Fourth in an NHL-MGG 2012-13 Series: Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche and MeiGray have been doing business since 1998. We have had a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the team.

Their appreciation of the game-worn jersey community and their appreciation of and cooperation towards our authentication system makes them a pioneer in professional hockey.

A brief story, before I update their 2013 Program details, that shows their sincere understanding of what we are trying to do ...

A few seasons ago, one of their players was injured during a game. He was removed from the ice by stretcher and taken to a local hospital. Due to the nature of his injury and the speed with which the emergency medical technicians had to work to stabilize the player, his jersey was cut from his body.

We certainly understand those situations happen sometimes, so we never expected the jersey to be returned for authentication and sale when the set was retired from use. And it wasn't.

But a few weeks after we received the set of jerseys from the Avs, an envelope came to NHL-MGG Program Director Rob Grose from Colorado. In the envelope was a solitary program tag, the individually serial-numbered, counterfeit-proof, covert/overt tags were sew into every jersey before they are worn on the ice.

The tag belonged to the destroyed jersey from the injured player. Avs equipment manager Mark Miller made sure to retrieve the tag from the jersey when it was cut, destroyed and discarded by the EMT technicians ... to ensure full compliance of our program.

Now that's dedication and an understanding of our program. He didn't have to do that, we don't ask teams to do it, but we greatly appreciated it.

Now, for the Avs this season:

Their Set 1 jerseys are posted at www.meigray.com and available for pre-order. A 25% deposit holds any jersey.

Set Dates:

Burgundy Set 1: January 22, 2013 – March 12, 2013
White Set 1: January 19, 2013 – March 23, 2013

Burgundy Set 2: March 18, 2013 – April 27, 2013
White Set 2: March 27, 2013 – April 26, 2013

Third Set 1: February 4, 20, March 10, 16, 30, April 8 and 19

If Colorado qualifies for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they are expected to wear Set 2 jerseys.

These set dates are subject to change based on jersey availability from Reebok and the team’s on-ice needs. 

We will update any changes if we receive new information.