TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Anne-Marie PROVOST, "Small Quebec company dominates one part of NHL hockey: jerseys"
A patch for the Anaheim Ducks NHL team at SP Apparel in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, on September 27, 2024. As a sport that involves men colliding at high speeds, bare-knuckle brawls, and a fair number of players with missing front teeth, ice hockey is not commonly linked to high fashion. But SP Apparel, a Canadian company based east of Montreal that makes the jerseys worn by all 32 National Hockey League (NHL) teams, says superior material and meticulous craftmanship have kept it at the top of the game. (Photo by Sebastien ST-JEAN / AFP)