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No sooner had Canadian Tire registered a $200,000 auction bid on Thursday to buy Paul Henderson's jersey from the 1972 Canada-Soviet hockey series than an unidentified rival had upped the ante by $11,000.
And Canada's Sports Hall of Fame announced Thursday that it was mounting its own campaign to acquire the jersey and had enlisted sporting goods retailer the Forzani Group and brewing giant Molson to help in the cause.
The current top bid of $211,000 for Henderson's famous No. 19 Team Canada sweater has already shot past the previous auction record for a vintage hockey jersey, set earlier this year when a 44-year-old relic from Bobby Orr's Boston Bruins rookie uniform sold for $191,000 in the U.S.
As it stood Thursday, the leading bid for the Henderson jersey would mean a final price of at least $250,000 after counting the buyer's premium and other fees paid to Classic Auctions, said the president of the Montreal-area sports memorabilia dealer handling the online sale ending June 22.
"It's unbelievable," a giddy Classic Auctions president Marc Juteau said. "It just proves how important hockey is to the Canadian people."
He said it isn't unusual for late bidding on major artifacts to double the hammer price in the final hours of a sale, suggesting that with 18 days to go "the sky's the limit" for the Henderson jersey, currently owned by an American collector.
The shirt was worn by Henderson when he scored his dramatic, last-minute winning goal of the Summit Series on Sept. 28, 1972.
On Wednesday, Canadian Tire announced it would bid at least $200,000 to secure the jersey, proposing to exhibit the item at hundreds of its stores across the country before offering it on a long-term loan to a sports hall of fame or other public institution.
But by Thursday morning, an unnamed bidder had already topped Canadian Tire's initial pledge. Juteau said he could not reveal the identity of the leading bidder.
And by Thursday afternoon, the stakes got even higher. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, which is slated to open a new home in Calgary next year, officially launched its bid to secure the jersey and make it the "marquee attraction" of the museum.
Sheryn Posen, the hall's chief operating officer, touted the fact that Henderson himself has endorsed Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as the best spot for the jersey.
The jersey is seen at the centre of the iconic photograph of Henderson celebrating with teammate Yvan Cournoyer after scoring the decisive goal in the Cold War showdown 38 years ago.
After his heroic performance in the Canada-Soviet tournament, Henderson gave the sweater to Toronto Maple Leafs trainer Joe Sgro as a gift.
It was later sold to a Canadian collector and then, in 2006, to the current American owner.
No sooner had Canadian Tire registered a $200,000 auction bid on Thursday to buy Paul Henderson's jersey from the 1972 Canada-Soviet hockey series than an unidentified rival had upped the ante by $11,000.
And Canada's Sports Hall of Fame announced Thursday that it was mounting its own campaign to acquire the jersey and had enlisted sporting goods retailer the Forzani Group and brewing giant Molson to help in the cause.
The current top bid of $211,000 for Henderson's famous No. 19 Team Canada sweater has already shot past the previous auction record for a vintage hockey jersey, set earlier this year when a 44-year-old relic from Bobby Orr's Boston Bruins rookie uniform sold for $191,000 in the U.S.
As it stood Thursday, the leading bid for the Henderson jersey would mean a final price of at least $250,000 after counting the buyer's premium and other fees paid to Classic Auctions, said the president of the Montreal-area sports memorabilia dealer handling the online sale ending June 22.
"It's unbelievable," a giddy Classic Auctions president Marc Juteau said. "It just proves how important hockey is to the Canadian people."
He said it isn't unusual for late bidding on major artifacts to double the hammer price in the final hours of a sale, suggesting that with 18 days to go "the sky's the limit" for the Henderson jersey, currently owned by an American collector.
The shirt was worn by Henderson when he scored his dramatic, last-minute winning goal of the Summit Series on Sept. 28, 1972.
On Wednesday, Canadian Tire announced it would bid at least $200,000 to secure the jersey, proposing to exhibit the item at hundreds of its stores across the country before offering it on a long-term loan to a sports hall of fame or other public institution.
But by Thursday morning, an unnamed bidder had already topped Canadian Tire's initial pledge. Juteau said he could not reveal the identity of the leading bidder.
And by Thursday afternoon, the stakes got even higher. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, which is slated to open a new home in Calgary next year, officially launched its bid to secure the jersey and make it the "marquee attraction" of the museum.
Sheryn Posen, the hall's chief operating officer, touted the fact that Henderson himself has endorsed Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as the best spot for the jersey.
The jersey is seen at the centre of the iconic photograph of Henderson celebrating with teammate Yvan Cournoyer after scoring the decisive goal in the Cold War showdown 38 years ago.
After his heroic performance in the Canada-Soviet tournament, Henderson gave the sweater to Toronto Maple Leafs trainer Joe Sgro as a gift.
It was later sold to a Canadian collector and then, in 2006, to the current American owner.
