93-94 Scott Humeniuk Springfield Indians Jersey

February 24th, 2008 | Posted in American Hockey League, Springfield Indians |

This is the game worn 1993-94 home Springfield Indians jersey of defenseman Scott Humeniuk. It may also have been worn during the 1992-93 season.

The jersey is a Maska Ultrafil knit jersey manufactured by CCM. It’s a size 50 and shows no customizations. The wear isn’t exactly light, but it doesn’t show tons of wear as stick marks tend to wash out of maska knit jerseys with repeated laundering.

There are numerous small holes on the sleeves and board burns on the elbows and shoulders. The neck line exhibits DTG’s classic “general filth”. I hate that term, but sometimes it’s the best way to say it.

Everything is sewn on and the name is sewn on to a knit nameplate. The CCM logo on the back hem is embroidered in navy with white letters.

The crest is really unique for a hockey jersey. It’s made of the typical tackle twill that you see on most jerseys, but the detail on the indian, most noticeable on the hair and the feather, is embroidered with chenille, giving it some definition reminiscent of old high school varsity letters.

Springfield Indians jerseys don’t come up too often in the market, especially the few seasons that they wore the Hartford Whalers‘ color scheme before becoming the Springfield Falcons, so this is one of my favorites in the closet. I acquired it from collector Dennis Arnold on March 18, 2007.

Scott Humeniuk was an undrafted defenseman who was signed by the Hartford Whalers prior to the 1990-91 season. Never reaching the NHL, Humeniuk’s best pro season came during the 1993-94 season in Springfield when he scored 15 goals and added 42 assists over 71 games.

After his time in Springfield, he bounced around a bit for 2 seasons at the AHL/IHL level playing for the Minnesota Moose, Portland Pirates, Rochester Americans, and Providence Bruins before heading to Europe where he spent one season in Finland and another in Germany.

Humeniuk returned to North America for the 1998-99 season and found a spot on the blue line for the ECHL’s now defunct Baton Rouge Kingfish.

Unfortunately, Humeniuk’s season (and career) was cut short due to injury.

The Kingfish would later retire his number.