Zephyr Hats: Quebec Edition

Back to the NHL: the Quebec Nordiques edition of Zephyr hats! I have done the following so far: Auburn, BYU, CU, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Gators, Georgia Tech, and Hawaii, Iowa, the "J" Edition, Kentucky, and Kansas, Louisville, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, and Penn State.

Below is the Quebec Nordiques Blockbuster 2 snapback that was done with a white crown, unlike the other colorway for this style. This design features raised embroidery on the Nordiques logo under the arching script, and regular stitching on the words "Quebec" and "Nordiques." From the picture, you can tell the design was made with square brims, one-colored snaps, and contrast button and eyelets. The under-brims of  all the Blockbuster 2 snapbacks are the ever-popular green.

To the right is Zephyr's Quebec Nordiques Shadow Script snapback, a design which is, in essence, what its name is: a script with a shadow. The shadow is regularly stitched, while the curisve "Nordiques" and the Nordiques logo is raise embroidered. The Shadow Script snapback design has square brims, green under-brims, one-colored snaps, as well as contrast button and eyelets. As far as I know, this design was made solely in Bangladesh with 35% wool and 65% acrylic.

Above is an example of Zephyr's Hype snapbacks; this Quebec Nordiques Hype features some unique hat qualities. Around the front right panel is white "piping," which stands out a few mm's to give the hat some contrast. The front two panels also do not have eyelets, because the raise-embroidered word "Nordiques" and raise-embroidered Nordiques logo are in the way. The last unique characteristic to point out is the contrast stitching on the brim. Not too many Zephyr snapbacks have this, making this a must-have for collectors.

Left, and right, are Zephyr's Superstar snapbacks for the Quebec Nordiques. While these pictures show round brims, they are now solely made with square brims. Gotta love the big, bold, raise-embroidered script in the front.

To the left is snapback design that came out around late 2011/early 2012 called the Upshot. To be honest, I don't think I have seen the Quebec Nordiques Upshot until I did this post. Slanting across the front of the crown is the raise-embroidered cursive word "Nordiques, accompanied by the regularly stitched word "Quebec" and logo for the Nordiques. This snapback design has square brims, GREY under-brims, and one-colored snaps. In contrast, the White Upshot program of 2012 has green under-brims.

Above is another great snapback design from Zephyr, called "The Razzle." The picture answers any questions about the color and structure of the Nordiques Razzle snapback. One thing worth noting is the dual-colored snaps, which all Razzle snapbacks feature.

A few other hats for the Quebec Nordiques that I did not include were the Original Headliner, Black Headliner, X-Ray, and the Silver Slash.