The jersey Wayne Gretzky was wearing when he scored the final point of his career in April of 1999 is heading to market for the first time. Grey Flannel Auctions will offer the autographed blue #99 New York Rangers jersey this spring. It was one of four Gretzky donned on April 18, 1999 at Madison Square Garden when he took to the ice for the last time as a player but the … [Read more...] about Wayne Gretzky’s Final Game/Final Point Jersey to Make Auction Debut
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Wave of Connor Bedard-mania Spreads Through Hockey World
At one point, there were skeptics who said that the numbers and stats put up by Connor Bedard should be taken with a grain of salt. They weren't in big games. They didn't come when it mattered. On Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, that changed. Bedard delivered a spectacular performance and scored one of the most epic goals in Canadian international hockey history in overtime as Canada … [Read more...] about Wave of Connor Bedard-mania Spreads Through Hockey World
Signed Copy of Wayne Gretzky’s First Oilers Contract Up for Auction
Some kids hope to get a car on their 18th birthday. Wayne Gretzky got a ten-year contract. Now, one of the surviving copies of that historic document, bearing one of his earliest pro signatures, is up for auction. Heritage Auctions is offering the multi-signed pact from January 1979 in its current auction where it's expected to sell for $400,000 or … [Read more...] about Signed Copy of Wayne Gretzky’s First Oilers Contract Up for Auction
Lone Surviving Tickets from Gretzky’s Earliest Pro Games Set for Sale
Before he moved to Edmonton and began pocketing Stanley Cups and MVP awards, Wayne Gretzky was a teenage prodigy, just getting his feet wet in professional hockey. Indianapolis wasn’t exactly a hotbed for the sport and the troubles associated with a fledgling league like the World Hockey Association made for a short life for the Racers franchise. It’s telling that only … [Read more...] about Lone Surviving Tickets from Gretzky’s Earliest Pro Games Set for Sale
Police Hunt Clues in Theft of Lifelong Gretzky Collection
It was only there temporarily. Aron Gratias, an avid fan and collector of Wayne Gretzky and other hockey memorabilia was moving, so he rented a storage unit in a rural area of north central Saskatchewan and locked up his jerseys, cards, photos, sticks and other items for the winter. At some point over the last couple of months, someone broke in and stole … [Read more...] about Police Hunt Clues in Theft of Lifelong Gretzky Collection
Notes: Big Burrow Sale; Playoffs & Rookie Cards; New Release Dates; New Gretzky Bobbleheads; Hobby Doc Coming; More
Someone’s betting big on Burrow. One of the ten 2020 Prizm Joe Burrow Gold rookie cards, this one graded PSA 9 (pop 7) sold for $45,000 Tuesday, according to Card Ladder. Just four months ago, another copy sold for $15,600.00. Burrow and the upstart Bengals are 3 ½ point underdogs against the Tennessee Titans in this Saturday’s AFC Divisional playoff … [Read more...] about Notes: Big Burrow Sale; Playoffs & Rookie Cards; New Release Dates; New Gretzky Bobbleheads; Hobby Doc Coming; More
Tourney Scrapped, But There Will Be Tim Hortons World Juniors Hockey Cards
The tournament was canceled, but there will be trading cards for the World Junior Hockey Championships. A couple of months after their annual NHL card set was released, Tim Hortons and Upper Deck are teaming up once again at Canadian Tim Hortons quick service restaurants for another hockey card release. The Tim Hortons Upper Deck Team Canada hockey card promotion … [Read more...] about Tourney Scrapped, But There Will Be Tim Hortons World Juniors Hockey Cards
Charges Dropped Against Cop in Gretzky Memorabilia Theft and Fraud Case
Fraud charges have been dropped against an Ontario Provincial Police detachment commander relating to the sale of a hockey stick signed by Wayne Gretzky. Inspector June Dobson, 58, was charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust following a joint investigation between the OPP and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in December, 2020. Inspector Dobson, the detachment … [Read more...] about Charges Dropped Against Cop in Gretzky Memorabilia Theft and Fraud Case
Memories of the National: When Brien Taylor Was the Toast of Anaheim
It’s not exactly a Tale of Two Cities, because Anaheim is the only city involved. But it is certainly a Tale of Two Nationals. I have been to three Nationals in Anaheim – 1991, 1996 and 2000. When Anaheim first hosted the National in 1985, I didn’t even know there was such a thing. I also missed out on the 2006 National, which was the last one held on the west coast, just … [Read more...] about Memories of the National: When Brien Taylor Was the Toast of Anaheim
Memorabilia Stolen from Wayne Gretzky’s Father Recovered; Two Arrested
Police in Canada have made an arrest in connection with the theft of what police say was more than $500,000 worth of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia from the Ontario home of his 82-year-old father, Walter Gretzky. The Brantford Police Service, in a joint investigation with the Ontario Provincial Police and with the assistance of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, say a man from … [Read more...] about Memorabilia Stolen from Wayne Gretzky’s Father Recovered; Two Arrested