Detroit Red Wings
Lets get something out of the way right now. Hockey fans are loud. Red Wings fans are louder. If you know one you know the difference. Fans that raised our own kids on Johan Franzen killing penalties in OT, fans that can remember the feeling of back to back cups in the late nineties like it was last year, fans that feel pride in a way that only comes from watching a franchise make the playoffs more years in a row than most teams have been in existence. Taking care when buying for these folks is required. You cannot waltz in and buy whatever RedWing sweater is closest to you and call it a day. They will know. They ALWAYS know.
That is why we put this together. Any Red Wings fan that we know deserves better than to just grab a jersey off the rack that is probably sitting next to every other teams jersey. What we wanted was stuff that meant something, gifts that you know were picked by someone that understands as opposed to someone who googled "hockey gift" and hoped for the best. There is a huge difference between a gift that speaks to a fans soul and something that simply occupies space in a gift box, and anyone that has ever given the wrong gift to a hardcore fan will understand what we mean there.
Each and every one of these items was chosen solely on the basis that we would buy it for ourselves. Sure it has the winged wheel on it. Of course it does. But also it is well made. Or well thought out. Or both. Red and white will cover for you when you are buying something cheap as heck that falls apart the second someone looks at it funny. Fans can spot that kind of stuff a mile away.
Gift Occasions will come and go but they are all pretty self explanatory. Birthday. New season. Putting a team logo on the wall of your new apartment so everyone knows where your loyalties lie. But honestly some of these products are just perfect everyday gifts. Grab something great for a Red Wings fan and you will know immediately they know you were paying attention. Thats what were aiming for with every selection here.