Flyers845 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Haha loved the forsberg comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Scary that Im agreeing with this clown but the germaphobe in me has to. Smells from sweat are bacteria. Haha I agree too. PB is actually right. I even wash my game used jerseys...of course Im going to wash a NHLers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngeloS76 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 To join in on the conversation on washing the shirt - Think about it for a minute. Every shirt I've gotten from MeiGray has been washed, as it didn't smell like the player's equipment (thankfully). Why not wash it? I remember a good quote from HJimm along the lines of "real wear doesn't wash out", so wash away. It's not like the teams do it or anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 "real wear doesn't wash out" Couldn't have said it better myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cannon Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I plan on washing it after I can watch the game over and try to get a screen cap of the stains. Is Meigray normally the ones to wash the jerseys? From A Blogging With Barry Post: "It's not easy lugging a set of one-game jerseys home from an arena. Although they are authenticated and packed in one huge hockey bag within minutes after the game (yes, I wear surgical gloves), I usually have to drag them to my rental car, drag them back to the hotel, lug them to the airport, and hold my breath to make sure nothing happens between takeoff and landing." http://blogginwithbarry.blogspot.com/2013/01/in-from-la-out-to-denver.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I don't think MeiGray washes the jerseys. All teams have industrial sized washers and dryers. But I think the Isles traded theirs to Boston for Tim Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAK74 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I've been curious about that question myself. Almost every jersey I got from MeiGray has the same distinctive (but not unpleasant) smell to it. I only got one from them that wasn't washed, and it stank pretty badly so I washed it myself. Has anyone else here noticed if their MeiGray jerseys all have the same laundered smell as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I've been curious about that question myself. Almost every jersey I got from MeiGray has the same distinctive (but not unpleasant) smell to it. I only got one from them that wasn't washed, and it stank pretty badly so I washed it myself. Has anyone else here noticed if their MeiGray jerseys all have the same laundered smell as well? Yup. They probably all smell that way because they have 10,000s of jerseys on racks close together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngeloS76 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 ^ Indeed. That smell is most likely the material itself (it's the inspiration for the quip underneath my username) Edit: I don't think it really matters whether it's the team or MGG that does the washing. I doubt their methods are so different in the end. The wash tag is usually pretty reliable for instructions. But assuming you wash your shirt on a gentle cycle with plain detergent (no extra chemicals, no scents, no fabric softeners, etc.), then it's not like you're doing anything wildly different from the teams. There is a difference between being a conservative collector and wanting to preserve the integrity of the shirt, and being yucky and having a biohazard shirt in your closet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cannon Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I was just wondering because as the blog post that I posted said Barry took the jerseys minutes after the game. On top of that, mine smells while the poster who got the Jordan Nolan doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat1988 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I was just wondering because as the blog post that I posted said Barry took the jerseys minutes after the game. On top of that, mine smells while the poster who got the Jordan Nolan doesn't. The smell could have to do with the fact that Gagne played 16:40 over 20 shifts that game while Nolan played just 8:35 on 13 shifts. Nolan didn't play more than 3:56 in a period and his shifts were relatively spaced out. Half the ice time and gaps between shifts may mean less sweat for Nolan and thus less funk. Or Gagne may just be a bigger and smellier sweater in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers845 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Hopefully nobody catches me smelling my flyers gamers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyhighguys94 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I dont know how easy its gonna be to photomatch the Gags. Those sweat marks dont usually show up until the jersey dries, been playing hockey all my life and once my equipment dries the white sweat marks show up but never during the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cannon Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I dont know how easy its gonna be to photomatch the Gags. Those sweat marks dont usually show up until the jersey dries, been playing hockey all my life and once my equipment dries the white sweat marks show up but never during the game. Good point. Didn't even think of that one and ive been playing my entire life. Guess I'll be looking for the loose thread on arm numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers845 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Check getty yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob77ta Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Meigray has an ad out (seen in the hockey news) and I think in the 2012 WC program that states they wash them first or something crafty along those lines. I think it is because it is a one gamer. They dont wash them from what I've heard. I have a Primeau one gamer that was never washed. Maybe my Richards jersey as well. Both are from "shirts off our backs promotion" games. They both stink badly. I probably have many diseases in my closet but I am ok with that. They are in suit bags so its all good. I havent broke out with anything yet. Yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guam64 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I have a Primeau one gamer that was never washed. Maybe my Richards jersey as well. Both are from "shirts off our backs promotion" games. They both stink badly. I probably have many diseases in my closet but I am ok with that. They are in suit bags so its all good. I havent broke out with anything yet. Yet! Whatever is culturing in your unwashed gamers can't be worse than anything you would be infected with in Philly/South Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steezyb Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Got these autographs today. Kane and Toews also got Keith, Sharp and Seabrook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cannon Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Posted this in the Photomatch thread but since there has been a lot of discussion about the stains and what not in here I figured i'd post it. God knows what Gagne does during Warmups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyhighguys94 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Good lord, congrats on finding a match. He must have the most intense warmup of any Kings player. Thats a great picture to print out and have too man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cannon Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Photo is from a LA Times Photographer so i'm hoping they'll help me out buying a HQ print. Already contacted them, all I can do is wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyhighguys94 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I still want to know what he does in his warmup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cannon Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Another picture from warmups: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42653171@N04/8417987560/in/photostream/ No stain to be found. Great mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAK74 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 From the drip stains on the crest and the white residue above it, it makes me wonder whether Gagne squirted himself in the face with an electrolyte drink from a bottle, and the fluid just dripped down all over the jersey. Just a wild theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers845 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Maybe Jeff carter spilled a bag of coke on him /joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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