Nike has been the IIHF uniforme center operator for the IIHF World Championship elite group since 1995 and is the official championship supplier. all 1120 championship jerseys will pass through the hands of seamstresses at the workshop.
Jersey supplier: Nike
Number of jerseys: 1120
Production: by Nike in Grenby, Quebec (a textile town with around 55 000 inhabitants)
Number of jerseys: Each team has 35 tops in one set. Each team has two sets of tops
Official IIHF uniforme center: Deal with names, numbers and sponsors. Names and numbers are sown on according to the official rosters provided by the national federations
Official IIHF uniforme center active: From 13th April till the last day of the Championship
Preparation of one jerseys: Around 20 minutes
Seamstresses: Total: 17 in Bratislava – 14 local + 2 from Cologne + 1 team leader
There are two men among the workers – one from Cologne and one local
Team leader: Therese Ducquette (Grendby, Quebec) 14 World Championships and 4 Olympic games
Number of sowing machines: 16 in Bratislava, from 24.4 8 in Bratislava and 8 in Košice – each machine is tended by one seamstress
