Henderson's Jersey Up For Bids

Our friends over at ClassicAuctions.net have an all new and always fascinating auction running now through June 22nd, 2010. Teeder Kennedy's estate may be the feature collection, but the highlight item is undeniable: the actual jersey Paul Henderson wore in game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series.

Described as "the most significant artifact in the history of the game of hockey," this is of course the jersey Henderson scored arguably the most goal in the game's glorious history - the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series with just 34 seconds left.

Bidding for the jersey has just started, opening at $10,000. It is already fetching over $67,000 (update: over $120,000, which is more than double the value in the 12 hours or so since I originally published this article) with the bidding likely to get a whole lot higher than that!

Henderson apparently gifted the jersey to Team Canada trainer Joe Sgro. He sold it to one collector, who in turned sold it to another who is now offering it up for auction. No price history is publicly available on the jersey. The auction house is expecting this jersey to break previous highest game worn jersey sale of $191,000 for a Bobby Orr rookie jersey.

Needless to say, we will be watching the progress of this jersey sale with great curiosity.