Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
Ron Hextall burst onto the NHL scene during his rookie season (’86-87), leading the league in games played and wins, and then captured the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for backstopping the Flyers to within one win of the Stanley Cup. His remarkable play earned him a spot on Team Canada for the 1987 Canada Cup and his style of play was responsible for Sylvain Turgeon breaking his forearm during training camp action, thanks to a hack from Hextall! Ron’s CCM red air-knit jersey has a Maska tag in the neck with size “54” added in ballpoint while a CCM patch is embroidered into the rear hem. With the Labatt Canada Cup patch at the right breast, the jersey features screened-on logos and “Hextall” sewn across the nameplate above his sewn-on number “27”. Signs of light game use, notably three black marks on the left sleeve, would have come in pre- tournament action or in warm-up, since Grant Fuhr carried the whole goaltending load in the ultra-exciting and dramatic ’87 Canada Cup. From Alan Eagleson’s personal collection, with his signed LOA.
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