Jakub Voráček wearing a REHAB PAINTS collectible cap at Winter Hockey Games
Case study 04 · Sports merchandise

WINTER
HOCKEY GAMES

A standard fan product became a collectible connection between players, culture and the people in the arena.

EventWinter Hockey Games
ProductCollectible fan caps
FormatLimited edition
ResultSold out pre-game

FROM FAN ITEM
TO COLLECTIBLE.

Event merchandise often disappears into a sea of repeated logos and familiar formats. Winter Hockey Games needed a product with the energy of the occasion and enough character to become part of the memory.

REHAB PAINTS® turned each cap into a tactile, limited-edition identity piece. Player connection and live-event storytelling moved the product beyond merchandise—and the collection sold out before the game began.

MERCH
BECOMES MEMORY.

The project proved the demand for a premium tier between standard fan merchandise and collectible product—built around scarcity, athlete connection and a surface that cannot be mistaken for mass production.

Sold out before puck drop · Athlete connection · Collectible fan identity