only designed, but manufactured AND delivered in time for the opening of the season, which is only 6 months away. Take baseball, as an example. They got trash pants that are nearly see-through, the colors are mismatched and every night someone new has their pants torn in half sliding. MLB still hasn’t fixed it and the pants really aren’t even branded. It must not be an easy thing to get gear in place on short notice.

Also, I wonder if “Utah Hockey Club” or whatever they’re calling it won’t become one-of-a-kind gear that everyone will want to save. That could conceivably drive apparel sales, I would think.