Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/3/2024
Commonly referred to in the west as the “Red Army” club due to its affiliation with the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union, CSKA Moscow is one of hockey’s all-time powerhouse franchises racking up numerous awards and championships in their rich history. Presented here, we offer this CSKA Moscow jersey that dates from the 1990-91 season and is attributed to have been worn by defenseman Vadim Brezgunov. An air-knit construction garment made by CCM, a Maska Air-Knit label is affixed to the inner collar that has had a size "52" designation penned over it in blue ballpoint pen ink. Having had the CCM logo embroidered into the reverse hem, the front of the jersey is decorated with the famed hammer and sickle logo of CSKA Moscow sewn on sublimated twill style while sponsorship logos for "Status" and "Lada" have been sewn on over the front and reverse hems respectively. Retaining its fight strap on the interior and styled over the sleeves and verso with the number "22" in dual layer white-over-blue tackle twill numerals, this style made its debut during CSKA Moscow's games during the 1990 Super Series against NHL teams and was then recycled for use during the team's contests in the Russian Elite League. Sporting additional hammer and sickle alternate logo patches atop of both shoulders, the jersey shows game-wear via numerous stick marks throughout and board burns plus coloured paint transfers over the sleeves. Also showing pilling on the interior and the odd snag on the outside also, there is red paint transfer through the bottom of the first "2" on the reverse and foxing/staining in the Lada patch over the reverse hem. Of note, currently in place over the upper reverse is a cloth nameplate with "Zelepukin" screened across it in single layer white Cyrillic letters. Research shows that Zelepukin never wore this style of jersey during his time with CSKA Moscow and rosters list him as wearing the number "10" during his time with the club. Additionally, there is evidence of a former nameplate seen on the interior when the jersey is turned inside out and it is likely that that nameplate was stripped off and that the current mismatched "Zelepukin" one was applied in its place by a trainer or staff member who then sold the jersey in a backdoor deal to get some extra money since the Russian economy was in a terrible place at the time, especially with the fall of the Soviet Union on the horizon.
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