Counterfeit Product Alert ®

Edited: Sep 01, 2020

Product Information:

Counterfeiters profit by creating and selling deceptive NHL branded products, often to unsuspecting consumers. While the NHL and the companies that sell well-known NHL branded products are the obvious and direct victims of counterfeiting, this illicit activity also poses a real threat to the livelihoods and lives of workers and consumers and is directly supporting criminals.



The NHL and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) take aggressive action against counterfeiters and routinely seize fake sports merchandise. HSI focuses not only on keeping counterfeit products off U.S. streets, but also on dismantling the criminal organizations behind this activity. If you are selling counterfeit merchandise -- that means you!



NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos and NHL Winter Classic name are registered trademarks of the NHL.



The NHL offers these anti-counterfeiting tips:



1. Avoid purchasing a NFL jersey outside the arena on a game night, out of the trunk of someone's vehicle, or at a local flea market.



2. When deciding to purchase a NFL jersey, be aware of the price. If it's too good to be true, then it's probably a fake.



3. The Internet is full of fake jerseys. Beware of auction and classified sites such as eBay, Craig's List, Lespac, and Announce123.



4. If a website's method of payment is Pay Pal, it's probably not a legitimate online retailer of officially-licensed NHL products.



5. Reebok does not liquidate authentic jerseys due to overproduction or any other reason. This is important as many illegal vendors will use this as an excuse for the really low price. Illegal vendors may also claim they know someone at Reebok.