Bid on Vintage & Modern Game Worn Jerseys, Memorabilia & More

As the Fall 2014 Auction winds down, GAMEWORNAUCTIONS.NET is looking forward to another fantastic finish.

Our 900+ lots closes December 8th at 10 pm (EST), but as in years past, the bidding should continue late into the night.  You can see the auction rules here, including a detailed description of “extended time.”

Until then, here are some key categories to keep an eye on:

• Hot Items
• Vintage Game Worn Jerseys
• Modern Game Worn Jerseys
• Minors, College & Juniors Game Worn Jerseys
• North Dakota Fighting Sioux
• Niagara IceDogs
• Minnesota Golden Gophers
• NHL Practice Jerseys & Authentics
• International Game Worn Jerseys
• Game Worn Equipment
• Game Used Sticks
• Autographed Items
• Misc. Memorabilia
• Baseball & Football

Former IceDogs Star Settles in Sweden

 

Luca Caputi only played one season in Niagara, but his impact had a lasting effect on the local IceDogs fans. He was part of the city’s 2007-08 inaugural season and Caputi’s 51 goals and 111 points are still franchise records.

“It was a great ovation. I was pretty impressed, but also pretty nervous,” Caputi said when he was recognized during a pregame ceremony three years later.

Since leaving Niagara, Caputi’s journey has taken him from the NHL to Sweden and several stops in between. He’s played in 35 NHL games (Pittsburgh & Toronto), but hasn’t appeared since 2011.

After playing in the minors, the 26-year old is currently in a Swedish professional league for a second season. It’s an opportunity Caputi chronicles through his Twitter account, as he keeps friends, family and fans up to date.

The IceDogs will always be special to Caputi, as he played four years for the franchise which moved from Mississauga to Niagara in his final OHL season.

And the feeling is mutual as witnessed during Caputi’s return to a 2011 IceDogs playoff game.

“It just brings back memories,” he told Jeff Blay of the IceDogs media relations department.

It was a season that featured Caputi as a second team All-Star after he finished fourth in the OHL in scoring.

More memories now return as Caputi’s game worn jersey from that inaugural season is on the market.

This gamer has Caputi’s alternate Captain’s “A” patch and is part of the IceDogs collection featured in the GAMEWORNAUCTIONS.NET Fall 2014 Auction.

Big congrats to @OHLIceDogs on there first win in @MeridianCtre! Cant wait to come back and visit the best fans, owners (Mr/MrsBurke) in OHL

— Luca Caputi (@Lputi17) October 17, 2014

Two Game Worn Yzermans Also

Up for Bid in Fall 2014 Auction

Detroit is affectionately known as “Hockeytown,” and the Red Wings history off 11 Stanley Cups backs it up.

The GAMEWORNAUCTIONS.NET Fall 2014 Auction features a plethora of Detroit lots, including a 1997 Stanley Cup championship ring.

From the collection of Red Wings trainer John Wharton, this stunning piece features genuine diamonds and 14k gold.

Steve Yzerman captained that ’97 championship  team, along with two other Stanley Cup winners (1998 & 2002), and two of his game worn jerseys are also in the auction.

The 2000-01 Yzerman jersey was worn during the game in which “Stevie Y” reached the exclusive 1,600 point club (2/23/01 vs St. Louis).

To date, only nine players have reached this milestone and it will many years before another player records 1,600 career points.

The ’03-04 Yzerman game worn jersey is from the end of the Captain’s career which saw him finish with 1,755 total points, seventh on the all-time scoring list.

In addition to three Stanley Cup titles, Yzerman’s trophy case has a Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP, a Lester B. Pearson trophy as the NHL’s most outstanding player and a Frank J. Selke trophy as the league’s best defensive forward.

Steve Yzerman Bio

22 NHL Seasons

3 Stanley Cups

692 Goals

1,063 Assists

1,755 Career Points

10 Time All Star

1989 Lester B. Pearson Trophy Winner

1998 Conn Smythe Trophy Winner

2000 Frank J. Selke Trophy Winner

2009 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee

 

Other Hockeytown icons in the auction are items from Sergei Fedorov and Paul Coffey.

Fedorov played 13 seasons with Yzerman, winning three Stanley Cups together.

Federov was the 1994 Hart Memorial Trophy winner as league MVP.

He finished his career with 1,179 points and was the first Russian-born player to reach the 1,000 points milestone.

This photo matched gamer was worn during Federov’s last Stanley Cup winning season.

