The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Extremely significant early Gretzky gamer helped Wayne to his first of five 200+ point seasons and smash Phil Esposito’s single season point scoring record. This is the lumber The Great One used to pot goal number 76 to tie Phil’s record of 76 in one season. The goal came February 21, 1982, versus the Red Wings with Wayne adding four assists. In his third NHL season, Gretzky scored 92 goals and set up 120 others for 212 points. This Titan TPM 2020 model stick has “W. Gretzky” stamped on the front of the shaft while a faded “99” in black marker is just below Wayne’s white-taped knob. Date stamped “Fev 2 1982” on the back of the lower shaft and with black bulldog tape covering the blade, the stick shows nice game use with wear along the bottom of the blade tape and a couple of small slices in the tape on the back side. Where the white ends and natural wood begins is where Wayne signed “To John Best Wishes Wayne Gretzky 99.” Solid with no cracks, the marvelous milestone stick will be accompanied by a detailed letter of authenticity/provenance from Joe Esposito.
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