This road red air-knit gamer by Nike was worn by Eric Weinrich during the 1996-97 NHL season. Weinrich was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils and spent the first 4 years of his career with the club. In a career that would span 17 NHL seasons, Eric also represnted the Hartford Whalers, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Montreal Canadiens, the Boston Bruins, the Philadelphia Flyers, the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks. All told, this US born defenseman played in 1157 NHL games.
Proudly sewn to the left breast of this gamer is the alternate Captain’s “A”. The game wear on this size 54 sweater is solid and consists of stick and slash marks, board burns, pulls, areas of fine pilling both inside and out and a couple of team-sewn repairs.