2009. gonchar. stanley cup.
WORN DURING THE 2009 STANLEY CUP FINAL AS GONCHAR SCORED THE GAME-WINNING GOAL IN GAME 3 TO CHANGE THE MOMENTUM OF THE SERIES.
Sergei Gonchar joined the Penguins as a free agent in the Summer of 2005. The smooth-skating defenseman played the next five seasons with Pittsburgh scoring 54 goals and adding 205 assists for 259 points in 322 regular season games. After suffering a dislocated shoulder in the first game of the 2008-09 pre-season and missing the first 57 games of the regular season, Gonchar returned on February 14, 2009 at Toronto. He played in the final 25 games of the regular season recording six goals including five on the power-play and 13 assists.
Gonchar played in 22 of the Penguins' 24 Stanley Cup Playoff games missing Games 5 and 6 against Washington after a devastating knee-on-knee hit from fellow countryman Alexander Ovechkin in Game 4. He recorded three goals and 11 assists in the Playoffs. With the Penguins trailing in the Stanley Cup Final series 2-0 and entering the third period of Game 3 being outshot 26-11 with the game tied 2-2, Gonchar's game-winning power-play goal with 9:31 left in the game propelled Pittsburgh to victory and the momentum of the series shifted.
This jersey was worn by Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar in Games 3, 4 and 6 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit.
Gonchar played in 22 of the Penguins' 24 Stanley Cup Playoff games missing Games 5 and 6 against Washington after a devastating knee-on-knee hit from fellow countryman Alexander Ovechkin in Game 4. He recorded three goals and 11 assists in the Playoffs. With the Penguins trailing in the Stanley Cup Final series 2-0 and entering the third period of Game 3 being outshot 26-11 with the game tied 2-2, Gonchar's game-winning power-play goal with 9:31 left in the game propelled Pittsburgh to victory and the momentum of the series shifted.
This jersey was worn by Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar in Games 3, 4 and 6 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit.
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Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings skates with the puck as Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks to play the body during Game Three of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final at Mellon Arena on June 2, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Sergei Gonchar #55 and Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate a third period goal against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Three of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on June 2, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Three of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on June 2, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Sergei Gonchar #55, Marc-Andre Fleury #29 and Brooks Orpik #44 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate their 4-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Three of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on June 2, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins handles the puck against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Four of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on June 4, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by: Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Sergei Gonchar, of Russia, plays against the against the Detroit Red Wings in game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Six of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final at Mellon Arena on June 9, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
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Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Six of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final at Mellon Arena on June 9, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
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The jersey was acquired by PenguinsChronicles.com on January 8, 2017 from a private collector. The jersey was originally sold by J&J Distributing who purchased the entire set of 2009 Stanley Cup Final jerseys directly from the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 29, 2009. The jersey comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
