Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction April 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/30/2024
A product of both the Niagara Falls Flyers and Sudbury Wolves who was drafted 21st overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, Eric Vail would win the Calder Memorial Trophy for the 1974-75, his first full season in the National Hockey League, and go on to a 591 NHL game career over the course of nine (9) years in the league, playing 539 of those contests in the uniform of the Atlanta/Calgary Flames before spending majority of the 1981-82 season with the Detroit Red Wings to finish out his time in the NHL. Offered here, and hailing from his swag song season, is this Red Wings jersey worn by Vail during the 1981-82 season. A mesh construction offering made by Sandow SK, the brand label with the handwritten size designation has been ripped out of the inner collar while the washing instructions label, now faded, remains firmly affixed. Having had the "Sandow SK" wordmark logo screened on over the reverse hem, the front of the jersey has been decorated with a familiar Red Wings winged wheel team crest that features embroidered details throughout while the all-important crest celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Norris family's ownership of the club is affixed over the right breast. Measuring out to roughly a size "52", the sleeves and verso have had Vail's number "19" sewn on in single layer tackle twill numerals while "Vail" is spelt out in single layer red twill letters across the affixed matching mesh nameplate that goes from shoulder-to-shoulder at the top of the reverse. Displaying a loop style fight strap on the interior, the jersey exhibits moderate game-wear in the form of stick marks over the front, reverse and both sleeves, board burns over both sleeves and a couple of small team repairs on the left cuff. Sporting some damage/popped seams to the numbers on the reverse, heaviest at the bottom of the "1", some light pilling on the interior is also worth noting along with some spot staining over the lower front and light colour bleeding in the crest that doesn't at all detract from the visual appeal of the piece.
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