 

Coffey teamed up with Federov & Yzerman from 1992-96, but left the Red Wings the year before Detroit won back-to-back cups.

Coffey won 4 Stanley Cups in his 21 NHL seasons (Edmonton – ’84, ’85, ’87 & Pittsburgh ’91) and was a 2004 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

This photo matched gamer features the NHL’s 100-year Stanley Cup anniversary patch.

 

Other Hockeytown Lots Include:

• Pavel Datsyuk Stick
• Henrik Zetterberg Stick & Jersey
• Bob Probert Jersey
• Tomas Holmstrom Jersey
• Boyd Devereaux Jersey
• Mikael Samuelsson Jersey
• Igor Larionov All Star Game Jersey

 

  Auction Ends December 4th

Unmasking the UND Collection

Fighting Sioux Masks

• #1 Brad Eidsness (white)
• #2 Aaron Dell
• #3 Jason Endres
• #4 Brad Eidsness (green)

Brad Eidsness and Aaron Dell battled for playing time at North Dakota and now we take the competition off the ice.

Who wore it better?

You decide which Fighting Sioux goalie mask is most appealing in our UND collection, part of the GAMEWORNAUCTION.NET Fall 2014 Auction.

Eidsness was North Dakota’s starter as a freshman & sophomore (2008-2010), but Dell earned the job the next season before the two split time in 2011-12.

Nearly a decade before the Eidsness/Dell era, Jason Endres was a North Dakota goaltender. He only played two games in 2000, recording one win, but wore a flashy Sioux mask that features the beloved Geometric Logo which is also part of this collection.

Eidsness vs Dell vs Endres, let the game worn debate begin!

Rare North Dakota Jersey from Toews’ Freshman Season

From one of the youngest players to ever wear the NHL’s Captain’s “C”, to winning multiple medals, trophies and awards, success is nothing new to Jonathan Toews.

And now collectors can add a prize of their own as the earliest known Toews’ gamer has hit the market.

The current Chicago Blackhawks star burst on to the college hockey scene as a North Dakota freshman in 2005-06, helping lead the Fighting Sioux to back-to-back Frozen Four appearances.

This rare Toews UND game worn jersey is the centerpiece of our nearly 50 Fighting Sioux gamers offered in this collection.

 

After North Dakota, Toews quickly succeeded in the NHL and before his second season was named the Hawks’ captain.

At the time, he was the third-youngest NHL player (age 20) to be awarded the permanent “C”.  Only Sidney Crosby and Vinny Lecavalier were younger.

As Toews’ 8th NHL season is now underway, a look at what the young superstar has already accomplished:

FanTOEWStic Start to his Career

• 2 Stanley Cups
• 2 Olympic Gold Medals
• Conn Smythe Trophy
• Frank J. Selke Trophy
• 5-Time All Star

This Toews’ gamer, along with Fighting Sioux jerseys worn by Zach Parise, Mike Commodore, Chay Genoway and many more, are all available in the GAMEWORNAUCTIONS.NET Fall 2014 Auction.

Steven Stamkos is the NHL’s version of “Rain Man.” Like the Dustin Hoffman character from the 1988 eponymous movie, he has an uncanny memory and can recall everyone of his nearly 250 career goals.

We’re not just talking about a memorable overtime game winner against Vancouver, but the subtle nuances that makes his memory freakish.

Stamkos was put to the test by TSN earlier this season and, as seen in this video, the results are astounding.

 

The vivid memory of a random two-goal game, of the hundreds he’s played, is impressive.

At GAMEWORNAUCTIONS.NET we’re wondering if Stamkos recalls when he got the slash mark alongside the crest on this game worn jersey from the 2010-11 season.

It’s the same jersey Stamkos wore for the previously mentioned Vancouver game winner on December 11, 2010.

His description on that goal would be something like, ‘early in OT on the power play, ripped a one-timer from Marty St. Louis from between the circles to beat Cory Schneider top corner.’

Stamkos is one of the league’s best young players and, with the recent departures of Marty St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier, is now the Captain and face of the Lightning franchise.

He’s considered the league’s best goal scorer and Stamkos ranks #3 on TSN’s current Top 50 NHL players list.

 

Stamkos and the Lightning are looking to contend for this year’s Stanley Cup and there’s no doubt this super star will be adding a lot more goals to his memory bank.

Sidney Crosby is a creature of habit.

“I’m a guy who doesn’t like change,” he told Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette before the start of this NHL season.

