How do NHL teams have the jerseys with the prospect's name ready at the draft?

[Kotkaniemi15]

What if a team makes a surprise pick and it's right on the spot. How do they get the jersey for the player so quickly? Something I thought about.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Velcro.

 

[Slack]

 

[Jacob]

They don't.. it's added with CGI in post-production.

 

[Nervousbreakdown]

The entire draft is a sham, its dont on the same sound stage where the faked the moon landing.

 

[Hennessy]

Every team brings an old lady with them to the draft who is phenomenal at stitching lettering. You should see them go. They're the real stars of the league if you ask me.

 

[David Suzuki]

If you still believe the draft isn't pre determined idk what to tell you fam

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Obvious voodoo at work.

 

[tenken00]

 

[Snippit]

They prepare jerseys for all potential picks. Duh.

 

[Patrik Barkov]

They prepare jerseys for all potential picks. Duh.

This pretty obviously. Was pretty funny when the Oilers didn't have a jersey for Pulju ready. Shows how surprising CBJ not picking him at the time was.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Every team brings an old lady with them to the draft who is phenomenal at stitching lettering. You should see them go. They're the real stars of the league if you ask me.

It's like watching a pit crew. More entertaining than the race itself.

 

[7even]

Uhhh. Internet.

 

[Brodeur]

Here are some pics from when I attended the 2010 Draft:

Pair of Chicago 2nd rounders. They had a nameplate ready for Stephen Johns, but not one for Kent Simpson. You can see the velcro straps where the nameplate would have gone on Simpson's jersey. Obviously Johns' one didn't look particularly great.

This was as the Devils selected Scott Wedgewood. The staffer almost peeled off and applied the nameplate like a piece of tape. For the higher first rounders, it's likely that the team would have prepared an actual stitched on jersey since there are a finite amount of guys that they'd take. Perhaps in a box at the table, the team has a few stitched on jerseys, blank jerseys, and a pile of potential nameplates for later picks.

As others mentioned, occasionally a team will be caught off guard by somebody dropping into their laps. The Devils didn't have a nameplate ready for Zach Parise in 2003. If I recall correctly, Washington didn't have one for Filip Forsberg in 2012.

Heck, I brought a Nolan Patrick nameplate just in case when I attended the 2017 Draft.

It is interesting after reading/listening to some interviews. Sometimes a team will have a pretty good idea who they'll be targeting even in the later rounds. After sitting through four drafts, it's not too unusual to see a few late round guys get jerseys with nameplates.

 

[Atas2000]

Nameplates = velcro

 

[Number 57]

I have read in the past that teams go into the draft with a list of 70, maybe 80 names, if that. They all have a rough idea of who they will select, and which prospect will go where, even in the later rounds. If we're speaking of first round picks, teams will prepare a couple of stitched nameplates depending on what pick they have. For the rest, they have their ''favourites'' and simply stick the nameplate (velcro) on the jersey (as seen in the Devils pictures above)

 

[ColbyChaos]

If they have a good idea who will be available they will have a few nameplates ready. Notable exceptions are guys who fall to teams who had no idea they would pick him. Fowler for example didnt have a nameplate at all when the Ducks drafted him since pretty much everyone thought he would be gone in the top 5.

 

[bobholly39]

Wonder if Buffalo had a 'glass half full' vibe in 2015 and had a velcro Connor McDavid name tag ready?

 

[tony d]

Velcro nameplates would be my guess. I've always been amazed by how quick they have team hats and shirts ready when a team wins the Cup.

 

[Caps8112]

Velcro nameplates would be my guess. I've always been amazed by how quick they have team hats and shirts ready when a team wins the Cup.

im sure old news but all the premade championship gear for the team that didn't win ends up in 3rd world countries.

 

[Shaman464]

The top couple teams have them premade, after #2 or #3 depending on the draft its Velcro.

 

[jw2]

Tape Delay.

 

[HanSolo]

The top couple teams have them premade, after #2 or #3 depending on the draft its Velcro.

Anaheim had Etem in 2010. But presumably cause they thought they were going to reach for him at 12 but got Fowler instead.

 

[Albatros]

im sure old news but all the premade championship gear for the team that didn't win ends up in 3rd world countries.

By no means all, a lot gets burned.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

im sure old news but all the premade championship gear for the team that didn't win ends up in 3rd world countries.

And I want one of those. Just for the rarity