Paul Henderson wore the battle-scarred, stick-marked jersey when he buried the winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series against the former Soviet Union.
It was a goal that brought an entire country to its feet.
Classrooms and boardrooms across Canada were frozen while people watched the dying moments of the Cold War showdown.
"We think it's probably the most important and most significant piece of hockey memorabilia ever sold in history," said Marc Juteau, president of Classic Auctions, the Montreal-area company in charge of selling the jersey.
"We're already getting a lot of action on it."
Juteau hopes the heavy-knit artifact, which Henderson donned for the final four games of the series, will fetch more than a Bobby Orr rookie sweater that was auctioned off last month.
The Orr jersey sold for $191,200, thought to be the highest price ever paid for a hockey item through an auction.
Juteau said a few Wayne Gretzky jerseys have sold privately for around $250,000 a pop, the most he believes any piece of hockey history has ever brought in.
In the last seven years, Juteau's company has auctioned off sweaters worn by Gretzky and Orr for about $150,000 each.
But this relic is different, he says.
Source: Paul Henderson's '72 Jersey to be Auctioned Off
