Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction February 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2018
A rare opportunity, Classic Auctions is pleased to announce yet another partnership with the historic Montreal Canadiens franchise, one that will bring to auction a large and impressive bounty of jerseys fresh from the vast and seldom offered holdings of the storied hockey club. Examples are present from 2006-07 to 2014-15, with both important game-issued and game-worn jerseys offered, with a direct line from the actual player and the Canadiens franchise – to you, our loyal bidders. Each desirable jersey has inventory numbers from the Canadiens, with each to be accompanied by a letter of authenticity on Canadiens letterhead.
Appearing in 5 games for the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2011-12, we have a pair of Habs jerseys that were worn during the 2011-12 NHL preseason by Brandon native Brock Trotter. Each jersey features size “56” tagging along the collar with handwritten “1”, with embroidered NHL and Reebok crests on the front and back necklines respectively. Styled with the most famous and recognizable team crest in hockey, both V-neck sweaters have been accented with tackle twill sleeve and verso numbers, with “Trotter” across the nameplate of each in single twill. Game-worn with each jersey showing light wear including faint burns over the right sleeve and left shoulder of the home example, with marks over the right elbow and paint transfer over the lower left sleeve on the away jersey, we should note that the LOA for the away example states the jersey was only issued for the 2011-12 regular season, but with the wear present, it was most likely worn by Trotter (along with the home example) during the preseason. Team patches sit over the inside hems (A02770 Home – A02683 Away), while holograms affixed to the reverse numbers of each (GU11246 Home – GU11282 Away) match the accompanying LOAs from the Canadiens.
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