Monday, May 24, 2010

Auction Ends Tomorrow

Press Release

The CHL and MeiGray have partnered to offer collectors across the globe absolute authenticity. The CHL-MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program will offer collectors authentic game-worn jerseys directly off the ice of the game’s hottest young prospects.

“Today’s CHL prospects are tomorrow’s NHL superstars, and those jerseys are treasured by fans and collectors across the globe,” said Barry Meisel, president of the MeiGray Group. “We’re honored that such a respected, tradition-rich league like the CHL has asked MeiGray to authenticate its most important game-worn jerseys. It shows the CHL cares about its fans, its collectors, and the rich heritage of these jerseys.”

The Canadian Hockey League is the world's largest development hockey league with 60 teams in 10 Canadian provinces and five American states.

The CHL is made up of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League. Last season, more than nine million fans attended CHL games in the regular season, playoffs and the MasterCard Memorial Cup national championship.

The CHL continues to be the leading provider of talent to the National Hockey League, which is greater than any other league. More than 500 CHL graduates attended Canadian Universities and Colleges on scholarships from CHL member teams last season.

The MeiGray Group is the world’s leading authenticator and distributor of game-worn hockey jerseys. MeiGray works with the National Hockey League and 14 National Hockey League teams and the ECHL authenticating and distributing its game-worn jerseys.

MeiGray’s state of the art authentication system uses individually numbered security tags armed with covert and overt features to ensure that the authenticity of every jersey sold through its system is absolute.

(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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