This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/16/2022
Welcome to USA Hockey-MeiGray Group's 2022 IIHF Men’s World Championship Team USA Jersey Auction.
The 2022 IIHF Men’s World Championship took place in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland from May 13 2022 through May 28 2022. The U.S. played its games at the Nokia Arena in Tampere and at Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki.
The 2022 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team finished fifth among 12 teams.
The U.S. Men's National Team competed in Group B alongside Austria, Czechia, Finland, Great Britain, Latvia, Norway and Sweden. The U.S. finished the preliminary round fourth in Group B to setup a matchup with top-seeded Switzerland in the quarterfinals. The U.S. earned a 3-0 win to advance to the semifinals for the second straight year. Team USA fell to Finland, 4-3, in the semifinals and then dropped the bronze medal game to Czechia to finish the world championship fourth of 16 teams.
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 and the one set of royal blue jerseys worn during the 2022 IIHF Men’s World Championship.
There was one set of navy, one set of white, and one set of royal blue jerseys manufactured by Nike and prepared for use by the U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey team at the 2022 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 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. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team wore the set of white jerseys in five games, the set of navy jerseys in three games, and the set of royal blue jerseys in two games. The players retained the set of navy jerseys. USA Hockey also retained the following 3 white jerseys; Nick Blankenburg, Jon Merrill and John Hayden. They also retained the following royal blue jerseys; Luke Hughes, Seth Jones and Nate Schmidt.
The U.S. Men's World Championship Team wore the white jerseys in the following games:
May 15, 2022, a 3-2 overtime victory over Austria.
May 16, 2022, a 4-1 loss to Finland.
May 26, 2022, a 3-0 victory over Switzerland in Quarterfinals.
May 28, 2022, a 4-3 loss to Finland in Semifinals.
May 29, 2022, a 8-4 loss to Czechia in Bronze Medal Game.
The U.S. Men's Olympic Team wore the royal blue jerseys in the following games:
May 19, 2022, a 3-0 victory over Great Britain.
May 24, 2022, a 4-2 victory over Norway.
This auction is for the actual royal jersey worn by #7 Nick Blankenburg.
Blankenburg played in 4 games during the 2022 IIHF World Championship. He played in 1 game while wearing this jersey. He currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets. The former University of Michigan captain made his NHL debut on April 13, 2022 in the Blue Jackets’ 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.
This jersey, a Size 56, has been registered in the USA Hockey-MeiGray Game-Worn Authentication Program as number USA02763.
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 MeiGray Group is the world's leading authenticator of, and source for, game-worn hockey jerseys. The Branchburg, N.J., company partners with 8 of the 32 NHL teams, the Professional Hockey Foundation, and the ECHL. MeiGray has authenticated and sold over 150,000 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