NHL’s fashion mastermind: How Tom Barnett’s suits became hockey’s prized possession

Donald Barnett first comes to mind when Tom Barnett is asked what inspired him to work as a tailor. Tom then thinks about the ritual that ensued every night when his father returned from his job at the now-defunct Buffalo (N.Y.) Courier-Express.

At the end of the day, Donald would come home, and Tom would follow him to his room. Everything had a proper place, such as his suit jacket on a wooden hanger. When Donald’s shoes came off, the shoe trees . . .