1980 'Miracle on Ice' goalie to sell his memorabilia

Ironic considering the Soviet goalie Tretiak is rich with a cushy job.

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“I just think what happened with me is we had [the items] appraised, I had a chance to meet with Lelands, people had been after me for years to try to part with some of it,” Craig said in an interview with Puck Daddy. “[It] wasn’t the right time. I think Bobby Suter passing away really was a wakeup call for all of us. Then there’s a huge responsibility as a dad with two children on who gets what. It became really hard and so we sat down as a family and said let’s share this with the rest of the [world] and let’s try to see if we can help [the kids] financially as well, and hopefully if they have grandchildren.”

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I don't know. Barring pressing financial need, I'd rather have something to remember my grampa by than a few thousand extra dollars. This is one of those things that may seem like it makes sense now, but several years down the road they may be saying, "I wish we hadn't done that."

many of the guys sell the shite, because they would rather it go to some one who would cherish it, than to their kids who could give a rats arse.

Bob Gibson sold a bunch of shite, he said, he's getting up there, and he would rather some one who will want his goods to get them, rather than family going through it like a dead carcass on a side road. Let them fight over the cash it brings in later down the road, while some one enjoys those items.

Lou Brock has been doing the same, selling off shite, putting the money away for family. Lou doesn't need the cash, and cash is easier to split up and his items go to people who want them and cherish them.

There is a company that does this for aging athletes, so their items go to good homes and each get cash. More athletes are selling stuff, they kept a ton of shite back in the days. Even with all the stuff Lou sold, he still had a room with 5-7K things still in it. Baskets full of stuff.