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Vancouver Olympic puck nets $13,000 at auction

By: Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press

Date: Monday Apr. 5, 2010 12:11 PM PT

Athletes might not be able to put a price on the amount of blood, sweat and tears they give to compete in an Olympics.

But collectors have.

A jersey worn by hockey player Sidney Crosby during a Team Canada game against Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Games has now sold for $35,100.

A puck from the overtime period of the gold medal hockey game is now in an Ohio resident's hands at the cost of $13,113.13

A tray that held the medals presented to the gold-medal winning women's hockey team sold for $5,000.

"To see the amount of bids on there per item and then the closing bid prices, it's certainly surprising to see in a very positive way," said Dennis Kim, director of merchandising for the Vancouver Olympic organizing committee, known as VANOC...

Full article: CTV: Vancouver Olympic puck nets $13,000 at auction

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That puck should be in a museum!

Sounds like a line from Indiana Jones. :lol: It should be in a museum. the BC Sport Hall of Fame at BC Place should get a puck, since the game was held right next door in GM Place.

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