Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2025
Drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in 1981, Jan Erixon began his National Hockey League career with the Blueshirts during the 1983-84 season and would call the bright lights of Manhattan and Madison Square Garden home for his entire 556 games NHL career. Suiting up for his native Sweden on numerous occasions throughout his career and ranked 81st in the 2009 book "100 Ranger Greats", offered here is this Rangers "TBTC" jersey that was worn by the team for a total of thirteen (13) games during the 1991-92 season, with Erixon suiting up in six (6) of them. Made by CCM, both Maska Ultrafil and size "50" labels are affixed to the inner collar along with a Gerry Cosby supplier label above that while the logos of both CCM and the NHL have been embroidered into the reverse hem. Decorated over the front with "Rangers" diagonally down the chest in individually applied dual layer red-over-white tackle twill letters, the NHL's 75th anniversary crest that was worn by all the league's teams throughout that year is in place over the left breast as well. Styled over the sleeves and verso with Erixon's number "20" in dual layer red-over-white tackle twill numerals, "Erixon" is spelt out in matching style letters that have been sewn down directly to the material over the upper reverse. Retaining its fight strap on the interior, the jersey displays with good game-wear including stick marks over the front, reverse and both sleeves, board burns over both sleeves, small unrepaired holes over the first layer of the left elbow and light fraying around the elbows on the interior, the jersey is video-matched to New York's January 30th, 1992 contest against the Los Angeles Kings, with footage from the game showing a match to the stick mark over the front hem running north-to-south just below the red stripe. A DVD copy of the game footage is included as is a list of all the games the Rangers wore the TBTC jerseys in plus the line-ups on those nights. Originally acquired directly from the Rangers organization by MeiGray and then sold, a MeiGray LOA will accompany the piece.
Instrumental to the hobby as one of the founders of the MeiGray Group in 1997, a hobby entity paramount in the authentication of game-worn jerseys and equipment, pioneer collector Barry Meisel enjoyed almost two decades as a successful sports journalist. Beginning with his days interning for the Binghamton Evening Press while a senior in college, Meisel explains how his passion for collecting was fueled, stating “My plan was to get a game-worn jersey for every team I covered once I became a pro hockey writer. I got a Barons, then a Broome Dusters, Binghamton Whalers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers. It was the late '80s. My first career was born. From the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin to the Morristown, NJ, Daily Record, to the New York Daily News”.
In his dozen years with the New York Daily News, Meisel covered the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils and New York Giants. He also spent the early-1990s serving as the News’ investigative sports reporter, with additional time as a columnist for The Hockey News (1982-90) and The New York Giants Newsweekly (1990-96), with a few book authored including 'Losing the Edge: The Rise and Fall of the Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers’. Despite building a vast and encompassing grouping of items, Meisel notes, "I have my favorites. The Scotty Press that still sits in my home office. My 1983-84 Detroit Red Wings Ken Holland, the minor-league goalie in Binghamton who became a lifelong friend, and who had a cup of NHL coffee before becoming a Hall of Fame General Manager. And my 1994 Stanley Cup Finals New York Rangers white Craig MacTavish, who was wearing this jersey in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden on June 14, 1994. MacT knocked the final faceoff into the corner with 1.6 seconds left on a 54-year Jinx, the night the Rangers allowed the Monster of MSG to one day Die in Peace. This jersey is on display at the Garden, to remind every Blue Seater from old Section 433 that the wait was worth it”.
Classic Auctions in honoured to have been chosen to sell the Barry Meisel personal collection, with dozens of high-quality jerseys offered including an endless supply of important New York Rangers specimens from Rod Gilbert, Peter Sundstrom, James Patrick, Mark Tinordi, Kris King and other Blueshirts as well as WHA jerseys from the Indianapolis Racers, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Nationals. Additional gems that will have bidders salivating includes Peter McDuff’s 1973-74 AHL Providence Reds game-worn home and away jerseys, bobble head dolls, important programs and other assorted memorabilia.
As always, we hope these long-loved treasures find new appreciative collectors, with Meisel stating it best, “It's time for Classic Collectibles and my good friend Marc Juteau to help me find my gamers new homes. Time for others to enjoy the greatest hobby alive."
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