91-92 Brent Gretzky Belleville Bulls Jersey

November 15th, 2008

This is the game worn 1991-92 road Belleville Bulls jersey of center Brent Gretzky.

Gretzky, the younger brother of Wayne Gretzky, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the third round, 49th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

Though he didn’t achieve the NHL success of his older brother, skating in just 13 NHL games, he had a very successful minor league career before retiring after the 2005-06 season.

This jersey is a size 52 Maska ultrafil manufactured by CCM. It shows light wear, with some nice board burns on the shoulders and some stick marks around the hem and cuffs.

All of the logos, numbers, and the assistant captain’s “A” are sewn on. The ultrafil nameplate is all sewn as well. Along the hem, the CHL logo and CCM brand are embroidered.

Inside, along the side seam is the large Maska tag often found in jerseys from the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. It’s possible that this is actually a 1990-91 jersey.

I acquired this jersey on January 16, 2006 from Curtis Hall.

This jersey doesn’t really fit into my collection, as Brent Gretzky never played for a team based out of Hartford (he did play one season out of Danbury, CT), but who wouldn’t want a game worn Gretzky in the collection?

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