The Seventh Annual MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Expo takes place this Sat. Jul. 17 at the Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch, NJ. The show will be an absolute treat for hockey fans and game-worn jersey collectors. The show, which runs 9am-4pm, is situated near the corners of Route 28 and Lamington Road, just a few minutes away from the MeiGray Group offices.
Of note, the MeiGray Group will be celebrating its new partnership with USA Hockey. Featured exhibits include the Hockey Hall of Fame and the WHA Hockey Hall of Fame. Collectors can also check out the Third Annual MeiGray Tent Sale as well as MeiGray and MeiGray Vintage Exhibits. Featured guest is former New Jersey Devils’ defenceman Ken Daneyko (12-2pm).
Registration is just $25. Registration fee gets you admission to the Expo, a free blank NHL jersey, and a MeiGray Group Tour.
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A hockey collector has paid more than $1-million for Paul Henderson’s 1972 Hockey Canada jersey that was worn during the Summit Series in Canada and the Soviet Union. The final bid was an incredible $1,067,538 U.S. before the buyer’s premium.
It is the highest recorded price for a game-worn hockey jersey sold in a public auction. By contrast, a Bobby Orr 1967-68 Boston Bruins jersey sold for $152,897 in a 2006 Leland’s auction (more than $200,000 Canadian with the exchange rate at the time). Also by contrast in terms of game-worn jerseys from the Summit Series, a Phil Esposito 1972 Canada game-worn jersey sold for $42,796 in a 2005 Classic Collectibles auction.
In the Classic Collectibles auction (which closed Jun. 22), the jersey was the lone item in a category entitled “The Jersey”. In all, there were close to 900 different lots in the auction. The Henderson jersey description explained, “offered here is the actual Team Canada uniform Henderson was wearing for the four games played in Russia. (It is the jersey worn) when he scored the goal that would forever be his most shining sporting achievement.
“This striking heavy knit sweater features a stylistic maple leaf rising up from the waist in red. The number”19″ is sewn onto the back beneath the word “CANADA” in red, single-layer tackle twill. The manufacturer’s black and gold “Tricot Sport Maska” tag is stitched into the collar beside remnants of another tag, long since removed. This one, worn by Henderson, has been altered to his specifications. The cuffs have been cut short and the inside layer of red material beneath the white Maple Leaf has been trimmed out to make the jersey lighter.”
The Henderson jersey drew 42 bids before it finally closed at over $1-million.
As an addendum, Classic explained that “Paul Henderson had the opportunity to don the iconic #19 sweater for the first time in nearly 40 years on Monday Jun. 7. He has personally confirmed the authenticity of the jersey, which he gave as a gift to Team Canada trainer Joe Sgro following the 1972 Summit Series. A new letter of authenticity and provenance signed by Paul Henderson will accompany the sale of the jersey. Please note that our consignor has pledged to donate a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the jersey to a charity of Paul Henderson’s choice.”
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The Milwaukee Admirals’ annual garage sale will take place this Wednesday and Thursday Jun. 2-3 at the West Atrium of the Bradley Center. Admirals fans who have season tickets for the upcoming 2010-11 season will get first viewing at 4pm; one hour later they will be joined by existing season ticket holders who have yet to renew for 2010-11. The Wednesday event runs 4-8pm.
On Thursday, the garage sale is open to the general public from 11am-7pm.
According to the Admirals, “the most intriguing items available at this year’s garage sale will be a selection of the original dasher boards that were installed at the Bradley Center when the building opened in 1988 and replaced prior to the start of last season. The boards, which do not include the glass, come in approximately six to seven foot sections and are on sale for $1,500 per section.
In addition to the boards, the Admirals will have their special game-worn blue jerseys on sale as well as autographed locker nameplates. Other items for sale include the team’s game-worn road jerseys from the 2009-10 season and other game-used equipment such as gloves, pads, and skates. In addition to the equipment there will be steep discounts on all Admirals merchandise, with many items priced at $20 or less, as well as promotional items from previous years and copies of the Admirals All Access Season Three DVD.
The pictures that adorn the Admirals locker room, the Ads pictures on the Bradley Center Suite Level, and the pictures from the Admirals East Atrium display box will also be available.”
For more information, please visit www.milwaukeeadmirals.com.
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The Brandon Wheat Kings have announced they will wear special commemorative jerseys when they open the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Brandon, MB this Friday May 14. The “specially-designed” jerseys will be worn for the May 14 match against OHL champion Windsor Spitfires, who are also the reigning Memorial Cup champions from 2009.
While the game is in action, fans can bid on these jerseys to take them home and add them to their collection. The auction starts at 7pm, the same time the puck drops on the 2010 Memorial Cup competition. The auction closes 11 days later at 9pm on May 25. Proceeds from the auction go towards the Dominion Command Poppy Trust Fund, supporting veterans and their families.
The special jerseys were designed by the CHL in conjunction with the Brandon Wheat Kings in honour of the Canadian Army, “specifically the men and women past, present, and future of (Manitoba’s) CFB Shilo.”
