Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/18/2025
Originally the property of the Chicago Black Hawks and spending a four (4) year stint in the minor leagues with the Portland Buckaroos, Dennis Kearns would be picked up from the Windy City by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1971 NHL Intra-League Draft and go on to play a total of 677 games in the National Hockey League, all with Vancouver between 1971 and 1981. Twice representing Canada at the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships, offered here is this Canucks jersey worn by Kearns during the 1973-74 season. A heavyweight durene knit offering made by Rawlings, a brand label displaying a size "50" designation is sewn inside the reverse hem alongside an additional affixed washing instructions tag. Of note, the jersey can be dated to the 1973-74 based on this style of tagging and its positioning as this was the only year in which it was done that way. Decorated over the front of the jersey with a Canucks "stick-in-rink" crest that has been administered in a layered tackle twill style while the sleeves and verso have been accented with Kearns' number "6" in single layer white twill numerals. Retaining a sewn in garter style fight strap on the interior of the jersey, the garment shows good wear throughout its entirety, including team repairs to the lower front and base of the right elbow, material pulls and stretching on the inside of the upper and lower arms, heavy pilling throughout the interior, unrepaired small holes in the right sleeve and lower reverse, blood stains over the front, board burns and stick marks to the right sleeve, board burns and light stick marks over the left sleeve and elbow and coloured marks/light stick marks over the front and through the front crest. A beautiful vintage offering obtained by our consignor from the family of a former Canucks team trainer, making it a hobby fresh example, a comprehensive LOA from Global Vintage will accompany the piece.
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