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...]
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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...]
Yzerman Back with In The Game; LeMieux Too
After recently announcing new agreements with hockey legends Vladislav Tretiak and Mark Messier, In The Game has added a pair of Hockey Hall of Famers to its hockey card roster for the 2010-11 season with the signing of Mario Lemieux and Steve Yzerman. Both players' autographed cards will be part of this season's products. "We are proud to have a long history with both … [Read more...]
Most Valuable Hockey Jersey of All-Time?
The jersey worn in one of the greatest hockey victories of all time is going on the auction block and could fetch a record price. Paul Henderson's Team Canada jersey from the 1972 Summit Series win over the Soviet Union is in Classic Auctions' current sale. Bidding opened Monday and is already nearing $70,000. Henderson's goal is the 'shot heard round Canada'...an … [Read more...]
Hockey Hall Expanding To Make Way for Memorabilia
The Hockey Hall of Fame is expanding its “World of Hockey Zone” by taking over vacated retail space inside the Toronto facility. At approximately 6,000 square feet, the expanded World of Hockey Zone, featuring the Hall’s ever growing international hockey collections (including Sidney Crosby’s gold medal winning puck and other recent acquisitions from the Vancouver Games), … [Read more...]
Gold Medal OT Hockey Pucks Up for Bid
The permanent home of perhaps the most famous six ounces of hard rubber in hockey history – the puck with which Canada’s Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal on Team USA during the overtime period of the Olympic gold medal game – will go to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The announcement was made Tuesday. The famous puck has been delivered by the International Ice … [Read more...]
