The Vancouver Canucks have already played their first game wearing their new Reverse Retro uniforms, but the jerseys and related merchandise finally went on sale on Tuesday — and fans have already taken note of the prices.

The Canucks&#8217; online team store, Vanbase, is currently selling a &#8220;Reverse Retro Fanatics Authentic Pro Hoodie&#8221; for $140 CAD. The hoodie is part of a line of limited-edition Reverse Retro merchandise manufactured by both Adidas (the NHL&#8217;s on-ice jersey manufacturer) and Fanatics (its cheaper counterpart).
Donnie &amp; Dhali — The Team producer Ryan Henderson posted a screengrab of the store page on Twitter, captioning it &#8220;Good lord&#8221; with three money bag emojis.
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&#8220;OMG. I thought 80$ or whatever they were charging last year was outrageous. 140$ for a hoodie is insane,&#8221; wrote Twitter user @_blueheron_.
&#8220;The audacity, to put that product on the ice, and then expect fans to pay $140 for a sweater,&#8221; chimed in @vancanmatt.
&#8220;And it’s Fanatics brand. Take a hike,&#8221; added @bradjsteeves.
As of publication time, the same Fanatics hoodie is <a href="https://www.nhlshop.ca/en/vancouver-canucks/mens-vancouver-canucks-fanatics-branded-special-edition-20-authentic-pro-pullover-hoodie/t-25821974+p-601761863660+z-8-2482078242?_ref=p-CLP:m-GRID:i-r4c2:po-14">available</a> for sale for $149.99 — $9.99 more than Vanbase&#8217;s price — on the NHL&#8217;s official online shop.
Blank Adidas Reverse Retro jerseys are available for $210 at Vanbase and $209.99 on NHLShop.ca. Pre-customized Adidas jerseys — available in Horvat, Pettersson, Hughes, and other varieties — cost $315 at Vanbase compared to just $259.99 at NHLShop.ca, although it&#8217;s unclear whether the NHLShop jerseys are crested using the same quality of materials.
Vanbase and NHLShop are hardly outliers in the marketplace — similar prices for Reverse Retro gear can be found at various independent and team-affiliated retailers carrying NHL goods.
Nevertheless, Canucks fans aren&#8217;t happy.
&#8220;It&#8217;s ridiculous, I got an RR blank Jersey. After taxes, $250. I am probably sending it back I can think of way better things to spend $250 of Bday money on,&#8221; said @M_Cu21.
&#8220;People gotta talk and keep the wallets in their pockets or they will keep charging this,&#8221; added @heyzamboniguy.

The Vancouver Canucks have already played their first game wearing their new Reverse Retro uniforms, but the jerseys and related merchandise finally went on sale on Tuesday — and fans have already taken note of the prices.



The Canucks' online team store, Vanbase, is currently selling a "Reverse Retro Fanatics Authentic Pro Hoodie" for $140 CAD. The hoodie is part of a line of limited-edition Reverse Retro merchandise manufactured by both Adidas (the NHL's on-ice jersey manufacturer) and Fanatics (its cheaper counterpart).

Donnie &amp; Dhali — The Team producer Ryan Henderson posted a screengrab of the store page on Twitter, captioning it "Good lord" with three money bag emojis.

https://twitter.com/RJHenderson7/status/1592621999763132416

"OMG. I thought 80$ or whatever they were charging last year was outrageous. 140$ for a hoodie is insane," wrote Twitter user @_blueheron_.

"The audacity, to put that product on the ice, and then expect fans to pay $140 for a sweater," chimed in @vancanmatt.

"And it’s Fanatics brand. Take a hike," added @bradjsteeves.

As of publication time, the same Fanatics hoodie is <a href="https://www.nhlshop.ca/en/vancouver-canucks/mens-vancouver-canucks-fanatics-branded-special-edition-20-authentic-pro-pullover-hoodie/t-25821974+p-601761863660+z-8-2482078242?_ref=p-CLP:m-GRID:i-r4c2:po-14">available</a> for sale for $149.99 — $9.99 more than Vanbase's price — on the NHL's official online shop.

Blank Adidas Reverse Retro jerseys are available for $210 at Vanbase and $209.99 on NHLShop.ca. Pre-customized Adidas jerseys — available in Horvat, Pettersson, Hughes, and other varieties — cost $315 at Vanbase compared to just $259.99 at NHLShop.ca, although it's unclear whether the NHLShop jerseys are crested using the same quality of materials.

Vanbase and NHLShop are hardly outliers in the marketplace — similar prices for Reverse Retro gear can be found at various independent and team-affiliated retailers carrying NHL goods.

Nevertheless, Canucks fans aren't happy.

"It's ridiculous, I got an RR blank Jersey. After taxes, $250. I am probably sending it back I can think of way better things to spend $250 of Bday money on," said @M_Cu21.

"People gotta talk and keep the wallets in their pockets or they will keep charging this," added @heyzamboniguy.

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