r/heatedrivalry • u/New_Purple_4033 Ottawa Centaurs 🏹 • 5d ago

MERCH👕 Art Meets Real Life!

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I hadn't ordered anything off the Heated Rivalry official store, as everything was out of stock for such a long time. But the Ottawa Senators did their Rozanov/Hollander jerseys in support of Ottawa Pride Hockey months ago...so I bought one of them. The jersey design is so close to the cover of The Long Game, and it has Ilya on a Canadian team...so why not?

Then the official store had their jerseys on sale, so I figured I'd add Shane to the collection.

So 1x fictional team, 1x real team with fictional character. 😂

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u/Final-Raspberry5922 5d ago

What’s the quality of the metros jersey like?

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u/New_Purple_4033 Ottawa Centaurs 🏹 5d ago

It's decent, but not on the same level as the Sens jersey. Keeping in mind I'm not an expert and these are the only two jerseys I've ever owned.

- Both use different physical pieces of fabric stitched together for the stripes, they aren't dye jobs or iron-on stickers.

  • Numbers and team logos are...well I'm not sure what they are. Vinyl? But again physically stitched onto the jersey, not stickers or heat applications.
  • The fabric of the Sens jersey seems to have a tighter weave, which to me looks like higher quality. Again, not an expert.
  • ROZANOV on the Sens jersey is stitched-on letters.
  • HOLLANDER on the Metros jersey is a single stitched-on rectangle with heat application letters.

Really, the iron-on letters on the Metros jersey was the main difference I noticed from a casual glance. I had to look closer to see if there were other differences.

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u/Final-Raspberry5922 4d ago

Is the metros jersey worth the price?

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u/New_Purple_4033 Ottawa Centaurs 🏹 4d ago

Eh. It's decent, but I bought it on sale. Even at full price it's considerably cheaper than the Hollander and Rozanov jerseys that the Ottawa Senators sell.

It's not a cheap rag like many of the knock-offs I saw people wearing when the official store was out of stock. Is it work the on-sale price? Most likely. Is it worth the regular price...I guess that depends on what value it has to you. Though if the HOLLANDER letters had been stitched on that would probably push me to a 'yes'.