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After close to a month of bidding, the gavel will close on the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship auction hosted by The MeiGray Group. The auction features the 22 game-worn jerseys from the gold-medal champion United States U-20 team, a first for the hobby. USA won the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal after a 6-5 victory over Canada in Saskatoon, SK.
Each jersey was barcoded before the tournament. Each jersey has also been security tagged with an individually serial-numbered USA Hockey-MeiGray Authentication Program inventory tag.
To place a bid on any of these jerseys, please be sure to visit this auction link before the deadline on Apr. 29. For more information on The MeiGray Group, please visit meigray.com.
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Collectors have up until Apr. 15 to bid on 42 different game-worn jerseys in the latest The MeiGray Group auction. The auction features the 2009-10 Calgary Flames Vintage Set of game-worn jerseys. The jerseys were worn for five different games during the 2009-10 season.
Each RBK Airknit jersey is a replicate of the Calgary style worn during the 1980-81 season, Calgary’s first after moving from Atlanta. That same style was actually worn for 14 years from 1980-81 through 1993-94, including the Stanley Cup championship year in 1988-89. Each jersey features the Flames’ “30th Anniversary” patch on the right breast.
To bid on any of these jerseys, please be sure to visit the auction link before the Apr. 15 deadline.
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The MeiGray Group’s third USA Hockey game-worn jersey auction in the past week closes on Tuesday, Apr. 6 at roughly 9pm ET. While the first two auctions featured men’s gamers (closing on Mar. 31 and Apr. 1), this third auction features women’s gamers from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Players of note on the silver-medal team include recent Clarkson Cup champions from the Minnesota Whitecaps, Jenny Potter and Julie Chu.
To bid on these gamers, please visit the following auction link before the deadline. For more information, please visit www.meigray.com.
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Collectors have a 1 in 50 chance to pull a Mario Lemieux game-worn jersey from the latest MeiGray Group Hall of Fame Grab Bag. The concept is simple: collectors pay $495 for a closed game-worn jersey – which could be the Lemieux or some common player. You won’t know which game jersey you’ve added to your collection until it arrives in the mail.
Actually, if you don’t get the Lemieux, you may still very well get a very good player. Thirty of the 50 packages feature a game-worn jersey that has an approximate retail price of $495-$595. The other 20 are all better, be it one of the 10 from Group A (Daniel Alfredsson, Josh Bailey, Ed Belfour, Jay Bouwmeester, Jonathan Cheechoo, Andrew Cogliano, Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez, Paul Stastny or Blake Wheeler), one of the 9 from Group B (Phil Kessel, Henrik Lundqvist, Mike Modano, Markus Näslund, Dion Phaneuf, Luke Schenn, Ryan Smyth, Jason Spezza or Mats Sundin), or the one Lemieux (a 1996-97 Penguins black jersey).
For more information, please visit meigray.com.
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The MeiGray Group and USA Hockey have announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to authenticate and market USA game-worn jerseys. It marks the first time that USA Hockey’s international jerseys will be made available to hockey fans around the world. The collection will include Olympics, IIHF World Championships and IIHF World Junior Championships.
“We’re pleased to provide a program whose proceeds will provide resources for future generations of players through the
USA Hockey Foundation,” said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey, “It’s also a tremendous program in the sense that it gives our fans an opportunity to share in the legacy of our teams through purchasing game-worn jerseys.”
“We are honored and delighted that USA Hockey has chosen to work with us,” said Barry Meisel, MeiGray’s president and chief operating officer. “As game-worn jersey enthusiasts, we are excited to see authenticated, game-worn, Team USA jerseys available.”
The first jerseys available for purchase are those from the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Tournaments. The men’s white jersey set (6-1 win over Norway) are available through Mar. 31, the retro 1960 jerseys (5-3 win over Canada) are available through Apr. 1, and the women’s white jerseys (13-0 win over Russia) are available through Apr. 6. To bid, collectors can visit www.meigray.com or www.usahockey.com.
MeiGray, has been designated “The Official Game-Worn Source of USA Hockey.” For more information on these auctions, and future auctions and retail sales of game-worn jerseys from men’s and women’s international teams dating to 1996, contact MeiGray toll-free at 888-463-4472, or e-mail them at sales@meigray.com.
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The MeiGray Group’s ECHL All-Star game-worn jersey auction closes at 9pm this Thursday Feb. 4. The online auction features 42 game-worn jerseys from the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 20. This is the first of three ECHL All-Star Game auctions from the 2010 contest. For more information, please visit www.meigray.com.
“Jerseys are the fabric of the game, and collecting jerseys gets us all closer to the game,” said Barry Meisel, MeiGray’s President and Chief Operating Officer. “We’re so proud that we can distribute jerseys of the ECHL’s brightest stars to fans across the globe.”
Also currently running is the ECHL All-Star Game Pucks auction (which runs through Feb. 9) and the ECHL All-Star Skills Competition Jerseys & Pucks auction (which runs through Feb. 18).
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