Wayne Gretzky’s 1988 Stanley Cup Final jersey sells for $2.8M, setting an all-time hockey record
The most expensive hockey jersey ever sold belongs to Wayne Gretzky. And that’s probably how it should be.
The jersey Gretzky wore during Game 4 of the 1988 Stanley Cup Final sold for a staggering $2,806,000, setting a new all-time record for a hockey jersey.
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The same jersey worn during the last championship run with the Edmonton Oilers previously held the record, selling for $1.452 million in 2022.
Not anymore.
Wayne Gretzky skates on the ice before a game at the Skyreach Center in Edmonton, Alberta in 1988. Gretzky played for the Edmonton Oilers from 1979 to 1988. (Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)
This isn’t just a sweater worn during the game. Worn during Gretzky’s final Stanley Cup run in 1988. Later photo matches confirmed that Gretzky wore it in multiple games, including Games 1 and 4 of the Final. It ties into one of the strangest moments in NHL history.
Game 4 against the Boston Bruins was canceled midway through the game due to a power outage at the Boston Garden, leaving the score tied 3-3.
Two days later the teams played the game again, and the Oilers closed out the game with a 6-3 win, securing Gretzky’s fourth and final Stanley Cup.
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He finished the postseason with 43 points in 19 games and took home the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Wayne Gretzky, coach Glen Sather, team owner Peter Pocklington and the Edmonton Oilers celebrate winning the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy after defeating the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Canada on May 26, 1988. (David E. Klutho/Sports Illustrated)
But wait, there’s more.
This form also depends on another milestone. Gretzky wore it in a game on March 1, 1988, and recorded his 1,050th career assist, breaking Gordie Howe’s then-NHL record.
Gretzky had 1,963 assists by the time he retired in 1999; that was still more than 700 assists from any player in NHL history.
Wayne Gretzky speaks with the media after the game between the Washington Capitals and the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena on April 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Shortly after the 1988 Cup run, Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He went on to play 20 seasons in the NHL before retiring in 1999 and was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame with the waiting period waived.
And now, almost three decades later, it’s still breaking records.
