The National Hockey League-MeiGray Group Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program is proud to offer fans and collectors across the globe the opportunity to own a piece of history... the actual cap worn and autographed by #91, John Tavares of the New York Islanders during the National Hockey League/National Hockey League Players' Association Player Media Tour in Toronto, Ontario September 8-9, 2015.

National Hockey League stars arrived in Toronto on Monday, September 7, 2015, for three days to promote the upcoming 2015-16 season -- including events and initiatives such as the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, the 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, the 2016 NHL-All-Star Game and Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month. Players posed for portraits, shot promotional commercials and interviews with various media entities during the tour.

This gray and lavender cap, a size L/XL registered into the MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program as number MGA001579, was worn by John Tavares of the New York Islanders during the National Hockey League/National Hockey League Players' Association Player Media Tour in Toronto. It was then autographed by Tavares.

A portion* of the proceeds from this auction will benefit Hockey Fights Cancer™. Hockey Fights Cancer is an initiative founded in December 1998 by the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association to raise money and awareness for hockey's most important fight. To date, through the NHL's US and Canadian charitable foundations, more than $15 million has been raised under the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative to support national and local cancer research institutions, children's hospitals, player charities and local cancer organizations. The Hockey Fights Cancer program is supported by NHL® Member Clubs, NHL Alumni™, the NHL Officials' Association, Professional Hockey Trainers and Equipment Managers, corporate marketing partners, broadcast partners and fans throughout North America.

On behalf of the NHLPA, NHL and Hockey Fights Cancer we would like to thank you for your generous participation and support of this worthy cause.

The NHL-MeiGray Group Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program individually numbers, security-tags and markets the game-worn jerseys at meigray.com for 9 NHL clubs: Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington. Since its introduction in October 2002, the NHL-MGG Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program has donated more than 3,500 game-worn jerseys to its member teams and their charitable foundations throughout the United States and Canada.

* 81% of the gross proceeds of each sale under this auction will be donated to the National Hockey League Foundation toward the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative. Please review the attached invoice and consult your tax advisor for details regarding the deductibility of your purchase for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The National Hockey League Foundation, located at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036, is a US private foundation that is exempt from Federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. A copy of the latest annual report can be obtained from the National Hockey League Foundation or from the Office of the New York Attorney General by writing the Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. The National Hockey League Foundation has made contributions to other organizations, and a list of all organizations that have received contributions during the past twelve months may be obtained from the National Hockey League Foundation. A charitable donation receipt will not be issued by the NHL Foundation (the Canadian foundation). Canadian residents who purchase a 2015 National Hockey League/National Hockey League Players? Association Player Media Tour jersey may not be entitled to a charitable donation tax credit or deduction in respect of such purchase for Canadian federal income tax purposes and should consult their own tax advisors with respect to any Canadian tax implications of their purchase.

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