This red mesh gamer by Cooper was worn by Frantisek Kucera while playing for Sparta CKD Praha in the Czech League. The Chicago Blackhawks drafted Kucera in the 4th round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career in 1990-91 with the Hawks with whom he skated for 4 seasons. Kucera next played for the Hartford Whalers, the Vancouver Canucks, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally the Washington Capitals. In a career that spanned 9 years, Kucera partook in 465 NHL games.
This attractive Czech jersey features the Superman ‘S’ on the front and the team name on the reverse. The name on back is sewn onto the nameplate and features a Czech style ‘C’. The shoulders feature Levi’s advertising while the back player number has a Minnesota Fighting Saints styled logo on the lower part of it. The game wear is solid and consists of stick marks, board burns, board paint transfer, a number of un-repaired burn holes and fine inner pilling.