This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/7/2019
Welcome to USA Hockey-MeiGray Group's 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship Team USA Jersey Auction.
The 2018 IIHF Men’s World Championship was held in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark from May 4, 2018 through May 20, 2018. The U.S. Men’s World Championship Team played its games at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark and Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The U.S. Men’s World Championship team captured the Bronze Medal after a 4-1 victory over Canada. Competing in Group B in Herning, the U.S. opened tournament play with six straight wins for the first time in U.S. history by defeating Canada (5-4 in a Shootout), Denmark (4-0), Germany (3-0), Latvia (3-2 in OT), Korea (13-1) and Norway (9-3).
The U.S. finished second in Group B after a 6-2 setback against Finland on the final day of preliminary play. Team USA then topped the Czech Republic, 3-2, in quarterfinal play. A 6-0 semifinal defeat to eventual champion Sweden sent the U.S. to meet Canada in the Bronze Medal game.
The USA Hockey-MeiGray Group Game-Worn Authentication Program is proud to offer fans and collectors across the globe the opportunity to own a piece of history... the one set of white jerseys worn during the tournament.
There was one set of blue, and one set of white jerseys manufactured by Nike and prepared for use by the U.S. National Men's Team in the 2018 IIHF Men’s World Championship. Each jersey was bar-coded before the tournament. The sets of jerseys were collected after each game by Team USA's equipment staff. Each jersey offered in auction has been security-tagged with an individually serial-numbered USA Hockey-MeiGray Authentication Program inventory tag.
The U.S. Men’s World Championship Team wore the set of white jerseys in three games, and the set of blue jerseys in seven games. The players were given the set of blue jerseys.
The U.S. Men’s World Championship Bronze Medal Winning Team wore the white jerseys in the following IIHF Men’s World Championship games:
*May 5, 2018, a 4-0 victory over Denmark.
*May 13, 2018, a 9-3 victory over Norway.
*May 15, 2018, a 6-2 loss to Finland.
This auction is for the actual white jersey used by #82 Jordan Oesterle.
This jersey, a 60, has been registered in the USA Hockey-MeiGray Game-Worn Authentication Program as number USA009721.
Proceeds will benefit the USA Hockey Foundation.
The USA Hockey-MeiGray Game-Worn Authentication Program offers game-used and autographed items from the Men's and Women's U.S. Olympic Teams, Men's and Women's U.S. World Championship Teams, U.S. teams that have competed in the World Junior Championships, and much, much more.
The USA Hockey Foundation is a charitable and educational nonprofit corporation that provides long-range financial support for USA Hockey and promotes the growth of hockey in the United States.
The Foundation's primary goals are to enhance USA Hockey's mission and activities; to provide funding for education and training of high performance athletes; and to provide opportunities for greater participation throughout the country.
The MeiGray Group is the world's leading authenticator of, and source for, game-worn hockey jerseys. The Branchburg, N.J., company is authenticating partners with the National Hockey League, 9 of the 30 NHL teams, and the ECHL. MeiGray has authenticated and sold nearly 100,000 game-worn jerseys since it was founded in 1997. MeiGray has also partnered with the National Basketball Association since 2006.
Shipping costs for this item are:
$20.00 USD within the Continental USA
$35.00 USD to Alaska and Hawaii
$45.00 USD to Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan
$50.00 USD to Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon
$75.00 USD to Nova Scotia
$60.00 USD to France, Germany
$80.00 USD to Australia, China, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Sweden
$85.00 USD to Norway, Switzerland
$100.00 USD to Czech Republic
$110.00 USD to Finland, Russia, Slovakia
All winning bidders pay shipping charges and are responsible for all tariffs, taxes, duties and any other additional costs associated with shipping inside or outside of North America.