94-96 CCM Airknits
95-96 Bob Probert and 94-95 Jeff Shantz game worn jerseys
Brand: CCM
Material: Airknit
Hem: Large CCM embroidered on right rear hem with the NHL Shield next to it.
Set Tagging: None – Sports Registry tag in most
Behind the NHL Shield: 94-95 Regular Season: 95 Playoffs 95/2 95-96 Regular Season 96 & 96/2 Playoffs 96/3
Patches: None
Sets: One regular season set per color for 94-95, another set used into the playoffs. 95-95 two regular season sets and another playoff set.
Notes:
Material: Airknit
Hem: Large CCM embroidered on right rear hem with the NHL Shield next to it.
Set Tagging: None – Sports Registry tag in most
Behind the NHL Shield: 94-95 Regular Season: 95 Playoffs 95/2 95-96 Regular Season 96 & 96/2 Playoffs 96/3
Patches: None
Sets: One regular season set per color for 94-95, another set used into the playoffs. 95-95 two regular season sets and another playoff set.
Notes:
- Both the 94-95 and 95-96 seasons were similar. The 94-95 regular season had 95 written in black marker behind the NHL shield and 95 2 for the playoffs. 95-96 had 96 for regular season set 1 and 96 2 for set two. 96 3 for the playoffs.
- From 93-96, the initials CHA or BAR occasionally show up written near the fight strap in black marker. There does not seem to be a pattern as they both show up on jerseys in different sets, yet other jerseys in the same sets do not have anything. It is unknown what either set of initials stands for. If anyone has some insight, please send a message.
- Team LOA’s were issued and these were sold out of Hawkquarters.
- Starting in 92-93 and continuing to 02-03, the Hawks LOA's contained the phrasing "This letter certifies that your jersey is an authentic game jersey issued to...". This phrasing has caused quite a bit of confusion to collectors as a Game Issued jersey is considered to be a jersey made up by the team, but not worn by the player. In this case, the Blackhawks are not using this phrasing in that manner, they are simply stating this is the jersey they gave to the player to use. The term Game Issued was likely not even known to whomever wrote the letter template. All the letters in this era contained this phrasing, so a 30+ repair jersey had it as well as a light wear jersey worn once.
- Sports Registry tagging was common in these years, however, legit jerseys sometimes do not include the tag. These may have gone through the back door or ? The tag was a bar code tag affixed on the inside of the jersey. When you purchased the jersey from the team, you were given the option of also purchasing the Sports Registry LOA which featured photos of the jersey. Sports Registry was ahead of it’s time with this concept and provided this service to several NHL teams as well as other sports. Unfortunately, the company folded a few years later and the founder of the company passed away. The database is long gone. Note that jerseys from other seasons occasionally pop up with a Sports Registry tag. The owner would put the tag in jerseys in his own private collection and may have done this for others as well.
- It seems extra jerseys were issued to several players and sold out the back door. Several light usage jerseys of higher end players have surfaced, often without sports registry tagging & loa’s. They are not bad jerseys necessarily, just extras of a somewhat dubious origin.
BAR near fight strap & Sports Registry tagging.
CHA example
Examples of all of the 94-95 & 95-96 set markings.
Probert wearing a CCM crest in 95-96, the only season he wore it.