This is the last jersey that TJ wore at North Dakota. He was wearing it on 4/10/2008 when Boston College defeated the Sioux by a score of 6 to 1 in the Frozen Four, ending their season. Oshie signed with the St.Louis Blues a month later.
In this very jersey, TJ was an absolute monster in NCAA Hockey. He was All American, First Team All Star, All Tournament team, and a Hobey Baker Finalist. As great of a season as it was, however, the Boston College Eagles continued to be UND's silver bullet yet again in 2008: BC ended TJ and UND's season for the third straight year. All three times were in the Frozen Four and all three times, BC scored 6 goals (UND scored 5 in 2006, then 4 in 2007, then 1 in 2008).
TJ is a well-known jersey wrecker, so the jersey has visible game use on nearly every inch of it. There are little abrasions and marks and pulls in the dazzle cloth everywhere. Besides the use though, there are several other traits that make it a very unique jersey. The player's significance and the team's success come first, and next is the now-defunct UND Fighting Sioux logo and moniker. Jerseys from the pre-Hawks era are only increasing in demand and scarcity. I would follow those traits by mentioning the patches. Besides having the obviously highly-valued Frozen Four patch, it has the worn-in-one-year-only 125th Anniversary patch on the upper back and, interestingly, has had an Assistant Captain's 'A' patch removal. The story of the patch removal is this: TJ was arrested for disorderly conduct at 2:28 AM on 12/30/2007 in downtown Grand Forks. This was his second arrest while at UND. Because of it, he was suspended by the team and had his assistant captain's A removed. Some glue residue remains, however. Say what you want about the arrests, but it had led to an interesting quirk for this jersey,
This sweater is absolutely fantastic and I don't think a better Oshie exists. It is banged up, patched up, beautiful, and has loads of character. It's got that great logo, shimmery dazzle cloth, and the twill scriptwork is in not-so-common 'glacier' twill. It also obviously marks the close of the very dominant Oshie era for UND in which they easily could have won a championship or two, or even three.
In this very jersey, TJ was an absolute monster in NCAA Hockey. He was All American, First Team All Star, All Tournament team, and a Hobey Baker Finalist. As great of a season as it was, however, the Boston College Eagles continued to be UND's silver bullet yet again in 2008: BC ended TJ and UND's season for the third straight year. All three times were in the Frozen Four and all three times, BC scored 6 goals (UND scored 5 in 2006, then 4 in 2007, then 1 in 2008).
TJ is a well-known jersey wrecker, so the jersey has visible game use on nearly every inch of it. There are little abrasions and marks and pulls in the dazzle cloth everywhere. Besides the use though, there are several other traits that make it a very unique jersey. The player's significance and the team's success come first, and next is the now-defunct UND Fighting Sioux logo and moniker. Jerseys from the pre-Hawks era are only increasing in demand and scarcity. I would follow those traits by mentioning the patches. Besides having the obviously highly-valued Frozen Four patch, it has the worn-in-one-year-only 125th Anniversary patch on the upper back and, interestingly, has had an Assistant Captain's 'A' patch removal. The story of the patch removal is this: TJ was arrested for disorderly conduct at 2:28 AM on 12/30/2007 in downtown Grand Forks. This was his second arrest while at UND. Because of it, he was suspended by the team and had his assistant captain's A removed. Some glue residue remains, however. Say what you want about the arrests, but it had led to an interesting quirk for this jersey,
This sweater is absolutely fantastic and I don't think a better Oshie exists. It is banged up, patched up, beautiful, and has loads of character. It's got that great logo, shimmery dazzle cloth, and the twill scriptwork is in not-so-common 'glacier' twill. It also obviously marks the close of the very dominant Oshie era for UND in which they easily could have won a championship or two, or even three.
