A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
The unique Pittsburgh Penguins game jersey offered here was worn by Mario Lemieux early in his final NHL season, one that coincided with the arrival of his successor, Sidney Crosby. This Lemieux captain's gamer from 2005-06 was modified by the Penguins' equipment staff to add the Reebok crest and new NHL logo to this black home jersey from a set originally produced for the 2003-04 season. A Cutting Edge Sports tag in the inner rear hem reads in part, "Pittsburgh Penguins, Set #2, 2003-04", though the jerseys were not actually used by the team until two seasons later, following the lockout that cancelled the 2004-05 season. The Reebok crest is embroidered onto a black twill patch sewn over the Koho logo on the back of the neck. The new NHL crest patch is sewn onto the right rear hem with the back of the embroidered old NHL crest visible on the inside. The fight strap is intact and Lemieux's #66 is written in washed-out black marker on the size 56 fly tag in the neck. Stick marks offer nice evidence of game wear as Super Mario recorded 22 points in 26 games before calling it a career for good with 690 goals, 1,033 assists and 1,723 points to his credit in 915 regular season games! This Lemieux final season game worn jersey comes with an LOA from the Penguins.
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