Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
Playing three (3) seasons with his hometown Grums IK before moving on to the top flight Västra Frölunda IF between 1970 and 1975, Willy Lindstrom would make his North American debut in the World Hockey Association as a member of the Winnipeg Jets in 1975, winning a trio of AVCO World Cups over a four (4) year span. Transitioning into the National Hockey League with the Jets for the 1979-80 season and going on to play a total of 582 NHL games with the likes of Winnipeg, Edmonton and Pittsburgh, winning Stanley Cups with the Oilers in 1984 and 1985, Lindstrom would return home to Sweden in 1987 and play three (3) seasons with Brynas IF in the SHL to close out his career. A longtime friend of former teammate Wayne Gretzky, reinforced by the fact that "The Great One" serves as the godfather of Liam Lindstrom, Willy's son, offered here is this pair of gloves worn by Gretzky at one of his fantasy camps in the era of the mid-to-late-2010s that are twice signed and were gifted to Lindstrom. Warrior made Alpha QX model mittens in Edmonton's familiar blue, orange and white colourway, both gloves sport Gretzky specific customizations such as extra long open cuffs and slightly thicker palms. Having had "Gretzky" and his number "99" embroidered into the cuffs of both gauntlets, "Warrior" appears embroidered into each wrist while rubberized logo patches from the company have been added over both thumbs. Displaying with just light wear via some rubbing to the right palm and light stick marks/stains through the "Warrior" that has been embroidered into the left wrist plus over the fingers of the right glove, each one has been signed by Gretzky under his name identifier via silver marker ink signatures that display well though the one on the left glove is a bit lighter and worth mentioning for accuracy. Hailing from his personal collection, an LOA signed by Lindstrom will accompany the lot.
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