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NEW YORK AMERICANS • 40 TEAMS IN 40 WEEKS • WEEK 1 • Every Tuesday throughout the 2012-13 hockey season, we’ll look at significant auction action from another professional hockey team (active or defunct). We will highlight (if available) the top-5 auction results as well as a few results of modern jerseys for those teams that are still active (especially those sourced by one of our favourite The Want List hockey magazine sponsors, the MeiGray Group).
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Billy Burch game-used jersey sold by Classic Collectibles

VINTAGE JERSEYS

1. 1925-26 New York Americans Billy Burch game-used jersey / wool
High bid of $50,544 U.S. (Classic Collectibles, Mar. 27, 2007)
2. 1941-42 Brooklyn Americans Tommy Anderson game-used jersey
High bid of $49,248 U.S. (Leland’s, Dec. 15, 2006)
3. 1932-33 New York Americans Nick Wasnie game-used jersey
High bid of $18,828 U.S. (Heritage Auctions, Oct. 18, 2008)
4. 1935-36 New York Americans Harry Oliver game-used jersey
High bid of $18,828 U.S. (Heritage Auctions, Oct. 18, 2008)

HEROES OF YEAR TWO

The New York Americans missed the playoffs in their second NHL season. The team’s 1926-27 stars included Billy Burch, Lionel Conacher and Red Green. The famous Newsy Lalonde also played his final NHL game for this team. The team’s goalie was Jake Forbes.

HALL OF JERSEYS

Eleven former members of the Americans are today honoured members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Those 11 stars are Billy Burch, Charlie Conacher, Lionel Conacher, Red Dutton, Harvey Jackson, Chuck Rayner, Sweeney Schriner, Joe Simpson, Hooley Smith, Nels Stewart and Roy Worters.

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