This black air-knit gamer by OT Sports was worn by Ryan Fultz during the 2003-04 ECHL season, the Texas Wildcatters inaugural year. This Rochester, MI native played his college hockey at Bowling Green State University before making his minor-pro debut in 2000-01 with the ECHL’s New Orleans Brass. Fultz spent the first 6 years of his 8-year playing career in the ECHL.
Sewn to the lower verso is the sponsorship patch. The game wear on this size 54 sweater is solid and consists of stick and slash marks, board burns, board paint transfer, un-repaired burn holes, stitch pops and inner pilling. On the back player number is a beautiful signature in Fultz’s own hand. The Texas Wildcatters existed for just a few seasons and this well-worn example hails from the franchise’s inaugural year.