04-05 Jamie Lundmark Hartford Wolf Pack Jersey
February 24th, 2009
This is the game worn 2004-05 road Hartford Wolf Pack jersey of center Jamie Lundmark.
Originally drafted 9th overall by the New York Rangers in 1999, Lundmark was expected to be a top-six forward on Broadway.
Following a bright start in Hartford during the 2001-02 season, Lundmark’s stock began to fall due to a lack of icetime with the Rangers over the next two seasons.
For the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Lundmark began the season playing in Italy before returning to Hartford in an attempt to resurrect his standing with the organization.
No longer the finesse player he once was at the AHL level, Lundmark’s style of play had been transformed into a gritty checking forward. The offensive skill was there, as he chipped in 14 goals, but his 146 PIM’s put him well above any of the other skill players in the league.
Chippy is a pretty decent way to describe his play during the 2004-2005 season.
This jersey is a size 54 manufactured by SP. It’s from Set 2.
It’s an airknit material with mesh underarms. This was the final season (they also wore this style in 2003-04) that the underarm mesh was grey.
Team officials realized after the fact that it sort of looked like a wet armpit from the stands. Yeah, not exactly what they were going for when they designed it.
The jersey shows moderate wear with lots of stick marks and board burns across the front hem — many of which made this jersey very easy to photo match to one of my photos.
Yes, I was on the bench. No, I didn’t not get a high-five.
The nameplate is airknit and the individual letters have been sewn on. Everything else is also sewn.
I originally acquired this jersey on November 30, 2008 from Meigray during their 2008 Black Friday Sale.
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