AP source: NHL teams OK’d to add sponsor patches on jerseys

Published August 17, 2021 3:01 PM

By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer

Jersey advertisements are coming to the NHL. The league will allow teams to put sponsor patches on jerseys beginning with the 2022-23 season. The NHL board of governors unanimously approved the move. The New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators were the first teams to unveil helmet ads last December. Each struck a deal done with the company that sponsors the naming rights for its arena. Jersey ads are the next step. The NBA began selling jersey sponsorships in 2017-18.

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