Gretzky memorabilia among items from museum in Niagara Falls, Ont., up for auction
A Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings jersey and signed photograph is shown in a handout from Ripley Auctions. A jersey, puck and stick signed by hockey legend Gretzky are among Ontario museum items up for auction.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ripley Auctions Mandatory credit January 26, 2021 - 10:43 AM
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - A jersey, puck and stick signed by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky are among Ontario museum items up for auction.
The 42-year-old a Guinness World Records Museum in Niagara Falls permanently closed in September.
Ripley Auctions says memorabilia up for bids includes artifacts, sculpted characters, displays and exhibits.
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The game of hockey–it is more than safe to conclude–provides its fair share of Canada’s totems.
The remains of a roll of tape, a broken stick, a battered glove, tossed by an older player–be it at an NHL practice or after a beer league game–is more than capable of lighting up a Canadian kid’s heart.
A sacred memory.
A set of Wayne Gretzky’s gloves were revovered following an investigation by three levels of Canadian police. (Brantford Police Service)
There is, of course–sometimes–another side to those emotions: a thriving memorabilia business–where hockey cards and hockey sticks fetch a very pretty penny at auction or at a store that specializes in such things.
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