Utah’s hockey jerseys will be available earlier than expected. Here’s what Fanatics will offer

The Utah Hockey Club’s first jerseys, originally thought to be available in early 2025, could go on sale as early as November, the team reported recently.
“We want to make it our No. 1 priority to get our jersey in the hands of fans as quickly as possible so that they can wear it proudly and enjoy it for as much of our inaugural season as possible,” Chris Armstrong, Utah’s president of hockey operations, told NHL.com.
Fanatics is entering its first year as the official manufacturer of NHL jerseys, which were previously produced by Adidas. Now that the new Fanatics NHL jerseys are hitting shelves for the first time, let’s explore all the tiers they offer.
There are four different types of jersey available:
Much skepticism surrounded the NHL’s decision to partner with Fanatics as the league’s exclusive jersey manufacturer. Fanatics had previously made retail jerseys but they were of notoriously bad quality and they were infamous for spelling players’ names wrong.
Jersey collectors tended to steer clear of Fanatics at all costs up until this season, but it’s now the only option for new jerseys.
Thankfully for collectors, Fanatics seems to have raised its expectations in terms of quality. Fans have flooded social media with positive reports, saying that the top two tiers of jerseys match the quality of the ones that Adidas had produced for the previous seven seasons.
The Authentic Pro jerseys, the highest-quality ones, have the same “base construction” as that of the authentic Adidas jerseys, according to an NHL press release, but they also made “some slight design and performance adjustments.”
Despite the apparent high quality, the new jerseys haven’t been perfect.
Several teams have reported tears in their practice jerseys and Utah Hockey Club forward Matias Maccelli had his name was spelled wrong on his practice jersey.
The Fanatics Authentic Pro jerseys can cost up to $425. Here’s part of why they’re so pricey.
The Deseret News first reported that Utah Hockey Club jerseys would not be available until early 2025 because of how long it takes to manufacture a sufficient quantity. However, the team has gotten good at getting things done on a tight schedule, and they’re now saying they’ll be ready in November.
Of course, these jerseys are only temporary, and Utah fans will get the chance to collect more jerseys next season when the team releases its official name.