MeiGray Group accepting orders for game-worn jerseys

PRINCETON, N.J. ? The ECHL announced that beginning today, fans will be able to preorder the game-worn jersey of their favorite player from The MeiGray Group, ?The Official Game-Worn Jersey Source of the ECHL.? It marks the 11th consecutive season that fans and collectors can reserve jerseys from their favorite player or team by visiting MeiGray.com, emailing sales@meigray.com or by telephone at (888) 463-4472. ?We?re delighted to be part of the ECHL?s 25th Anniversary Season,? said Barry Meisel, MeiGray President and Chief Operating Officer. ?The league keeps growing, our hobby keeps growing and our program keeps growing.? ?We look forward to continued success in bringing an array of authenticated, game-worn merchandise to ECHL fans,? said ECHL Vice President of Marketing and Licensing Tara Crane. ?MeiGray is recognized as the top game-worn jersey provider and we are pleased that our fans can confidently place an order knowing they will be receiving an authentic jersey.? The leading distributor of game-worn hockey jerseys, The MeiGray Group sold more than 500 game-worn ECHL jerseys in 2011-12 and has sold more than 6,500 since it became ?The Official Game-Worn Jersey Source of the ECHL? in 2002-03. Each ECHL team will wear one set of home and road jerseys for the first half of the season and another set for the second half. The MeiGray Group, which offers game-worn jerseys from all ECHL teams to hockey fans and sports collectors worldwide, will own the exclusive rights to the jerseys worn during the first half of the season while the teams will own the exclusive rights to jerseys worn for the second half. Each of the game-worn jerseys available this season feature the ECHL?s 25th Anniversary patch, which is only available with the purchase of a game-worn jersey. The MeiGray Group, which has sold more than 80,000 game-worn jerseys since its inception in 1997, partners with USA Hockey and directs the NHL-MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program. MeiGray Group also partners with the National Basketball Association. (Release Courtesy ECHL Media Relations)