Artefacts

Nagano 1998, puck with the signature of Cammi GRANATO (USA), Olympic champion.

Physical description

Black puck. Face A: the Games' emblem and the athlet's signature. Face B: USA Ice Hockey's emblem. Edge: "VEGUM - OFFICIAL - MADE IN SLOVAKIA".

Created

Created: Nagano Organizing Committee Created: Vegum

Materials

plastic

Colors

black, white, multi coloured

Dimension

ø 7.5 x 2.5 cm, 164 g

Type of item

Sport equipment -> puck

Reference number

77144

Keywords

Olympic champion Nagano 1998, Olympic Winter Games United States of America Ice Hockey/Ice hockey[W]emblem

Notes

Nagano 1998, pucks signed by members of the US women’s team. A puck must weigh between 156 and 170g. It is refrigerated before matches to make it easier to control. Before the rubber pucks we know today, ice hockey matches were played with frozen fruit or circles of wood. The Olympic champions Cammi Granato and Tara Mounsey signed these pucks.