This road red knit gamer by Koho was worn by Andrei Markov during the 2002-03 NHL pre-season. The Montreal Canadiens selected Markov in the 6th round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. After playing 5 seasons in his native Russia, Markov made his NHL debut in 2000-01 with the Canadiens. This dependable rearguard played in 16 NHL seasons, representing the Montreal Canadiens during his entire 990 game career.
The sleeves on this gamer have been custom shortened for Markov by the team. The game wear on this pre-season set size 56 sweater consists of stick marks, board burns, board paint transfer and inner pilling. Shown above is a beautiful photo match of Markov wearing this exact jersey during the 2002-03 pre-season. Sewn to the inside hem is the official NHL game worn jersey tagging. A nice customized photo matched example from the early part of this lifelong Canadiens’ career.