JERSEY HISTORY: THE BEARS WON GAME 7 OF THE SEMIS AND SINCE GAME 1 OF THE CALDER CUP FINALS WAS ONLY A FEW NIGHTS LATER THE TEAM DID NOT HAVE TIME TO MAKE UP THE NEW JERSEYS IN TIME. AS A RESULT SOME PLAYERS INCLUDING MINK WERE FORCED TO WEAR THEIR SET 2 JERSEY IN GAME 1. CCM / REEBOK RUSHED TO PROVIDE AS MANY OF THE BEARS JERSEYS AS POSSIBLE BUT BECAUSE THE BEARS WERE PLANNING TO CHANGE THEIR JERSEYS IN 06-07 THERE WAS LIMITED INVENTORY AND SOME PLAYERS ACTUALLY WERE NEVER ISSUED A SET FINALS JERSEY. IN MINK'S CASE HE RECEIVED THIS JERSEY WHICH WAS ONLY WORN IN GAME 2 - A GAME IN WHICH HE SCORED A GOAL IN THE 6-3 VICTORY. THE MOST INTERESTING ASPECT OF THE JERSEY IS THAT IN THE HASTE TO GET THE JERSEYS COMPLETED, THIS JERSEY DID NOT HAVE THE BLUE CROSS SPONSOR PATCH ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AS WAS CUSTOMARY FOR ALL BEARS JERSEYS.
