99-00 Proplayer & Y2K Patch
99-00 Game Worn Doug Gilmour, Michael Nylander & Dean McAmmond
Brand: ProPlayer
Material: Airknit
Hem: ProPlayer P emblem embroidered on right rear hem with the NHL Shield next to it.
Set Tagging: 1 or 2 on the neck tag to denote the set, price tag inside
Patches: 2000 patch
Sets: Two regular season sets for red/white, one set of black alts. SOTB set.
Notes:
Material: Airknit
Hem: ProPlayer P emblem embroidered on right rear hem with the NHL Shield next to it.
Set Tagging: 1 or 2 on the neck tag to denote the set, price tag inside
Patches: 2000 patch
Sets: Two regular season sets for red/white, one set of black alts. SOTB set.
Notes:
- ProPlayer had the jersey contract for a season before they went bankrupt.
- Crest changed again, now much more similar to the current style with a somewhat smiling Indian head.
- All teams in the NHL wore the 2000 patch all year to commemorate the year 2000.
- The black alternate was worn for 13 games in 99-00.
- LOA’s were issued and these were originally sold via an online auction.
- 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.
- On the ProPlayer neck tagging the training staff denoted the set in black marker, 1 or 2.
- Two different styles of size tagging appeared in the neck, sometimes within the same set.
- The ‘price tags’ appeared on the inside of the jerseys, but with the numbers in a different order than 98-99. These tags, looking like an old price gun sticker, were taped in the jerseys behind the rear numbers. The tags were placed there by the team’s letterer, City Sports Lettering. On them is a numberic code that helps to identify what the jersey is. In 99-00, the code began with the year followed by the jersey number: “99009222” translates to 9900 (99-00 season) 92 (player number - Nylander) 2 (1=white, 2=red, 3=alt) 2 (set 2). These tags sometimes fell out of the jerseys due to washing, or in some instances cut out by the team with a razor blade. In either case, the square piece of tape remains with a price sticker-sized hole in the middle.
- 99-00 featured a Shirt Off Their Back Night (SOTB) or Fan Appreciation Night jersey being given out to ‘random’ attendees of the last home game of the season. This practice continued until the early 2010’s. In some years, the jersey contained special tagging, but the 99-00 jerseys had no special tagging. In all letters that have surfaced that came with these jerseys, they are worded “Congratulations on winning…” rather than “Congratulations on purchasing…”. The Hawks typically wore a new set of jerseys for the SOTB promotions, although there may have been a season or two where they were worn longer.
Nike crest comparison with Proplayer
Neck tagging with set numbers and the two size tag variations.
2000 patches
Both sides of the hip tagging
Hem detail
99-00 price tag and an example where the tag portion washed out