The NHL and the people of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., have a long-running relationship. Every authentic NHL hockey jersey that has hit the ice or been purchased by fans since 1975 has come from Quebec.
But now, U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war is threatening the long tradition of Canadian-made NHL jerseys, and the jobs of the 250 SP Apparel employees that make them.
Berard worries the NHL’s supplier, Fanatics, will consider moving production out of Quebec to avoid paying any tariffs.
“We don’t have the capacity to absorb that 25 per cent and the customer doesn’t have the capacity [for] that 25 per cent increase either,” Berard said.
I can empathise with them. But in the end, don’t we really have more important things to worry about that are getting hit?
Are people throwing down $500 on a luxury item really going to balk at $575 for a jersey? That’s less than the price of a ticket to one game.
A 25% increase is $625. Not $575… But either way they are insane prices and i really don’t understand how there’s a market at that price point.
Exactly. Prices go up yoy, an extra 25% is just going to be a minor spike. And if the tariffs go away tomorrow? The price isn’t exactly gonna go down again, is it?
