7 original NHL signed contracts from 1996-97: Joe Dziedzic, Robert Lang, Alek Stojanov, Ben Hankinson, Kevin Todd, Jan Hrdina, Brian Bonin
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Hockey Associates, 1996. 8 actual contracts, hand signed by each of the hockey players for 1-3 years, and also signed by Craig Patrick, the general manager. Players again are: Joe Dziedzic, Robert Lang, Alek Stojanov, Ben Hankinson, Kevin Todd, Jan Hrdina, and Brian Bonin. These were purchased from Crown Antiques, a now defunct store that was across the street from the Pittsburgh Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh, where the Penguins play. From what we understand, the Penguins threw all of these contracts out in a dumpster about ten years ago in a general office cleanout, and the dealer did a dive! Fascinating inside look at how the contracts were structured back then, with salaries laid out as well as performance bonuses; the contracts all have addendums signed again by the players and manager, with each contract totalling 14 or 15 pp. They also bear the namestamp of Gary Bettman, the NHL commissioner at the time as well as a time/date stamp on the first page from NHL Central Registry. These are not reproductions but original documents with authentic signatures. Very good. Item #H33142
Price: $200.00