This one-of-a-kind authentic NHL Team USA winter hockey jacket collects 8 signatures & inscriptions from the 1998 New Jersey Devils team— including Martin Brodeur, one of the best hockey players of all time!
The signatures were personally collected from the New Jersey Devils team players following a 1998 season game at Continental Airlines Arena, in the Meadowlands.
Signatures include Hall-of-Famers Goaltender Martin Brodeur (who has added his jersey #30), Defenseman Scott Stevens (adding #4) and Defenseman Scott Niedermeyer.
Signatures from key players include Bill Guerin (adding #12) playing Right Wing, Center Brian Rolston (adding #14), Kevin Dean (adding #28), and Randy (“The Rocket”) McKay (adding #21). Each player has signed in bold felt-tip marker.
The signatures and inscriptions were each examined and authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA), and the item comes accompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from JSA.
The red, white and blue vintage Starter jacket is loaded with logo patches, insignias, and embroidered logos, including a stitched USA insignia on the front; stitched and embroidered patch USA Hockey logo insignias on each sleeve; a black and orange NHL patch the back; plus more. The jacket is complete with manufacturer’s logos and zipper pulls, with front and side zippers; size Large.
STARTER, Inc. manufactures apparel for major league sports teams, with current licenses including MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL teams. Starter first gained notability in the early 1990s with its licensed jackets for professional sports leagues, which became iconic status symbols. Since 2007, Starter has been a subsidiary company of the Iconix Brand Group, after it acquired the company from Nike.
MARTIN BRODEUR played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 21 of them for the New Jersey Devils, with whom he won three Stanley Cup championships and five Eastern Conference championships in 17 postseason campaigns. He also won two Olympic gold medals with Team Canada in the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games, as well as several other medals with Team Canada in other international competitions. Brodeur is widely regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. In 2017, he was named by the league as one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players", and in 2018 Brodeur was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Brodeur holds numerous NHL and franchise records among goaltenders; he ranks as the league's all-time regular season leader in wins (691), losses (397), shutouts (125), and games played (1,266). Brodeur won at least 30 games in twelve straight seasons between 1995–96 and 2007–08 and is the only goalie in NHL history with eight 40-win seasons. A four-time Vezina Trophy winner, a five-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner, a ten-time NHL All-Star, and a Calder Memorial Trophy winner, Martin Brodeur is one of only 12 NHL goaltenders to score a goal in the regular season and only the second to do so in the playoffs; his three goals are the most of any NHL goaltender.
A unique and irreplaceable NHL collectible, with a great collection of signatures!