This is the last jersey that TJ wore at North Dakota. He was wearing this 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 jersey, TJ was an absolute monster in NCAA Hockey. He was an All American, a First Team All Star, a member of the All Tournament team, and he was 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. Unbelievably, BC ended UND's season for the third straight year. Each time was in the Frozen Four and each time, BC scored 6 goals (UND scored 5 in 2006, then 4 in 2007, then 1 in 2008).
The jersey has a game use on nearly every inch of it; there are little abrasions and marks and pulls in the dazzle cloth everywhere. Besides the use, there are several traits that make it a very unique jersey. Besides obviously having the coveted Frozen Four patch, it's got the 125th Anniversary patch on the upper back. Interestingly, it has also survived a patch removal. 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. Not everyone has been arrested for disorderly conduct and not everyone has urinated in an elevator, but honestly, in fairness to TJ, he was part of a group of people who were stuck in an elevator. To me, urinating in an elevator is only disorderly conduct if the elevator is operating normally. Perhaps I'm biased, but I'd way rather have an A than A-shaped glue.
This all leads up to this jerseys being quite unique. It's banged up, patched up, and beautiful. It's got that great logo, dazzle cloth, and glacier twill. It's got loads of character. It also marks the close of the very dominant Oshie era for UND in which they easily could have won a championship or two.
In this jersey, TJ was an absolute monster in NCAA Hockey. He was an All American, a First Team All Star, a member of the All Tournament team, and he was 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. Unbelievably, BC ended UND's season for the third straight year. Each time was in the Frozen Four and each time, BC scored 6 goals (UND scored 5 in 2006, then 4 in 2007, then 1 in 2008).
The jersey has a game use on nearly every inch of it; there are little abrasions and marks and pulls in the dazzle cloth everywhere. Besides the use, there are several traits that make it a very unique jersey. Besides obviously having the coveted Frozen Four patch, it's got the 125th Anniversary patch on the upper back. Interestingly, it has also survived a patch removal. 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. Not everyone has been arrested for disorderly conduct and not everyone has urinated in an elevator, but honestly, in fairness to TJ, he was part of a group of people who were stuck in an elevator. To me, urinating in an elevator is only disorderly conduct if the elevator is operating normally. Perhaps I'm biased, but I'd way rather have an A than A-shaped glue.
This all leads up to this jerseys being quite unique. It's banged up, patched up, and beautiful. It's got that great logo, dazzle cloth, and glacier twill. It's got loads of character. It also marks the close of the very dominant Oshie era for UND in which they easily could have won a championship or two.