[irbefan4life]

Got my newest additions for the museum today, and boy are they some nice stuff. So sit back, relax, have a coffee or whatever you drink and enjoy the show!

The first piece we have belonged to a goaltender who is still an active goaltender in the league right now. The player, Ray Emery. Born in Hamilton, Ontario on September 28, 1982, Emery had a fine junior career with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds before being drafted 99th overall by Ottawa in 2001. He made his NHL debut on January 8, 2003 against the Vancouver Canucks, replacing Patrick Lalime for the last 10 minutes of the game. He went on to become the team's starter by 2006-07, also leading them to the Cup Final that year for the first time in franchise history. He remained with the team until 2007-08, and then joined the Flyers in 2009-10 after recovering from a major surgery. He then joined the Ducks in 2010-11, and played with the Blackhawks from 2011-12 to 2012-13, where he ended up winning a Stanley Cup behind Corey Crawford. At the time of the this writing, and as of the 2013-14 season, Ray Emery was the backup goaltender on the Philadelphia Flyers.

The pieces of Ray Emery goaltending history are his goalie pads, used in his National Hockey League debut, as well as in the majority of his first two NHL seasons. Definitively photomatched to some Getty Images, as well as every single 2002-03 rookie card of his, and with paperwork from the Binghamton team, these pads were not only used while he was on the Binghamton Senators, but also during his NHL debut on January 8, 2003, and at least one game in 2003-04 for a grand total of at least 4 NHL games, not including two full seasons worth of play in the AHL. He did not record a single NHL loss while wearing these pads. In fact, from the time of his NHL debut, it took a total of 14 NHL games for Ray Emery to record his first ever loss...not bad at all.















The second piece we have is a real stunner belonging to a goalie so far in the mainstream thanks to his segments on Hockey Night in Canada, Kelly Hrudey.

Kelly Stephen Hrudey was born on January 31, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta. Boasting a decent junior career with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Hrudey was chosen 38th overall by the New York Islanders in 1980. He made his NHL debut in the 1983-84 season on October 8, 1983, posting a win after replacing Rollie Melanson in an 8-7 victory over the Jets. He remained with the Islanders as a number one goalie until 1988-89 when he was traded to the Kings. There, he maintained his starter status, even leading them to the Cup Final in 1992-93. In the 1996 off-season, Hrudey was signed by the San Jose Sharks where he played an additional two years before retiring from play.

In his NHL career, Hrudey played in 677 games and recorded a 271-265-88 record with 17 shutouts, a 3.43GAA, and a 0.893 save average. In addition, he appeared in 85 playoff games and recorded a 36-46 record with a 3.29GAA and 0.891 save average.

This sweater is a 1984-85 season New York Islanders road jersey used by Kelly Hrudey. While set dates are unknown for this era of hockey, the wear more than implies some heavy use over a season. It is highly possible that he wore this sweater in his fight with John Vanbiesbrouck on February 17, 1985 among many other games that year for a maximum of 21 total regular season games. What is 100% is that this sweater was worn by him in his playoff debut. Definitively photomatched to an April 11, 1985 playoff game against Washington in which Kelly took his team to two a double overtime loss. An additional fun bit of tidbit trivia was that both Hrudey's National Hockey League debut as well as his playoff debut came against the same goaltender, Al Jensen. Hrudey also wore this sweater in two games in the next round against Pelle Lindbergh and the Philadelphia Flyers. The wear is a testament to this high flying, high scoring era of hockey. Heavy puck marks on the crest and on the arms, three team repairs and multiple unrepaired holes adorn the sweater. The shirt even has some additional inserts sewn into the elbow areas inside.

I also cannot help but imagine how painful the puck impact beside the "Y" would have been, even with padding , given how deep and dark it is.

Front right sleeve:



Repair to the right of crest:

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Good marking on the front right hem:



Absolutely obliterated crest (too bad the pictures don't show it all!



Repair to the left of the crest:



Front left sleeve:



Nameplate removed:



Rear left sleeve:



Numbers with lots of post transfer:



Rear left hem:



Rear right hem:



Rear right sleeve:



As usual, more detailed photos can be found on my website:

bcgoaltendingmuseum.weebly.com

[demondukk]

Awesome!

[irbefan4life]

Awesome!

Thank you!