Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/20/2024
A product of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds who would be selected 13th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, Jack Valiquette would go on to a National Hockey League career that would see him suit up in 350 games between 1974-75 and 1980-81 with both the Maple Leafs and Colorado Rockies. Traded to Colorado in October of 1978, offered here is this photo-matched Rockies jersey donned by Valiquette during the 1978-79 season. A mesh construction garment made by Rawlings that also has knit inserts at the sleeves and hem, a brand label displaying a size "48" designation is affixed to the inner collar. Decorated over the front of the jersey with a screened-on Rockies logo with matching screened-on alternate logos over both shoulders, Valiquette's number "15" is screened on to the sleeves and verso in dual layer blue-over-red numerals. Having had "Valiquette" spelt out in single layer heat-pressed blue letters across the affixed white knit nameplate that is affixed over the upper reverse, the jersey displays with excellent game-wear including red paint transfer marks and board burns over both sleeves, stick marks over the front, reverse and both sleeves and additional red paint transfer marks between the "A" and the "L" in the nameplate and over the hem at both hips and the reverse, the interior of the jersey remains rather clean while sporting a loop style fight strap. Accompanied by a Spivack & Kraut LOA, the jersey has been photo-matched to an accompanying team-issued photo of Valiquette that was issued before the start of the 1979-80 season that shows the distinctive marks on the right side of the team logo on the front and a pair stick marks in the bottom yellow stripe of the front hem.
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