Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/28/2023
The greatest player in the history of the National Hockey League and the game of hockey itself, Wayne Gretzky opted for twigs made by Hespeler for the final two seasons of his career, departing from the well-known Titan and Easton models he wielding throughout the earlier part of his unrivaled career. Offered here, we present this signed stick used by Gretzky during the 1997-98 season as a member of the New York Rangers. A Hespeler 5500 Fibreglas model with “Gretzky” stamped to the upper shaft, the stick is decorated with Wayne’s patented black “Jack the Gripper” over the handle/knob and black baby powdered bulldog tape over the blade. Displaying a pattern code of “55 7” stamped to the underside near the heel, a flex rating reading “115-120” is stamped on the top side of the shaft as well. Exhibiting good game-use with multiple marks/abrasions throughout the entire length of the shaft, the heel and untaped sections of the blade also sport a few light marks while the blade tape has marks over both sides as well. Additionally, “The Great One” has signed the heel area with a black marker ink signature that appears with just a tad of fading from age and has added a notation reading "To Brian, Great To Play With You!" as well as the year of "1998" all in matching black ink. Hailing from the personal collection of Brian Skrudland, who was teammates with Gretzky during the 1997-98 season, an LOA signed by him will accompany the piece with additional one from noted Gretzky collector, Shawn Chaulk.
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