This green dazzle cloth gamer by Nike and Bauer was worn by Andrew Kozek during the 2008-09 WCHA season. The Atlanta Thrashers selected Kozek in the 2nd round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. After playing 4 seasons of college hockey for the Fighting Sioux at the University of North Dakota and graduating in 2009, Kozek began his professional career in 2009 with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves where he played for several years before completing the 2010-11 AHL season with Hershey. In 2012 Kozek headed to Europe where he has spent the past 5 seasons.
The game wear on this size 56 sweater is solid and consists of stick and slash marks, board burns, board paint transfer, un-repaired burn holes, heavy inner pilling and a handful of team-sewn repairs. Shown above is a beautiful photo match of Kozek wearing this exact jersey during the 2008-09 season. Well-worn photo matched example from Kozek’s senior season. This jersey will be accompanied by a North Dakota Team Letter.