The ZippyBack™ Gordie Howe patch features a red rectangle with a white stripe, “HOWE” in white above a bold number 9. This Limited Edition is from the Rafters Series 1 collection, honoring hockey legend Gordie Howe.
Close-up of a person holding the back of a white mesh ZippyBack™ baseball cap, featuring a red tag with "Gordie Howe" and the number 9 in white. Part of Rafters Series 1 Limited Edition; the person's face is blurred in the background.
A person adjusts a white mesh ZippyBack™ Gordie Howe baseball cap featuring a red Limited Edition label with HOME and the number 9 on the back, outdoors with green, blurred trees in the background.
A bearded man adjusts the brim of a navy and white ZippyBack™ Gordie Howe mesh cap from Rafters Series 1. A red tag with a white g marks this Limited Edition cap. Blurred trees and grass are in the background.
A person attaches a red and white Limited Edition HOWE 9 label to the brim of a black mesh baseball cap from the ZippyBack™ Rafters Series 1, named Gordie Howe.
A limited edition ZippyBack™ Rafters Series 1 red hockey jersey featuring Gordie Howe’s name and number 9 in bold white on the back with a white horizontal stripe—a true tribute to the legend.

Gordie Howe

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Gordie Howe played the game with strength and skill in equal measure.

He could score, set up a teammate, or win a battle along the boards without hesitation. Howe did not separate finesse from toughness. He carried both, shift after shift, season after season. Opponents felt his presence long before the puck arrived.

He set a benchmark for complete play that few have matched.

ZippyBack™ snaps securely onto most baseball-style caps using its patent-pending design. It’s built to stay in place once attached and is intended for long-term wear or collection.

Because each piece is a limited-edition collectible, attach or remove with care to preserve its condition. Minor contact with the plastic back tab during placement is normal.

Compatible cap placements:

  • Back: Adjustable plastic, cloth, or custom-fit closures
  • Side: Either side of the cap
  • Visor: Front or side edge

ZippyBack™ can be repositioned or removed when needed, but it’s not designed for frequent swapping.

This is a limited production release created as a tribute to the player. Once it sells out, it will not be restocked or reproduced.

ZippyBack™ is licensed for player name and number only. Team names and logos are not used.

Colorways are era-inspired and produced in limited quantities. Once a specific name-and-color edition sells out, it is permanently retired.

Each ZippyBack™ collectible features a unique, permanently laser-engraved serial number.

No two ZippyBack™ collectibles share the same serial number. Each serial number authenticates the piece as an original within its series.

Once issued, a serial-numbered ZippyBack™ is never duplicated or reissued, making each piece unique to that specific collectible.

Serial numbering confirms that every ZippyBack™ is a distinct collectible, not a mass-produced accessory.

A circular logo with a hockey player silhouette and the words Honour the Past at the top, The Alumni in the center, and Since 1988 at the bottom.
ZippyBack™ is manufactured under license by the NHL Alumni Association (NHLAA). ZippyBack™ is an independent collectible brand and is not an official NHL or team-licensed product.

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ZippyBack™ is manufactured under license from the NHL Alumni Association (NHLAA), representing the great players whose names and numbers appear on ZippyBack™. Every purchase directly supports Alumni health, wellness, and transition programs — helping to Honour the Past while supporting those who built the game.

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