Note: This item is listed with an asterisk, * , which means it is owned by a private collector, and is available on consignment. Frank Mahovlich wore this white jersey while playing for the Birmingham Bulls during the 1976-77 WHA season. This beautiful style features bold, wide red striping and numbers with a blue retro-styled Bull crest, lettering and accents on a Wilson size 48 jersey. It shows significant stick and puck markings and pulls. This incredibly rare style is from one of the Bulls' three seasons in existence. After starting off as the Ottawa Nationals in 1972-73, the franchise moved to Toronto to become the Toros for three seasons before spending its final three seasons in Birmingham as the Bulls. Mahovlich spent the last two years of a 22-season pro hockey career with the pulls, tallying three goals and 20 assists in 17 games during 1976-77 and 14 goals with 24 assists in 72 games during 1977-78. One of 47 500-goal scorers in the NHL, Mahovlich was prolific and consistent in his 18 NHL seasons, hitting the iconic mark despite never topping 48 goals in a season. A Calder Trophy winner in 1958 and a 9-time All-Star selection, he scored 533 goals with 570 assists in 1,181 NHL games and in his final four seasons of hockey, he scored 89 goals with 143 assists in 237 games in the WHA. This jersey will include a MeiGray Letter of Authenticity.
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