Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/28/2023
One of the most feared snipers in the National Hockey League at the height of his career, Tony Tanti's NHL spanned a total of 697 games over 11 years in which he potted a total of 287 goals. A product of the Oshawa Generals of the OHL who was originally drafted 12th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in 1981, offered here is this Canucks jersey worn by Tanti during the 1985-86 season. A CCM made offering with washed out brand and born-on tagging reading "85 04" affixed over the inner collar, a gigantic CCM logo patch has been added over the reverse hem. Decorated on the front with a Canucks "flying skate" team crest that features embroidered details throughout, the yellow ultrafil material garment is decorated over the right breast with an Expo 86 event patch while a City of Vancouver 100th anniversary patch has been placed over the reverse left hem. Having had Tanti's number "9" sewn to the sleeves and verso in dual layer black-over-orange stacked tackle twill numerals, "Tanti" is spelt out in matching style across the affixed matching nameplate across the top of the back. Exhibiting good game-wear, light stick marks are observed over the front, reverse and both sleeves while board burns and fabric snags/pills are found over both sleeves as well. Sporting additional wear via more pilling/fabric snags at both sides of the collar, numerous team repairs, totaling out to 12 by our count, are found throughout the piece while rubbing and darkening is present at the end of both sleeves along with some small unrepaired holes. Showing pilling on the interior and heavy rusting to the snaps of the fight strap, it should also be noted that the nameplate was at one point removed and crudely reattached with the outline of its former placement seen on the upper reverse.
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