reinhard divis
2005-06 game worn st louis blues white set 1 jersey
Born on July 4, 1975 in Vienna, Austria, Reinhard Divis was drafted by St. Louis, 216th overall back in 2000 after some fine seasons in Austria and Sweden. The odds of making the NHL were stacked against Divis considering that no Austrian player had ever made the show before. However, on April 7, 2002, in his first season playing in North America, Divis made history by becoming that first ever Austrian player to appear in the NHL. Divis appeared in that lone game in 2001-02, and a further two in 2002-03, before securing a more semi-permanent back-up position in 2003-04 when he appeared in a career high 13 games, recording a 4-4-2 record. Post lock-out, his style of play was counter to the faster NHL that had emerged and it showed with an 0-5-1 record in 12 games to go with a 4.67 GAA, and a 0.840% save average. From 2006-07 on, he returned to play in Europe, eventually retiring after the 2011-12 season. He then took up coaching, a role he still takes on as goalie coach for the Austrian national hockey team.
In his short but interesting NHL career, Divis appeared in 28 games, recording a 6-9-2-1 record with a 3.32GAA, and a 0.880% save average. On top of that, he made a lone playoff appearance in the 2003-04 season, stopping all 8 shots he faced in relief of Chris Osgood.
The piece you are looking at today was used by Divis in his final NHL season, 2005-06. It has extensive wear as it was worn in NHL regular season action on five occasions, to go along with several back-up only and pre-season appearances. The full list of regular season appearances Divis made while wearing this sweater are below:
Acquired from Meigray Group
Dates of Game Use:
October 5, 2005 v Detroit (12-13, 5-1L)
October 28, 2005 v Anaheim (33-39, 6-4L)
October 29, 2005 v Los Angeles (25-30, 5-2L)
November 10, 2005 (reverse jersey night) v Chicago (2-2, 4-2L)
December 21, 2005 v Anaheim (20-23, 6-3L)
Photomatched: Yes
In his short but interesting NHL career, Divis appeared in 28 games, recording a 6-9-2-1 record with a 3.32GAA, and a 0.880% save average. On top of that, he made a lone playoff appearance in the 2003-04 season, stopping all 8 shots he faced in relief of Chris Osgood.
The piece you are looking at today was used by Divis in his final NHL season, 2005-06. It has extensive wear as it was worn in NHL regular season action on five occasions, to go along with several back-up only and pre-season appearances. The full list of regular season appearances Divis made while wearing this sweater are below:
Acquired from Meigray Group
Dates of Game Use:
October 5, 2005 v Detroit (12-13, 5-1L)
October 28, 2005 v Anaheim (33-39, 6-4L)
October 29, 2005 v Los Angeles (25-30, 5-2L)
November 10, 2005 (reverse jersey night) v Chicago (2-2, 4-2L)
December 21, 2005 v Anaheim (20-23, 6-3L)
Photomatched: Yes
