T-Shirt
Object number2008.72.1
Manufacturer
Jerzees
Date2008
OriginEl Salvador
MediumCotton
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionWhite cotton t-shirt. Black screen-printed text on front left breast has event information and team names superimposed over faint image of Pittsburgh Penguins logo. On back is sponsor information.Dimensions31.625 in. (80.3 cm)InscriptionsBlack screen-print on front left breast, "2008 Eastern Conference Finals / PENGUINS / VS / FLYERS / Whiteout @ Mellon Arena"; team names superimposed over faint image of Pittsburgh Penguins logo.
On back: "TRIB TOTAL / MEDIA".
MarksWhite tag in collar, printed in red and blue: "JERZEES / Z / HEAVYWEIGHT COTTON / XL XG TG / 100% COTTON... [follows in two other languages] / MADE IN [followed in two other languages] / EL SALVADOR". Reverse side has washing instructions in three languages (English, Spanish, French).
Historical NotesT-shirt from "whiteout" during Game 1 of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins & the Philadelphia Flyers on May 9, 2008. Every person in attendance at the game received this type of t-shirt to wear during the game, causing the entire audience to appear completely white in order to distract the opposing team. The Penguins won the series 4 games to 1, advancing them to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Penguins went on to the Stanley Cup but lost to the Detroit Red Wings.
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Pittsburgh Penguins
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Philadelphia Flyers
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Trib Total Media
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