How do you start collecting game worn goalie masks, blockers, and catchers/trappers?
June 6th, 2010
I really want to start collecting these items and I don’t know how to start or begin looking.
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My nephew goes to Shattuck St.Mary’s and they recently had "Family Days" where the families visit for the week-end. Each year they have an auction for the school and each family donates something to auction off……..Martin Brodeur’s son goes to school there too so he had his Dad’s glove from last year’s playoffs, it went for 2 thousand.
Jonathan Toews donated 4 tix, a hotel and dinner with him……my sister bid on it but was too cheap and it went for 1 thousand.
I have been to numerous auctions…..some jerseys and sticks but that is about it.
NHL game worn goalie masks are almost impossible to come by. Due to the nature of the work, in a lot of cases the masks are repainted and held on to by the goaltender.
In a 2005 interview with the Hockey News, painter Greg Harrison mentioned he had done over 300 NHL masks, and in all but 4 cases, the masks were owned by him, the player, or the HHOF. The 4 that are in Private hands all went for over $5,000 each.
One of Hasek’s helmet/cage masks from his Buffalo days was auctioned off in 2001 and raised $31K for the Rosewell Cancer Institute.
The blockers and catchers would probably come at lower prices, but will stink massively without professional cleaning.
Don’t forget game worn Jock straps for your collection.