Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2014
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/17/2014
What can be said about the great Hayley Wickenheiser that hasn't already been said? A member of Canada's National Women's Team since 1993-94. A whopping 21 gold medals won in international play. Winner of the 2007 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canadian Press female athlete of the year, named Top Forward, MVP, and to the Media All-Star Team at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Named MVP at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Scored her 100th international goal on Aug. 31, 2005 in a 3-1 victory over Sweden, making her the first Canadian to reach that milestone. Named to the IIHF World Women's Championship Media All-Star Team six times (1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2011) and was MVP in 1999 and Top Forward in 2007. It goes on and on. Offered is Hayley's game-worn alternate captain's jersey worn in the Sochi Olympics in Canada's 5-0 win over Switzerland, with her being one of the 5 different scorers on the night. This black third jersey, showing light marks near the hem, has the Nike logo and size 54 printed in the back of the collar above a sewn-on IIHF tag (and "W" fly tag), Nike's inventory bar code is heat-pressed into the inner rear hem, and a "Sochi.ru 2014" patch is sewn onto the right rear tail. Comes with an LOA. Inspired by memorable vintage Team Canada jerseys, this black third jersey was designed to inspire our Olympians to win again. The advanced polyester/spandex fabric used makes for a remarkably lightweight jersey which has an approximate weight of 448 grams and is made from 73 percent recycled polyester as part of Nike’s commitment to produce performance apparel with reduced environmental impact. Each jersey is made from up to 17 recycled plastic water bottles! The fight strap is intact and a long laundry instruction fly tag is sewn into the inside of the left seam. A glued on double twill gold and white maple leaf is on the left sleeve with gold piping and a Canadian Olympic Committee logo twill patch is glued on the right sleeve. Rubberized maple leafs are applied around the collar. White twill surname letters are glued onto a sewn-on nameplate while the white and red twill numbers on sleeves and back are sewn-on. The bold white twill “Canada” is glued on with gold piping and was to remind the world of Canada’s hockey heritage while the gold piping on the badges and gold maple leaf on the shoulder was to remind the world of Canada’s goal to win gold medals in Sochi.Classic Auctions in association with Frameworth sports marketing, are proud to offer you this unique piece of memorabilia from the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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