Alright, I'm getting a little confused about this whole edge 1.0, 2.0, and indo. If there's an FAQ somewhere, please let me know. My last jersey purchase was an edge 1.0 a few years back when that's all there was. It's a great jersey, 100x better than my premiers. They got me. I see what I was missing. No more cheap jerseys. Now I'm trying to get another, and it's gotten a lot more complicated.
-Did the avs make the switch to 2.0 before the 11-12 season?
-is the only visible difference the reebok logo on the neck?
-Is there any reason not to get another 1.0 and just ship it to ice jerseys for customization?
I am typing this response before I read tigers response so we might be saying the same thing.
The Indo-Edge was introduced in the 2011-12 (maybe 12-13) season as the retail "authentic." However, the players on the ice have never worn a jersey made in Indonesia on the ice and the materials are less than impressive. Reebok did this in an attempt to cut costs as producing jerseys in Canada is much more expensive.
The Avalanche have been wearing 2.0's on ice since 2008-09, much like the majority of the other teams in the league. They wore the 1.0's for a short period because the players hated it.
2.0's can be found with the wordmark and the vector logo. Also, the materials are 100% different between the 1.0 and 2.0. The majority of the body on the 2.0's is Air-Knit (Think Pre-Edge jerseys), while the back is the Edge material.
If having a vector logo instead of a wordmark is fine with you than their is not reason not to. I'd send your jerseys to Denver Athletic if you can though. They do the on ice jerseys.
From what I understand is the Edge 2.0 is a new way to reintroduce an actual authentic back into the market? But it's not full retail yet so they are hard to find? Do I have that right?
Currently the only way to get an Avalanche 2.0 is to find a Game Issued (Name/Number) or Team Issued (blank) jersey. Other teams (Pitt, Chicago, NYR...etc) have 2.0's available at retail, which we can expect the Avs will probably have 2.0's available next year. However, the price is steep on the retail jerseys. It's honestly probably cheaper to strip a GI.
Basically the deal is this, the first year Reebok redesigned the jerseys (which was what, 09) they sold Edge 1.0 which was pretty close to authentic (though you still can't get 100% true authentic without having Denver Athletic do the numbers) but the Edge 1.0s were noticeably better than the replicas. Then Reebok decided to get cute and sell the Indos off as "authentic" even though they are not even close. It's not worth the money at all to buy those and how the hell they get by labeling those as authentic is beyond me. The Indos even have some heat pressed patches, don't they?
When the 1.0's were introduced they WERE the on ice product. After a year they switched to 2.0's and those weren't available for retail. So since that one season of the 1.0's the NHL and Reebok have been trying to pass off these Authentics as what is being worn on the ice, when in reality it's not.
So basically having true authentic jerseys has become something only collectors would bother with having to buy game worn jerseys and have them stripped and customized to approach real authentic status. This isn't for the casual jersey fan or someone who just wants a decent jersey. So maybe selling the 2.0s in the future will accomplish that but that's not where we are.
Just want to clarify, collectors don't (can't speak for everyone though) strip game worn jerseys. That's a big no-no. Game Issued is fair game to me as the player never wore the jersey and most likely never even saw it. Game Issued jerseys can be purchased through Meigray but for the most part the Avs have high sized jerseys so they're obviously on the larger side.
So my advice is just buy a nice replica right now. Buying an "authentic" is nothing but a waste of money. Pepsi Center or Ice Jerseys or Cool Jerseys sell nice replicas. DO NOT buy from NHL.com, they don't even sell proper replicas. My MacKinnon is from Cool Jerseys, it's a replica but it's very nicely done. I'll buy an authentic when they actually sell some semblance of them at retail.
I would agree that buying an indo-edge is a waste of money. However, as I mentioned above if you can get a 1.0 and are fine with the fact that it has a different logo on the back.
Did I horribly botch that narrative?
Nope, pretty good job.