this is what I feel is the perfect example of why authentics can be much better than replicas. It's also important to note, that with the Nike USA jerseys from that era (including the 1996 WC jerseys) it seems that Nike had 3 classes of jerseys - replica sold blank, a repli-thentic (for lack of a better term) sold factory customized, and finally an on-ice authentic. The "repli-thentic" jerseys were customized with top players (Leetch, Hull) and has numeric sizing but in many ways closer to a replica than an authentic (no fight strap, missing the features mentioned above in the 98 version). So if you're really interested in this style, keep an eye out and the true authentics are still around, especially for the 98 style, and in my opinion are well worth the effort in tracking one down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIHFjerseycollector Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 akteon, did they make the blue jerseys in authentic for retail? Ive only ever seen game worn blue in authentic... I really like these jerseys and theyve been on my watchlist on ebay for a while now.It seems the blue pops up even less than the whites, are they a bit more rare?\ I was really close to purchasing this one here... http://cgi.ebay.com/TEAM-USA-HOCKEY-GAME-U...=item53dd91e1a4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 I have a blue 98/Nagano style blue that I am 99% certain (can verify after work) isn't a team issue. I don't believe it has the IIHF hem patch or the IIHF neck tagging that the Sabo gamer has you listed. I've seen the blue on-ice authentics on eBay from time to time (not nearly as often as the whites though) so I think they were available. They are definitely not as rare as the blue 96 WC jerseys which seem to have only been team-issue. When I get home from work I'll take some good pics of both my white and blue Nike 98/Nagano authentic USA jerseys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attila Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Customize it with "Hooligans" "98" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Here's the blue and the white authentics I have. Neither of them have any special IIHF tagging or anything that'd make me think they weren't retail. Granted I wasn't into jerseys in 1998 so I can't say for certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plager8fan Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 flountown - here's another blue 98 Nike replica if you need another option; note that the crest on this one is messed up: Blue 98 Nike Replica Or - if you budget is slightly more flexible: Brett Hull 98 Nike Authentic Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Brett Hull 98 Nike Authentic That Hull isn't from 1998, that's the 2002 style. It was also worn in the 2004 World Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plager8fan Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 That Hull isn't from 1998, that's the 2002 style. It was also worn in the 2004 World Cup. Sorry, my bad; didn't look close enough. Guess I was in shock from seeing the Buy It Now price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flountown Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Thanks for all the input, I am in the middle of a decision within the next few hours which would tie up my jersey funds for quite some time. I will let you all know how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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