When you’re a Stanley Cup Champion, you can pretty much guarantee that your team logo and the words “Stanley Cup Champions” will start to appear on various pieces of merchandise from clothing to beer mugs, and even shoes.
Adidas announced they’ve created a custom set of Washington Capitals Stanley Cup shoes. The Capitals sported the AM4NHL shoes during their cup parade.
Only 1000 shoes were made, and the shoe was available for a pre-order on the website at $200, but the product seems to now be sold out.
The Caps logo is featured on one side, with the signature 3-stripes lining up on the other side. The shoes were quickly designed with just a 14-day lead time. Normally, the process spans for about 18 months from design to the finished product.
Here’s the description of the kicks from the website.
"Inspired by the Washington Capitals. Designed to celebrate a championship. These running shoes were created using insights provided by runners and crafted at the adidas SPEEDFACTORY USA. Centered around Washington’s team colors, the AM4NHL features the Capitals’ logo on the medial side and adidas’ iconic 3-Stripes on the lateral side of the upper. Additionally, the team logo and NHL® logo are emblazoned onto the heel patch. Built with Boost for an energized push-off with each footstrike, they have a knit upper and natural feel SPEEDFACTORY fused bonding construction delivers increased comfort. The SPEEDFACTORY floating Torsion bar creates lightweight stability and flexibility. Revolutionary design Fast, flexible and innovative, the adidas SPEEDFACTORY uses cutting-edge technology to create personalized, high-performance footwear for optimal fit, comfort and movement."
In other words, they were Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie’s drinking shoes.
(h/t BR Kicks)
