Does a Gretzky jersey/patch card exist using a Blues jersey.

Phaneufarama said:
This from Al Strachan's book "I Am Not Making This Up" published in 2010. Yes....I know....its Al Strachan....but its an interesting quote about what happened to Gretzky's game used memorabilia.

Right from Wayne Gretzky's first days in professional hockey, his father was able to envision the larger picture. Most parents willingly agree to anything that the team might produce as their son's first hockey contract, but Walter offered different advise. One of the things he urged Wayne to do was to make sure there was a clause in his contract that gave him possession of any game used material or game used equipment. And Wayne Gretzky never disobeyed his father in hockey matters.
One day, after his career ended, Gretzky read an article in the paper discussing one of the money making ventures of Oilers owner Peter Pocklington. He couldnt help but smile.
" I read where Peter Pocklington sold all the Oilers old sweaters" he said with a laugh. "Whoever bought them didnt get my sweaters. Those sweaters that were sold were definately not mine. They might have my name and number on them, but they werent the ones I wore, because Ive got almost every sweater I wore. Glen Sather might have asked for the odd sweater, and I gave it to him, but other than that, no one in the Oilers organization got my sweaters, I kept every one. They're either in my parents house in Brantford or my restaurant or the Hall of Fame. I dont know whose sweaters the guy got, but they're not mine. I have them. "

As Gretzky wrote the foreword to the book, and approved of its content, it would seem to be an accurate quote from the Great One about his personal memorabilia.
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Very, very interesting.
 
He signed some stuff for UDA at one point, forget which year I got this. If memory serves correct it was a redemption card in a pack of UD product.

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Phaneufarama said:
This from Al Strachan's book "I Am Not Making This Up" published in 2010. Yes....I know....its Al Strachan....but its an interesting quote about what happened to Gretzky's game used memorabilia.

Right from Wayne Gretzky's first days in professional hockey, his father was able to envision the larger picture. Most parents willingly agree to anything that the team might produce as their son's first hockey contract, but Walter offered different advise. One of the things he urged Wayne to do was to make sure there was a clause in his contract that gave him possession of any game used material or game used equipment. And Wayne Gretzky never disobeyed his father in hockey matters.
One day, after his career ended, Gretzky read an article in the paper discussing one of the money making ventures of Oilers owner Peter Pocklington. He couldnt help but smile.
" I read where Peter Pocklington sold all the Oilers old sweaters" he said with a laugh. "Whoever bought them didnt get my sweaters. Those sweaters that were sold were definately not mine. They might have my name and number on them, but they werent the ones I wore, because Ive got almost every sweater I wore. Glen Sather might have asked for the odd sweater, and I gave it to him, but other than that, no one in the Oilers organization got my sweaters, I kept every one. They're either in my parents house in Brantford or my restaurant or the Hall of Fame. I dont know whose sweaters the guy got, but they're not mine. I have them. "

As Gretzky wrote the foreword to the book, and approved of its content, it would seem to be an accurate quote from the Great One about his personal memorabilia.
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This is completely untrue. As a matter of fact, there is a private collector who has LOTS of "historical" jerseys/sticks/gloves/skates etc worn by Gretzky in his Oiler days. There was just a charity event showing most of all the items in Edmonton not long ago, which gretzky himself attended. In this included Gretzkys 500 goal jersey (I believe...or perhaps the one he wore breaking Espositos goal record) which apparently Gretz said was NOT the jersey...even though there are numerous photographs showing differently. If memory serves me correct, Gretz seemed to think his dad had it, but the photomatched pictures tell a different story. The collector even owns an old car that Wayne drove back in the day. There is a lot of fake stuff out there, but there is also a lot or real items too.
 
koondog44 said:
This is completely untrue.
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This is word for word from the book. If you dont believe me, pick up a copy. You'll note that Gretzky himself wrote the book foreword. If you're insinuating that Gretzky or the author is not telling the truth (with Gretzky's knowledge) then I really have no further comment......



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This has certainly developed into an interesting thread. I have no idea why Gretzky would not want to remember his time in the STL. Aside from having an ahole for a coach the fans treated him like royalty. I still remember his first home game...fans gave him a 3 minute standing ovation. Hopefully one day something is made available.
 
bprice said:
When I owned Parkhurst, we made the first base card of Wayne in a St. Louis Blue jersey.

There is a manufacturer out there that has a Blue gamer but he won't use it because it is buried in his collection and it is irreplaceable.

Brian Price
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IrbeFan4Life said:
Is that manufacturer you, by chance, Dr. Price? :D
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No, it's Upper Deck, best of the best. :beer:
 
RunnersDad said:
This has certainly developed into an interesting thread. I have no idea why Gretzky would not want to remember his time in the STL. Aside from having an ahole for a coach the fans treated him like royalty. I still remember his first home game...fans gave him a 3 minute standing ovation. Hopefully one day something is made available.
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As I understand it this is the issue. Allegedly Keenan made Gretz's life hell while he was there and he hated every minute of it.
 
Phaneufarama said:
This is word for word from the book. If you dont believe me, pick up a copy. You'll note that Gretzky himself wrote the book foreword. If you're insinuating that Gretzky or the author is not telling the truth (with Gretzky's knowledge) then I really have no further comment......



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Not uncommon for someone to write a foreword and not actually read the book. Wrestler Stu Hart did it for his daughter's book, and was surprised that she basically trashed her entire family and all of Stu's friends. The book wound up getting pulled.
 
Phaneufarama said:
This is word for word from the book. If you dont believe me, pick up a copy. You'll note that Gretzky himself wrote the book foreword. If you're insinuating that Gretzky or the author is not telling the truth (with Gretzky's knowledge) then I really have no further comment......



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I'm not questioning whether it is written in the book or not, as I totally believe you. The fact that Gretzky kept all his equipment for himself is the untrue part. Lots and lots of REAL gretzky stuff gets auctioned off every few months via "reputable" auction sites (not Ebay) such as Classic, Heritage, and Gameworn auctions to name a few.
 
koondog44 said:
I'm not questioning whether it is written in the book or not, as I totally believe you. The fact that Gretzky kept all his equipment for himself is the untrue part. Lots and lots of REAL gretzky stuff gets auctioned off every few months via "reputable" auction sites (not Ebay) such as Classic, Heritage, and Gameworn auctions to name a few.
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I'd have to agree with this... and considering Doc Price has Gretzky's first ever All-Star gamer, I'd say the quote is incorrect. Realistically, you would think that would be one gamer he'd have kept!
 

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