This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/1/2018
Welcome to USA Hockey-MeiGray Group's 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship Team USA Jersey Auction.
The U.S. World Junior Championship team captured the Bronze Medal after a 9-3 victory over the Czech Republic in the bronze-medal game of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The United States won its eleventh medal in the history of the tournament, and sixth bronze.
The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship was held in Buffalo, New York from December 26, 2017 through January 5, 2018. The U.S. World Junior Championship Men's Team played its games at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, and New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York.
The tournament was highlighted by Team USA wearing Buffalo Bills-themed jerseys in the first-ever outdoor World Junior Championship Game. The game was held in snowy conditions at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York, the home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Team USA defeated Canada, 4-3 in a shootout, before a record World Junior Championship crowd of 44,592.
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 blue and the one set of Buffalo Bills-themed jerseys worn during the tournament.
There was one set of blue, one set of white, and one set of Buffalo Bills-themed jerseys manufactured by Nike and prepared for use by the U.S. National Men's Team in the 2018 IIHF World Junior 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. World Junior Championship Men's Team wore the set of blue jerseys in one game, the set of Buffalo Bills-themed jerseys in two games, and the set of white jerseys in four games. The players retained the set of white jerseys. The set of blue jerseys was also worn in a 14-0 pre-tournament game victory over Belarus, and a 3-1 pre-tournament game victory over Sweden.
The U.S. World Junior Championship Bronze Medal Winning Team wore the blue jerseys in the following IIHF World Junior Championship game:
*December 28, 2017, a 3-2 loss to Slovakia.
The U.S. World Junior Championship Bronze Medal Winning Team wore the Buffalo Bills-themed jerseys in the following IIHF World Junior Championship games:
*December 29, 2017, a 4-3 shootout victory over Canada.
*January 4, 2018, a 4-2 loss to Sweden in the Semifinals.
This auction is for the actual Buffalo Bills-themed jersey worn by #7 Brady Tkachuk.
Tkachuk played in all 7 games. He had 3 goals and 6 assists in the tournament. Tkachuk currently plays for Boston University. He is draft eligible in 2018. Tkachuk's father Keith played 19 season in the NHL. He scored 538 goals and 1,065 points.
This jersey, a Size 56, has been registered in the USA Hockey-MeiGray Game-Worn Authentication Program as number USA02226.
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.