Auston Matthews has second-best-selling NHL jersey
Auston Matthews is a rookie sensation, and the NHL jersey sales thus far this season reflect that.
According to Shop NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs star has the second-highest-selling jersey this season, through the first three months. That puts him right behind Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who also had the highest-selling jersey of 2016 overall.
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Matthews ended up with the seventh-best-selling jersey of 2016. He was one spot behind McDavid, but has surpassed him in sales so far in 2016-17.
From the NHL, here are the League’s best sellers:
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers
Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
Rick Nash, New York Rangers
Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers
Keep in mind that the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks had some Winter Classic jerseys to push this season. But also keep in mind that Kane and Toews were Nos. 2 and 3 for 2016, and Tarasenko was No. 8.
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Nash, Gostisbehere and Larkin are three players who didn’t make the Top 15 in 2016 that are currently there. Zach Parise of the Minnesota Wild and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang fell out of the top 15.
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