Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Fall 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/20/2022
From his final NHL season and third in Manhattan, where he netted 62 points in 70 games, we have a signed stick used by the one and only Wayne Gretzky while with the New York Rangers in 1998-99. A Hespeler 5500 model with “Gretzky” stamped to the upper shaft, there is a production code of “558”, with the stiffness of “120-125” stamped to the lower shaft. The stick retains the original black tape to the blade and blue gripper to the handle, with a signature added by Gretzky to the lower shaft along with the lengthy notation of “Happy Holidays NYR 98 Toronto Dec 7 98” (a 6-2 Rangers victory, Gretzky had an assist in the match). Moderate game-use is shown on the desirable lumber, with wear to the taped section of blade including small tears at the underside and reverse, with marks to the lower underside shaft. There is also a chip near the tip of the blade. A Beckett sticker has been affixed with a matching LOA for the signature to accompany along with a second LOA for the stick.
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