A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
One of only six NHL players to score 700 goals, Mike Gartner paid the price to find the back of the net on his way to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Nowhere is that more evident than on this remarkable Washington Capitals gamer worn by Gartner during the 1980-81 season when he recorded 48 goals and 94 points. To say that this white knit Caps jersey is hammered is an understatement - it is absolutely covered with team repairs, unfixed nicks and dings, stick marks and board burns! A 5-inch diagonal repair on the bottom left front of the jersey and extensive thread surgery surrounding the blue and red twill stars on the right sleeve hardly even begin to tell the story of the work the Caps' equipment team put into keeping this Gartner gamer in service. A size 50 fly tag remains in the neck and the jersey's double cloth fight strap is intact, if somewhat frayed at one end. You've got to see the game use on this hammered beauty to believe it!
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