While the reigning Hart Trophy winner was referring to the the Penguins leadership change (GM Ray Shero & coach Dan Bylsma out, Jim Rutherford & Mike Johnston in, respectively), Crosby feels the same way about all aspects of his game.

Crosby’s superstitions have been well documented, and while he’d love to wear the same jersey every game, it’s not possible in today’s NHL (home & away, Set 1 & Set 2, third jerseys, etc.).

Each game worn jersey has it’s own story to tell and Crosby’s black gamer from the second half of 2013-14 was part of “Sid the Kid’s” standout season that featured him earning:

 

• Hart Memorial Trophy – 2nd MVP Award

 

• Art Ross Trophy – 2nd Scoring Title

 

• Ted Lindsay Award – 3rd Most Outstanding Player as selected by the NHLPA

 

• 1st Team All Star – 3rd time selected

Crosby wore the jersey 21 times and some of the game highlights included:

Date	Opp	Result	Goals	Assists	Points
1/3/2014	NYR	W	1	2	3
1/27/2014	BUF	W	0	2	2
2/27/2014	MTL	L	1	1	2
3/18/2014	DAL	W	2	1	3
3/22/2014	TBL	W	1	2	3
3/30/2014	CHI	W	2	0	2

And the game worn jersey is verified with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, something the Penguins do to ensure authenticity.

Penguins Head Equipment Manager Dana Heinze gave a behind the scenes look at the process via Twitter:

Teddy Richards is logging the game jerseys in for tonight’s game. pic.twitter.com/kAhOR7DIvM

— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) October 23, 2014

As for Crosby’s superstitions, like his pregame peanut butter and jelly sandwich, he never waivers from his routine.

“There’s probably a few that are borderline crazy, but I guess we’re all crazy in our own way,” he said.

Aaron with an In-Dell-ible Mark on Fall 2014 Auction

 

 

Goaltender Aaron Dell was just a sophomore in the 2010-11 season when he broke into the North Dakota starting line-up and rewrote the schools record book.

The fact that it was Hall of Famer Ed Belfour’s season win total was no big deal for the young goalie.

“It’s pretty easy to be confident when the team is playing so well,” the soft spoken Dell told reporter Brad Schlossman during the team’s run to the Frozen Four that season.

Dell’s 30 wins that season broke Belfour’s mark of 29 set during the 1986-87 hockey season.

Now Dell’s game worn UND mask from his record setting season is up for grabs in the GAMEWORNAUCTIONS.NET Fall 2014 Auction.

Since leaving North Dakota after his junior season, Dell has put up impressive minor league numbers while looking to land an NHL job.

 

 

 

Dellzy with UND Record 30 Win Season

After going through the San Jose Sharks training camp he’s now with the team’s AHL affiliate in Worcester, MA, just two seasons after being named the CHL’s most outstanding goaltender as a rookie.

No matter how his career turns out, Dell will be known as the goalie who broke Eddie “The Eagle’s” record and said it was a no-brainer to play for the Fighting Sioux.

“They were the first ones to talk to me back in juniors,” said Dell in a sophomore year interview. “After seeing the facilities and everything, there’s nothing better than this.”

You can get more details on the Aaron Dell Goalie Mask here and the following video clip is a snippet from Dell’s record setting season:

Modano Makes Minnesota Debut 1/7/89

Mike Modano’s 2014 induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame was the exclamation point of his 20 year NHL career.

This video looks back to Modano’s 1989 debut with the Minnesota North Stars as we feature his first ever NHL game worn jersey.

November 18 – December 4, 2014

GAMEWORNAUCTIONS.NET is proud to present the Fall 2014 Auction.

Chock-filled with hundreds of game worn jerseys, this auction features more than 900 individual lots and offers something for everyone.

From Mike Modano’s first NHL jersey (did you know he wore #39?), to the earliest known Jonathan Toews’ gamer in the entire hobby.

The auction includes team collections from the University of North Dakota, University of Minnesota and the OHL Niagara IceDogs, plus a number of rare and unique pieces, including a 1997 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Championship ring.

 The Fall 2014 Auction houses current & former NHL stars including:

• Sidney Crosby
• Steven Stamkos
• Alex Ovechkin
• Wayne Gretzky
• Mike Modano
• Steve Yzerman
• Pavel Bure
• Pat LaFontaine
• Teemu Selanne
• Paul Coffey
• Bobby Clarke
• Eric Lindros
• Ray Bourque
• Jari Kurri

We wish everyone the best of luck as they look to take home a piece of hockey history. If you have any questions feel free to contact us or check out our Auction Rules here.

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