Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings 1993 Clarence Campbell Conference Finals Game Used and Dual Signed Gloves | Worn For Games 1 and/or Game 2

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A defining artifact from one of the most memorable playoff runs of Wayne Gretzky’s Los Angeles Kings career, these game-used gloves date to the Kings’ historic march through the 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Clarence Campbell Conference Final against the Toronto Maple Leafs stands among the most celebrated series of Gretzky’s post-Edmonton years and ultimately propelled Los Angeles to its first Stanley Cup Final appearance in franchise history. 

The series opened at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens amid enormous anticipation. Gretzky, despite battling through a season affected by injury, remained the focal point of the Kings’ attack and immediately demonstrated why he remained hockey’s premier playmaker. The opening games showcased the intensity and hostility that would define the matchup, featuring physical confrontations, bitter rivalries, and immense media attention on both sides of the border. The Kings emerged from the early portion of the series positioned to challenge a Maple Leafs club led by Doug Gilmour, setting the stage for one of the NHL’s most dramatic conference finals of the modern era. 

Game 2 brought the series to life in a different register. Gretzky recorded an assist, a typically understated contribution that nonetheless shaped the Kings' attack and underscored the quiet authority with which he was orchestrating the series even in its opening stages. His impact in these early games was not always expressed loudly through the scoresheet — it was visible in the positioning of the Toronto defence, which was constantly forced to prioritise him, and in the space that created for the players around him.

As the series progressed, Gretzky’s influence grew. Facing elimination after Toronto seized a 3-2 series lead, he delivered two of the most consequential performances of his Los Angeles tenure. In Game 6, Gretzky scored the overtime winner to force a deciding seventh game, a contest remembered as one of the most controversial and discussed playoff games in NHL history. 

Two nights later, in Game 7 at Maple Leaf Gardens, Gretzky authored what he would later describe as the greatest game of his career. He recorded a hat trick and added an assist in a 5-4 victory, personally driving the Kings to their first Stanley Cup Final appearance. The performance remains one of the signature moments of his Hall of Fame career and is widely regarded as one of the finest Game 7 efforts in NHL history. 

He would finish the series with five goals and five assists across seven games, numbers that, concentrated at the back end, tell only part of the story of how his presence shaped it from the very first drop of the puck.

The Kings carried that momentum into the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens, winning Game 1 in Montreal with Gretzky contributing a goal and three assists. However, the Canadiens responded by winning four consecutive games, including three straight overtime contests, capturing the Stanley Cup in five games and bringing the Kings’ remarkable run to an end. Despite the defeat, the 1993 postseason remains the defining playoff achievement of Gretzky’s Los Angeles career and a landmark moment in the growth of hockey in the United States. 

The gloves were photomatched by MeiGray and are attributed to Games 1 and/or Game 2 of the 1993 Clarence Campbell Conference Finals. A letter from James Spence Authentication accompanies the lot in regard to the signatures.

Going Deeper | Wayne Gretzky

In the annals of hockey history, few names command the same reverence and admiration as that of Wayne Gretzky. Universally regarded as perhaps the greatest to ever grace the ice, Gretzky's influence on the sport is immeasurable. Gretzky set over 61 individual NHL records and won 9 Hart Memorial Trophies and 4 Stanley Cup championships. The NHL’s all-time point leader, Wayne Gretzky is the only player in NHL history to have his number retired league-wide. 

Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky, an undersized player, brought speed and finesse to a highly physical game. Often compared to a geographer or a chess player for his ability to think multiple plays ahead of opponents, Gretzky’s knack for being ‘in the right place at the right time’ made him a defensive nightmare. After joining the NHL and Edmonton Oilers in 1979, Gretzky quickly asserted himself as a top talent, leading the league in goals for five seasons and assists every season in the 1980s. Gretzky led the Oilers to a dynasty in the mid-1980s, winning all four of his Stanley Cups in a five year span between 1984 and 1988. Gretzky went on to play for the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and the New York Rangers before retiring in 1999. When he did, he retired as the NHL’s all-time leader in points, goals, and assists and an 18-time all-star. In 2017, Gretzky was named to the NHL 100.