23-24 Rocky Patch - Last Adidas
Connor Bedard sporting the Rocky Patch
Brand: Adidas
Material: Primegreen
Hem: Adidas logo rear-neck, End Plastic Waste tag on rear hem.
Set Tagging: TBD
Patches: Rocky Wirtz memorial patch
Sets: TBD
Notes:
Material: Primegreen
Hem: Adidas logo rear-neck, End Plastic Waste tag on rear hem.
Set Tagging: TBD
Patches: Rocky Wirtz memorial patch
Sets: TBD
Notes:
- The Hawks will be wearing a black "Rocky" patch to honor Chairman Rocky Wirtz who passed during the summer of 2023. The patch is similar to the Mikita & Esposito patches worn in previous seasons, Rocky in a black circle with a white outline. Note that the team wore the Rocky patch starting with the Tom Kurvers rookie tournament in Sept 2023.
- The jersey material for 23-24 is known as Primegreen, made from recycled materials in an effort to 'go green'. Evidently, the jerseys have the feel on an 07-08 Edge 1,0. It will be seen if they have the same fate as those sort-lived jerseys. The Primegreen tagging is screened in the neck and there is a small "End Plastic Waste" tag sewn on the rear hem.
- No alternate jerseys were worn in 23-24.
- The distribution of these jerseys is TBD as the team has undergone management changes in 2021. As of November 2023, the last jerseys released by the team are from 20-21.
- Note that this is the last year of Adidas branded jerseys. Starting in 24-25, Fanatics will be the jersey supplier for the NHL. They have purchased the same factory used to produce the Adidas jerseys, so it is anticipated that the jerseys will be similar, with Fanatics branding.
- At the end of the 2023-24 season, the team held a charity auction featuring game worn jerseys of Connor Bedard, Kevin Korchinski, Alex Vlasic and Nick Foligno. The jerseys were all framed and the way the auction was handled was less than ideal for game worn collectors. I wrote an article on the auction which can be found here: Despite Issues, Connor Bedard Game-Used Jersey Fetches $37K - Puck Junk