Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction June 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2024
Drafted 119th overall by the New York Rangers in 1980, Reijo Ruotsalainen would play with the Blueshirts in the bright lights of Manhattan for a total of five (5) years between 1981 and 1986, accounting for 389 of his 446 National Hockey League games played. A two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Edmonton Oilers in 1987 and 1990, offered here is this collection of New York Rangers clothing worn by Ruotsalainen as a member of the team during the early-to-mid-1980s. Including a complete athletic track suit that is made by O'Shea, the blue coloured pants and zip-up jacket are both tagged a size medium on the interior and also feature an O'Shea label affixed inside each as well, along with Ruotsalainen's number "29" in vinyl red numbers. Having had the Rangers familiar shield logo embroidered into each piece with red, white and blue accents at the hem, neck and cuffs of the jacket, both pieces remain in excellent condition with no unsightly flaws other than a couple of small spot stains over both and loose stitching at the cuffs of the pant legs while the jacket's zipper remains fully functional. Additionally, also includes are a trio of V-neck Rangers sweaters featuring one (1) cream, one (1) blue and one (1) white coloured example the blue and white ones have Pine State and Moorewear labels affixed to their inner collars and are tagged as being a size "XL" and size "L" respectively while the cream coloured sweater is void of any tagging but is a similar size to the white one previously mentioned. All remaining in good condition with no major flaws other than some light stains over all of the included pieces, the Rangers logo is embroidered into the left breast of the cream and blue examples and is screen printed onto the same area of the white one. With everything hailing from his personal collection, an LOA signed by Ruotsalainen will accompany the lot.
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