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Kesler jerseys have been the top-seller From Page 1 And should Vancouver hoist the cup, Weiss said he’ll have product for sale the very next day, from T-shirts to “2011 Stanley Cup champion” patches that can be embroidered onto jerseys. Over at SportChek’s Richmond Centre location, Ryan Kesler jerseys have been the top-seller, slightly outpacing the Sedin twins and Alex Burrows with popular defenseman Kevin Bieksa in fifth place. Demand for Kesler’s jersey spiked after his phenomenal performance during the Canucks’ second-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators, according to store general manager Aidan Lightfoot. Keeping Canucks game replica jerseys in stock has been impossible. They sell for about $220, and when
Canucks products are surging in online sales The on-ice success of the Canucks is translating into more cold hard cash being spent at stores and online. Sales of Canucks product on shop.nhl.com is up 116 per cent over last year, according to Nirva Milord, director of entertainment publicity for the NHL. Sales of Canucks merchandise overall is up 30 per cent compared to a year ago, she said. The Canucks are selling about 500 jerseys a game, higher than the NHL average of 200 per game. The Canucks currently rank third among top Canadian team jersey sales, behind Toronto and Montreal.
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they come in is anybody’s guess, he said. Lightfoot recommended that fans call the store regularly, as the truck shipments can come in at any time, and purchases are on a first-come-first-served basis. Back at Collectors Den, Kesler jerseys are also the best-seller, not far ahead of Henrik and Daniel Sedin, though Kevin Bieksa’s stellar play has surged him into second-place, with sales of Alex Burrows’ jerseys sliding up and down. Just how popular are Boston Bruins jerseys? Weiss said not very, though he has sold a couple of blank ones, and recently brought in a couple with former Canuck and Boston Bruin-great Cam Neely’s name stitched on it.
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