This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2024
Welcome to the Inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League Evaluation Camp-Worn Jersey Auction.
The PWHL-MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program is proud to offer fans and collectors across the globe the opportunity to own a piece of history ... the jersey worn by #33 Lauren Bench of the PWHL Minnesota during the inaugural PWHL Player Evaluation Camp.
The six PWHL teams descended upon Utica, NY's Nexus Center for four days of exhibition games, with each team playing three games. MeiGray staff was in attendance to authenticate when these jerseys were worn, and to take them straight off the ice. Now, you can add a piece of this historic event to your collection - or start your collection!
Lauren Bench wore this white jersey while playing for PWHL Minnesota during the inaugural PWHL Player Evaluation Camp.
PWHL Minnesota played three games during the Evaluation Camp, defeating Ottawa 9-4 on December 4, earning a regulation win over Toronto that finished 5-5 after the shootout on December 5, and defeating Montreal 4-3 on December 7.
Bench was wearing this jersey when she backstopped Minnesota on December 5, 2023 against PWHL Toronto at the Nexus Center in Utica, NY. Bench faced 20 shots in just under 30 minutes of play and stopped 17, helping Minnesota earn the regulation win.
Bench wore this jersey again in net against PWHL Montreal on December 7, 2023. Taking the second half of the game, she allowed only two goals, both to one of the best top lines in the league. With another regulation win in their final game, Minnesota became the first of two teams at the exhibition camp to sweep their games for the week.
Bench joins PWHL Boston for her second professional season after playing with MoDo Hockey in the SDHL in 2023, where she finished with a 919 save percentage and a 14-12-0 record. An alumna of the University of Minnesota and Bemidji State University, Bench earned 13 shutouts and a cumulative .917 save percentage in her five NCAA seasons.
Every jersey worn by each of these participating MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program clubs contains a uniquely numbered inventory tag sewn into the jersey BEFORE IT IS WORN BY THE PLAYER ON THE ICE. This tag is equipped with covert security features regularly checked by MGG Program Directors so we can tell who wore the jersey, and when.
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