Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/29/2023
Drafted 90th overall by the Edmonton Oilers at the 1980 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Walt Poddubny would play a total of 468 games in his National Hockey League career with Edmonton, Toronto, New York, Quebec and New Jersey. Spending a total of 186 games in the blue and white uniform of the Toronto Maple Leafs, offered here is this photo-matched Maple Leafs jersey worn by Poddubny during the 1982-83 season. Made by Maska with a washed out and partially detached brand tag affixed to the inner collar, the Maska logo has been embroidered into the reverse hem. Measuring out to roughly a size "48" after inspection, the front of the jersey is decorated with a now faded dazzle twill Maple Leafs team crest that has had "Toronto Maple Leafs" embroidered into it along with other details while Poddubny's number "8" has been sewn to the sleeves and verso in single layer tackle twill numerals. Displaying matching alternate logo crests over each shoulder in single layer white tackle twill and having had "Poddubny" spelt out in single layer blue twill letters across the affixed matching nameplate, it should be noted that evidence of at least one (1) former nameplate is found on the interior, with research indicating that Poddubny was the only one to wear number "8" during the season and that the jersey may have been recycled from the year prior when the number was worn by both Gary Yaremchuk and Greg Hotham. Exhibiting excellent game-wear throughout, light stick marks are found over the front and both sleeves while the sleeves also sport numerous board burns instead. Sporting a bevy of team repairs throughout the entirety of the piece, totalling at least twenty (20) by our count, heavy pilling is found on the interior along with a customized and heavily reinforced fight strap. Regarding the aforementioned photo-matches, the jersey is matched with Getty Image #1214377544 (March 23rd, 1983 vs Minnesota) to the fraying at the top of the second "D" in the nameplate and to the stick mark at the bottom of the "8" on the right sleeve while Getty Image #1215234761 (April 9th, 1983 vs Minnesota - 1983 Campbell Conference Division Semi-Finals Game 3) is matched to the team repair over the right breast, a team repair near the cuff of the right sleeve above Walt's glove and to the small board burn under the left bottommost point of the Leafs logo over the left shoulder.
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