That was no small undertaking; each crest took an hour to sew, and the tomahawks on the shoulders took about 20 minutes. After that, they were sent off to Reebok, the league’s official jersey manufacturer.
Before the start of this season, though, Passion Sport and Reebok couldn’t agree on a new deal, so Lemelin’s streak ended. The Blackhawks were in Montreal on Tuesday night, though, so they stopped by to say hello.
Pretty cool. The highlight of Lemelin’s career seems to be the Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup. “The world is trying to tell me, ‘Josée, you haven’t worked for nothing,’” she told CTV during the series.
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