Cornell Hockey Hats

So, since I traded my Cornell CCM hat for a UM-Duluth hat at the Frozen Four last year (with valuable assistance from RichH), I've been trying to find myself a cool new Cornell Hockey hat, but with minimal success. Has anyone seen any recently? I haven't been in Ithaca lately so I don't know what the selection is like at the Campus Store, but I've never been thrilled about the options there. I'm betting there's nothing terribly impressive.

Which brings me, I suppose, to my question/idea. I think the UM-Duluth hat I have here, which was made by Zephyr, is really nice. The hat itself is maroon. The front has "Bulldogs" arched in yellow lettering with a white border, their bulldog logo under the arch with a yellow hockey stick behind it, and then below that the word "hockey" in maroon print on a small yellow field also with a white border. The back says "UMD" in about 3/4" yellow letters with "hockey" in small white print below. The bill is also maroon, but the edge of the bill is yellow, and all the way around on the left side of the bill there's a little white area with "NCAA" on it in black print. It looks really sharp altogether, IMO. Come to think of it, I can take a couple of pictures of it and save myself 1,000 words:

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The maroon actually looks a little bit washed out because of the flash, but you get the idea.

Anyway, so here's the question. Zephyr will make custom hats if you can put together a minimum order of 144. Picture a hat like this, in either red or white, with the print in the opposite color, and perhaps black trim. A "C" in place of the bulldog logo. Assuming we got permission from CU (which I assume would be necessary), would people be interested in a hat like that? I think it would look a lot sharper than anything the campus store sells.

Good luck with getting permission from the powers that be, but I'd get at least one.

Here's where you can go to start your way through the bureaucracy:
[sao.cornell.edu]
Note that they have a list of approved vendors. If Zephyr's not on it, you'll need to find another vendor.

[Q]Rick '71 Wrote:

Here's where you can go to start your way through the bureaucracy: Note that they have a list of approved vendors. If Zephyr's not on it, you'll need to find another vendor.[/q]

In order to keep the Web page as brief as possible, Cornell left out one other reason for all the rules: the revenue stream. As of last reunion, campus store had a couple Cornell hockey hats, though most were understated and none had the requisite Harvard Sucks or Screw BU inscriptions under the visor.

>>> Cornell, like most major colleges and universities, has a licensing program that regulates the use of its marks (i.e., names, trademarks, insignia, logos, images, and the like) on items such as T-shirts, caps, key chains, mugs, pens, etc. This process helps prevent bootlegging, ensures that Cornell marks are used appropriately only on products approved by the university, and that the products are manufactured under a code of conduct that prohibits sweatshop conditions. All uses of university marks, including those of schools and colleges, departments, programs, and student organizations and projects that are identified with Cornell, must be approved before any item can be ordered and produced.

If you want custom, consider this alternative: buy a Cornell hockey hat officially and then find a local T-shirt / caps store that will embroider or puff on (there's another term for this printing that I'm forgetting, but it gives the lettering a puffy 3D appearance) whatever else you want. Once you own the cap, you can modify it to your needs. Last I checked, there's no licensing that could prevent you from *adding* to what's already on a licensed piece or Cornell sportswear.

You also could start with a blank cap or T-shirt and get a local shop to put on what you want. They won't run off orders of 100 because of liability issues but they'll do one or two.

One caveat: I bought last June for myself and our boys about four Cornell hockey / lacrosse caps at the campus store. Two of them began to unravel at the peak of the cap within a month. Also a Sox cap I bought (at Fenway) about a year ago with the official MLB logo was 2 hat sizes smaller than the tag claimed. Even when you pay top prices for caps, QC isn't what it ought to be.

This is probably a stupid question, but...why on Earth did you get rid of your Cornell hat?

And, if your hat idea goes through, I'd get one, so long as it's big enough to fit my big fat head. Normal hats don't fit my head, so I'd need something larger.

I would definitely get one...

On another note...any idea how to get a Cornell CCM hat?

I do like them, Sam I am. I do like green eggs and ham.

[Q]Note that they have a list of approved vendors. If Zephyr's not on it, you'll need to find another vendor.[/q]

It seems likely that Zephyr will be on the "Collegiate Licensing Company" list.

FWIW, I own a NY Rangers Zephyr cap, and it's the bomb. One of the best-made caps I own.

Kyle

i'd most likely be interested depending on cost.

billhoward Wrote:
One caveat: I bought last June for myself and our boys about four Cornell hockey / lacrosse caps at the campus store. Two of them began to unravel at the peak of the cap within a month. [/q]

Did you return the hats? I bought a Champion sweatshirt at the campus store in 1998 and within a month the whole side seam unraveled - waist to arm pit. They did an exchange through the mail.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/03/2004 12:24PM by nyc94.