History

Todd Davison 1986-2006

The first jersey chair was made to raise money to help a young man with his fight against cancer. On Saturday, December 2, 2006 Todd Davison passed away peacefully with his family at his side. Donations to Believe in the Goal would be appreciated, in care of the Winnipeg Police Credit Union, 300 William Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1P9. We extend our sincerest condolences to his family and friends who like us will miss him dearly.

How Jersey Chair Began

We love hockey and we love the game. We grew up with hockey, we sent our kids through hockey, and we still cart them across the country to watch them play. So, how did this all lead to manufacturing chairs with jerseys?

It all started with a fund raiser at a social (a social is a Manitoba thing where people get together for one good reason or another, have fun, and sell drinks and prize tickets to raise money.) A hometown boy, Todd Davison who played for the Regina Pats of the WHL, contracted cancer that required treatment hundreds of miles away from Winnipeg. He had health coverage personally, but it did not cover travel expenses for his family to be at his side. We decided to make a chair out of his game worn jersey as a prize for this special fund raiser. The chair was a great hit and raised $2900 for the cause. But the best part was seeing the gentleman who won the chair present it back to Todd.

The feedback was positive. We were commissioned to create a "Jets" Jersey Chair for their 50th Anniversary and closing of the Winnipeg Arena. Many of the former hockey players from the Jet's came to town for this event and signed this commemorative chair. We have since been commissioned to create Jersey Chairs for other charitable events such as the Juno Cup Game.

NHLers, proud hockey parents, and others are sending us jerseys to be made into Jersey Chairs to be enjoyed for many years to come. There are many different ways to display your jersey and we've been told that a Jersey Chair is "the most impressive way to display a jersey." It is our goal to manufacture a quality chair using our patent pending design that will present your cherished jersey in a unique way.