Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction June 2025
Pekka Rinne’s “Pred-Lord” game-worn Bauer goalie mask features spectacular artwork by David Gunnarsson of Dave Art and plenty of NHL battle scars! Text on the top back edge of the mask reads, “‘Pred-Lord - The Guardian of the Crease’ is a custom artwork created in a barn house for Pekka Rinne by David Gunnarson of DaveArt.com - Finished; 2016.09.30 08:36 #181.” The back of Rinne's helmet displays his nickname "Pecks", the coat of arms of Finland and a seal painted on it which reads "Vaari" (Finnish for "grandfather") along with two dates. All interior padding and strapping is intact, including the attached neck guard, but the sweat band is no longer present on the interior forehead. This spectacular goalie mask is photo-matched to the 2016-17 regular season, the first three rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs and each of the six games Nashville played against Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup Final. An extensive list of photo matches follows, and to note among the matches, which are detailed below, are the large chip on the “U” of Bauer on the forehead, chipping at the end of the “R” in Bauer, the black mark on the strap on the left ear side, and the black-colored wear pattern on the strap on the right ear side. A spectacular display piece from one of the NHL’s greatest goalies of the 21st century and the Nashville Predators’ first run to the Stanley Cup Finals, this game-used mask is from Pekka Rinne's personal collection and will come with a Classic Auctions LOA.
REGULAR SEASON PHOTO-MATCHES
Photo-matched to January 14th 2017 Getty Images #631697356 to the start of the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask, the two black lines in the paint design at the right of the chip and to the small white scratch below the "U" of Bauer on the forehead of the mask.
Photo-matched to February 7th 2017 Getty Images #634410724 to the start of the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and the chipping at the left of the "Bauer" just below the top bar of the cage.
Photo-matched to March 13th 2017 Getty Images #653420620 to the start of the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask, to the start of the chipping at the end of the letter "R" of "Bauer" and to the chipping at the right of the "Bauer" just below the top bar of the cage. Also visible on the image is the black mark going through the strap on the left ear side.
Photo-matched to April 8th 2017 Getty Images #666288424 to the the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask, the chipping at the end of the letter "R" of "Bauer" and to the chipping at the right of the "Bauer" just below the top bar of the cage. Also visible on the image is the black mark going through the strap on the left ear side.
WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND PHOTO-MATCH
Photo-matched to April 17th 2017 (Game Three of the Western Conference First Round vs the Chicago Blackhawks) Getty Images #670973416 to the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chips on the right side of "Bauer" as well.
WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND PHOTO-MATCH
Photo-matched to May 5th 2017 (Game Five of the Western Conference Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs vs the St. Louis Blues) Getty Images #679808234 to the small and the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chips on the right side of "Bauer" as well.
WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS FINAL PHOTO-MATCH
Photo-matched to May 20th 2017 (Game Five of the Western Conference Final) Getty Images #686174014 to the small and the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chips on the right side of "Bauer" as well.
STANLEY CUP FINALS PHOTO-MATCHES
Photo-matched to May 29th 2017 (Game One of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final) Getty Images #690374034 to the small and the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chips on both sides of "Bauer" as well.
Photo-matched to May 31st 2017 (Game Two of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final) Getty Images #692575280 to the small and the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chip at the left side of "Bauer" below the eye on the forehead as well.
Photo-matched to June 3rd 2017 (Game Three of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final) Getty Images #692614474 to the small and the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chips on the right side of "Bauer" as well.
Photo-matched to June 5th 2017 (Game Four of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final) Getty Images #692749630 to the small and the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chip at the left side of "Bauer" below the eye on the forehead as well. The black-colored wear pattern on the strap (right ear side) is also clearly visible on that image.
Photo-matched to June 8th 2017 (Game Five of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final) Getty Images #693912848 to the small and the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chips on both sides of "Bauer" as well. The black-colored wear pattern on the strap (right ear side) is also clearly visible on that image.
Photo-matched to June 11th 2017 (Game Six of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final) Getty Images #694996538 to the small and the large chip above the "U" of "Bauer" on the forehead of the mask and to the chips on the right side of "Bauer" as well.
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