Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/24/2024
Recently serving as the head coach of the ECHL's Newfoundland Growlers, Matt Cooke would play a total of 1046 games in his National Hockey League career after playing junior in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires and Kingston Frontenacs. Suiting up in the NHL with Vancouver, Washington, Pittsburgh and Minnesota after being drafted 144th overall by the Canucks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Cooke would win a Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2009 and a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2004 IIHF World Championships. Known as one of the biggest "pests" the National Hockey League has ever seen, offered here is this stick used by Cooke as a member of the Penguins during the 2010-11 season of play. A Reebok brand offering with "M. Cooke" factory graphics over the upper shaft, the stick retains Cooke's original tape job of black cloth over the handle/knob and black wrapped around the blade. Having had a indecipherable notation penned over the bottom of the handle tape in silver marker, Cooke has signed over the forehand side of the blade with a silver marker ink signature that displays nicely and has added a notation reading "Game Used 2010" in matching ink underneath. Exhibiting moderate game-use, a light layer of now dried gripping agent is present over the length of the shaft while numerous marks and abrasions are present throughout the shaft, lower shaft, heel and untaped sections of the blade. Additionally, the blade tape shows marks over both sides as well as dustiness and there are tears to the tape on both sides as well.
By clicking this button, you will IMMEDIATELY bid the amount selected.
By clicking this button, you will submit this amount as your MAXIMUM (absentee) bid. The auction software will place bids on your behalf up to this amount only as it is bid against competitively by other bidder(s).