The Jean Beliveau Auction- February 2005
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/22/2005
Some of hockey's biggest names laced up their skates to play in an All-Star game last December to celebrate Igor Larionov's retirement from professional hockey after an incredible 27 seasons. The game was played December 13th at the Luzhniki Arena in Moscow and featured many of Larionov's former Detroit Red Wing teammates playing for "Team World", against a team of well-known Russian NHLers, with "Team Russia" winning an entertaining game by the score of 6-5. Three sets of jerseys were produced, with the players wearing each set for a period. The money raised by the sale of these jerseys will go to The Larionov Youth Hockey Charitable Foundation which Igor established to raise and disburse funds to support and develop amateur hockey players, both in North America and Russia. Many of the young athletes who will benefit from the foundation would not otherwise have the financial resources to participate in and play hockey. This Sergei Smsanov blue knit jersey has a Russian manufacturer's tag in the inner hem that indicates size 52. Lettering on the front of the vintage-style Russian jersey, Sergei's surname and his number "14" on the back are all tackle twill-like material and sewn-on. The nice embroidered farewell game patch on the front and the "EFSI" patch on the back are also sewn-on while everything else is sublimated. A label sewn in the inner front hem includes the Larionov farewell game logo and indicates "Set 1". Samsanov autographed the "4" on the back in black sharpie. Jersey worn by one of Russia's most exciting young stars shows light game use and will be accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by the legendary Igor Larionov.
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