Small Quebec company dominates one part of NHL hockey: jerseys …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
An employee works on a jersey at SP Apparel in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec; the Canadian firm makes jerseys for all 32 NHL teams.
Photo: Sebastien ST-JEAN / AFP
Source: AFP
As a sport that involves men colliding at high speeds, bare-knuckle brawls, and a fair number of players with missing front teeth, ice hockey is not commonly linked to high fashion.
But SP Apparel, a Canadian company based east of Montreal that makes the jerseys worn by all 32 National Hockey League (NHL) teams, says superior material and meticulous craftmanship have kept it at the top of the game.
“It’s like haute…
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