The provenance of this incredible rookie jersey can be dated back to a Charity auction to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Canada. Included will be a copy of the entire program to the 7th Celebrity Sports and Merchandise Auction which featured 162 lots and was held in Winnipeg on November 30th 1991. Ron Yager, a CCM rep, was the donor of many of the game worn jerseys in the sale, including this rookie Brett Hull gamer. Shown above, and included with your purchase, is a letter on Atlanta Thrashers stationary signed by Bobby Stewart, the current equipment manager of the Atlanta Thrashers. Mr. Stewart was the equipment manager of the Calgary Flames during Hull’s rookie season and states confidently this to be Brett’s game worn Calgary Flames jersey.       

This road red air-knit gamer by CCM was worn by Brett Hull during his rookie season in the NHL. Brett was a 6th round selection by Calgary in the 1984 NHL entry draft. Hull saw his first NHL action in the 1986 playoffs where he dressed for two games. He was again a late season call up in 1986-87 making it into the lineup for five games and four more in the playoffs. Hull finally broke camp with the Flames to begin the 1987-88 campaign. In his first full NHL season Brett would again be making a late season move. Despite playing in 52 games for the Flames, and registering 26 goals and 50 points, the club saw fit to deal Hull to the Blues at the deadline in exchange for Rick Wamsley and Rob Ramage.

Hull made an immediate impression in St. Louis and a Hall of Fame career was underway. In Hull’s first full season in St. Louis he struck for 41 goals and 84 points. The next 3 years would see Brett lead the NHL in goals, with totals of 72, 86 and 70 respectively. Two more 50-goal seasons followed en route to 741 career goals which place Hull 3rd on the all-time list. Hull’s 1391 career points are good for top 20 on the all-time list. His career playoff totals of 103 goals and 190 points also place him among the all-time elite. Hull was 3 times a 1st team NHL All Star at RW and played in numerous NHL All Star games.

Brett represented Team USA in the 1991 Canada Cup, the World Cup of Hockey and the Olympics. In 1990 he won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy which is awarded to the player judged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability. In 1991 he was the recipient of the Hart Trophy as NHL Most Valuable Player and the Lester B Pearson Trophy as the NHL’s outstanding player as voted on by the players association.

Following his time in St. Louis, Hull moved to the Dallas Stars where in his first season with the club he captured his first Stanley Cup Trophy. After 3 years with the Stars, Hull moved to the Motor City where again, in his first season with his new club, he captured the Stanley Cup.

Sewn to the left shoulder of this spectacular rookie sweater is the 1988 Olympic Patch. The front crest houses a black sharpie signature in Hull’s own hand. The game use consists of some stick marks to the body and sleeves, board burns to both sleeves and inner pilling. Shown above are photos taken of Hull wearing his road digs during his rookie season of 1987-88. This is an incredible opportunity to acquire the rookie game worn jersey of the man who stands 3rd on the NHL’s all-time goal scoring list. This is a gamer worthy of the Hockey Hall of Fame!