Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/17/2015
There were only seven members of Team Canada 1972 who played all eight games of the Summit Series, and the late Gary Bergman was one of them. Bergman wore this Team Canada No. 2 red jersey for each of the first four games of the 1972 Canada-Russia series played in Canada at the Montreal Forum, Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, the Winnipeg Arena and Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum. The 33-year-old Detroit Red Wings defenseman contributed three assists while paired with HOFer Brad Park throughout the series. This striking heavy knit sweater from Bergman’s personal collection features a stylistic maple leaf rising up from the waist in white. The number "2" is sewn onto the back beneath the word "CANADA" in single-layer tackle twill. The inside layer of red material beneath the white Maple Leaf was trimmed out to make the jersey lighter, which is a typical customization by Team Canada players seen on other game-worn jerseys from the series. The jersey was hemmed-up/cut shorter at the waist and that is visible on some photos of Bergman wearing this gamer. The Maska tag remains in the back of the neck beside remnants of another tag, long since removed. The jersey was once framed and shows lines where it was sewn to hold in place in a frame on the left and front side of jersey, the upper left and right sleeves, and all along the lower hem. The jersey was cleaned before being framed and a lot of the game wear was washed out, though a long diagonal mark remains on the right front tail and there is red paint transfer low on the right sleeve. Comes with an LOA from the Bergman family.
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