Four-time Stanley Cup winning goalie Billy Smith is selling major pieces from his personal collections in an auction that opened this week. Smith, a Hall of Famer who played a key role in the New York Islanders early 1980s dynasty, has consigned trophies, rings, game-worn jerseys and other items to Classic Auctions. Smith’s four Stanley Cup championship rings opened for … [Read more...] about Billy Smith Collection, McClanahan’s 1980 Olympic Jersey at Auction
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Bobby Hull WHA Jersey Sells for $122,057
A game-worn Bobby Hull Winnipeg Jets jersey from the club’s inaugural season of 1972-73 sold for $122,057 at auction early Wednesday. The jersey, consigned through Bobby’s fellow Hall of Fame son Brett and accompanied by a letter of authenticity, was by far the top-selling item in the sale, which opened last month via Classic Auctions and realized $1.3 million. Hull made … [Read more...] about Bobby Hull WHA Jersey Sells for $122,057
Hull of an Auction: Brett, Bobby Memorabilia on the Block
Hockey Hall of Famer Brett Hull has consigned dozens of game-worn jerseys, game-used sticks, milestone pucks and even items from his father Bobby’s career to auction. Game-worn jerseys from Hull’s St. Louis Blues days, along with a handful of gamers from his All-Star appearances, his 1994 “Ninety-Nine Tour” jersey, his 2002 USA Olympics jersey, his Dallas Stars Stanley Cup … [Read more...] about Hull of an Auction: Brett, Bobby Memorabilia on the Block
Wayne Gretzky 1986 Playoff Jersey Sells for $206,021
A jersey worn by Wayne Gretzky in the 1986 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs sold for $206,021 in Classic Auctions’ latest catalog sale this week. It’s now the second highest priced hockey jersey ever sold at auction, trailing only the $1.275 million paid in 2010 for Paul Henderson’s 1972 Summit Series clinching shirt. The jersey has been video-matched to Gretzky wearing it in 1986 … [Read more...] about Wayne Gretzky 1986 Playoff Jersey Sells for $206,021
World’s Best Vintage Hockey Card Collection Heads to Auction
Classic Auctions will sell what it calls “the most important PSA-graded pre-war hockey card collection ever offered” beginning with its upcoming fall catalog auction. Legendary hockey collector Simon Bourque of Quebec City, has consigned dozens of important sets, many the finest and rarest known. Bourque, who goes by the PSA Set Registry ID Simgin, owns the top spot in … [Read more...] about World’s Best Vintage Hockey Card Collection Heads to Auction
1980 Miracle on Ice Jersey Going Up for Bid
The jersey and skates worn by Ken Morrow in the United States' 1980 Olympic hockey victory will go on the auction block starting today. Montreal-based Classic Auctions to put up for bid the jersey Morrow wore during Team USA's "Miracle on Ice" victory over the Soviet Union during the Lake Placid Games. It's the first jersey from a player to be sold at auction. A gold medal … [Read more...] about 1980 Miracle on Ice Jersey Going Up for Bid
Hockey Hall of Famer Robitaille Selling
Some pieces of modern NHL history are on the block as the greatest scoring left winger in league history sells off part of his collection. Luc Robitaille, who scored 668 goals and passed out 726 assists, has consigned numerous game-worn and game-used items to Classic Auctions. Proceeds, according to Robitaille and his wife Stacia, will go to Echoes of Hope, a foundation for … [Read more...] about Hockey Hall of Famer Robitaille Selling
Hockey Hall Says it Has Gretzky Puck
The puck Wayne Gretzky shot into the net to set the NHL's all-time scoring record 22 years ago was sold in a March auction for more than $50,000. Or was it? The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto says it has the real puck that broke Gordie Howe's record point-total. Classic Auctions sold a puck to an unidentified Canadian collector that was consigned by someone who had … [Read more...] about Hockey Hall Says it Has Gretzky Puck
Historic Gretzky Puck Forgotten…But No More
Today, it might leave the arena under armed guard. That wasn't the case back in 1989. The puck Wayne Gretzky shot into the net to break the NHL's all-time scoring record wound up being saved--in the timekeeper's briefcase. 22 years later, it's on the auction block. Classic Auctions, the Montreal-based hockey memorabilia specialist, is offering the Gretzky puck in its … [Read more...] about Historic Gretzky Puck Forgotten…But No More
Canadian Auction House Grew Through Specialization
Hockey memorabilia is fourth in the pecking order for American collectors. That's not the case in Canada, where the passion runs deep. Classic Auctions, based in Montreal, caters to fans who'd rather have a Rogie Vachon game-worn mask than Derek Jeter's game-used glove. Nine years ago, the company made headlines by selling off the collection of Hall of Famer Guy … [Read more...] about Canadian Auction House Grew Through Specialization