Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction April 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/30/2024
Originally drafted 36th overall by the Hartford Whalers at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft after winning a Memorial Cup in 1989 as a member of the Swift Current Broncos, Geoff Sanderson would also add a Calder Cup championship to his rolodex in 1991 while playing with the Springfield Indians. Skating in a total of 1104 National Hockey League games over the course of his career that spanned seventeen (17) years, offered here is this photo-matched Whalers jersey worn by Sanderson during the 1996-97 season, the last for the Whalers in Hartford before relocating to Carolina and becoming the Hurricanes. Made by Starter, a size label reading "52-R" with Sanderson's number "8" penned to it in now washed out black marker ink is found affixed to the inner collar along with additional "Center Ice Authentic Collection" and Starter/NHL tags as well. Having had both the Starter and NHL shield logos embroidered into the reverse hem, the front of the jersey is decorated with a Whalers team crest that has been administered in a stacked tackle twill style. Accented over the sleeves and verso with Sanderson's number "8" in stacked tri-layer tackle twill numerals, "Sanderson" has been spelt out in single layer white tackle twill letters that have been sewn on over the affixed matching nameplate that is in place at the top of the reverse. Exhibiting excellent game-wear throughout the entirety of the piece and sporting a Whalers team stamp from Custom Crafted inside the reverse hem that denotes the piece as an "Official Hartford Whalers 1st Set 1996-97 Season" offering, stick marks are present throughout the front, reverse and both sleeves while board burns, un-repaired cuts/holes and red/blue coloured board paint transfer marks are found over both sleeves as well. Showing additional wear in the form of a team repair at the back of the left armpit and heavy pilling throughout the interior of the piece, the jersey has been conclusively photo-matched with Getty Image #72457625 (October 26th, 1996 vs Buffalo) to the large stick marks through the team crest, now mostly washed out stick marks in the white stripe of the right sleeve and the loose blue threading at the top left section of the whale's tail in the front team crest.
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