Hershey Bears Auction Off Retro Jerseys

The Hershey Bears wore retro jerseys based off of the 1949-50 season jerseys, being modeled here by Tomas Kundratek, and were auctioned off for Hershey Bears charities after Saturday’s game (Kyle Mace / Sweetest Hockey on Earth)

It’s become a tradition in Hershey after special Bears games; jerseys auctions in which fans live bid on game worn jerseys from the game they just watched. After Hershey’s opening night, Bears players held up their jerseys for fans in sections 119 though 121 to see an let them bid on. Joel Rechlicz’s jersey was the highest seller at $2,000. All the final prices from the current players are below the jump.

Auction prices:

Nate Schmidt $650
Chay Genoway $800
Tyson Strachan $500
Cam Schilling $900
Patrick Wey $500
Jamie Johnson $650
Derek Whitmore $750
Nathan Walker $1,150
Josh Brittain $850
Matt Watkins $650
Michael Latta $650
Peter LeBlanc $700
Joel Rechlicz $2,000
Jeff Taffe $700
Casey Wellman $750
Tyson Ruegsegger $950
Stanislav Galiev $600
John Mitchell $550
Brandon Segal $650
Ryan Stoa $700
Dmitry Orlov $800
Julien Brouillette $700
David Leggio $1,050
Philipp Grubauer $1,000
Nicolas Deschamps $650
Patrick Wellar $700
Tomas Kundratek $850
Garrett Mitchell $800
Michal Cajkovsky $500
Dane Byers $1,000
David Kolomatis $550
Coco The Bear $800

Along with some other jerseys, the Bears raised just over $38,000, about $1,000 less than last years 75th jerseys.