Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/28/2023
Enjoying a 10-year National Hockey League career after playing his junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the WCJHL/WHL, Doug Wickenheiser would hear his name called first overall by the Montreal Canadiens at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft and played 202 of his 556 career NHL games in the famed bleu, blanc et rouge colours of Montreal. Offered here, we present this Montreal Canadiens jersey worn by Wickneheiser circa 1981. Made by Maska, a partially detached brand label is affixed to the inner collar while the Maska logo has been embroidered into the reverse hem. Measuring out to roughly a size "50", the front of the Ultrafil material garment is decorated with the famed "CH" Canadiens crest that has been administered in layered tackle twill while the sleeves and verso have had Wickenheiser's number "25" sewn to them in matching dual layer blue-over-red tackle twill numerals. Having had "Wickenheiser" spelt out in single layer blue twill letters across the original affixed matching nameplate across the top of the reverse, the jersey displays with heavy game wear throughout, easily evident by the 100+ team repairs that are found over all areas of the body and sleeves. Exhibiting additional wear via stick marks over the front and both sleeves as well as board burns and coloured paint transfers over both sleeves, the sleeves also darkening to the bottom part of the white portion down towards the cuffs of both, staining and pilling at the cuffs from rubbing against Wickenheiser's gloves. Utilizing a customized garter style fight strap on the interior that has been placed lower that the original factory one which has been cut away, good pilling is present at the cuffs and nameplate as well.
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