Overview

• The auction opened on June 4 to coincide with Game 1 of the 2024-25 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers.
• Sotheby’s authenticated the gloves as the exact pair Gretzky wore during his last Oilers game in the 1988 playoffs.
• Those playoffs culminated in Edmonton’s fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, with Gretzky posting 43 points in 19 games.
• Sotheby’s has set a pre-auction estimate of US$400,000 to US$600,000 for the game-worn gloves.
• The listing notes these were Gretzky’s final NHL gloves before his trade to the Los Angeles Kings, where he did not capture another Cup.