Ryan Whitney was selected as the 5th overall pick of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Whitney played parts of four seasons in Pittsburgh before being traded to Anaheim for Chris Kunitz and other assets
In 2009-2010, Whit played in 62 games for the Ducks and tallied 4 goals and 24 assists
He was again traded on March 3rd, 2010 to Edmonton in exchange for Lubomir Visnovsky
Ryan Whitney played in 9 seasons in the NHL, appearing in 481 games and contributing 50 goals and 209 assists
Since retiring, he has become one of the most well known media figures in hockey thanks to his podcast Spittin’ Chiclets which he hosts with Paul Bissonnette
Ryan Whitney’s white set 1 game worn jersey was used from the beginning of the season through at least December 23rd, 2009
2009-2010 was Whit’s most productive season after leaving the Penguins with him playing in 81 games and tallying 39 points between his time in Anaheim and Edmonton
It is photomatched to multiple games late in the set’s life, primarily to the repairs in the gold band on the left elbow
It has decent wear with a couple of repairs in the right sleeve including in the gold band around the elbow and just below it in the white fabric right at the seam of the sleeve
The left sleeve has some unique board burns/residue in the gold band, as well as another couple of repairs above the elbow
Both sets of sleeve numbers have loose threads and the left set has a board burn in the #9
The front of the jersey has a few small stick/puck marks above and below the crest and in the shoulder/collarbone area
There is also a burn hole below the left collarbone and towards the armpit
The back of the jersey is clean beyond some loose threads in the nameplate and numbers and some residue on the nameplate
The jersey has Anaheim Ducks team tagging in the back hem and came with a Ducks LOA
