When Corey Perry joined the Edmonton Oilers partway through the 2023–24 season, it felt like a savvy veteran pickup. What it turned into was something more: a future Hall of Famer adding yet another chapter to his already absurd postseason résumé — this time, in blue and orange.

And while he was part of Edmonton’s playoff run in 2024, it was in 2025 that he truly made his mark. This was the year Perry didn’t just take part — he tilted games, broke records, and left fingerprints all over the Oilers’ return to the Stanley Cup Final.

He opened the scoring in the Game 6 clincher against Dallas — his seventh goal of the playoffs, setting an NHL record for most goals in a single postseason by a player aged 39 or older. That goal added to a legacy that now includes six Stanley Cup Final appearances — not all consecutive, but undeniably consistent.

Then came the Final. Game 1 at Rogers Place: Perry earned the primary assist on Leon Draisaitl’s overtime winner, setting the tone for the series. Game 2: with just 18 seconds left in regulation, he scored the tying goal — a slick backhand off a loose puck in the slot — setting a new NHL record for the latest game-tying goal in Stanley Cup Final history. The crowd lost it. The Panthers didn’t.

For a player with more than 1,300 games behind him, Perry’s biggest Oilers moments came when it mattered most — at age 40, on the sport’s biggest stage, in a jersey nobody saw coming.

The Jersey Itself

This jersey is the real deal — Perry’s 2025 Stanley Cup Final Royal Blue Set #1, worn in Games 1 and 2 at Rogers Place against the Florida Panthers. It’s a Fanatics-made size 58, crafted in Canada, with all the official patches and tags that make it unmistakably part of that Stanley Cup run.

The standout feature is the 2025 Stanley Cup Final patch sewn on the left chest — a badge of honor that only the teams who made it to the final get to wear. Opposite that is the updated Play Alberta sponsor patch, a subtle but noticeable tweak from the version worn during the regular season.

Game-Worn Jersey
Edmonton Oilers
2025 Stanley Cup Final
Royal Set #1 – C00534
Fanatics Authentic Pro
Made In Canada – Size 58

Photo Matching

As you might expect, the game wear on this jersey is pretty light. It was only worn in Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final and washed afterward, so you won’t find any major scuffs or repairs. But there is one clear, identifying mark — a visible white blemish on the back of the jersey, next to the numbers — that allows this jersey to be photomatched.

You can spot it clearly in the post-goal celebration photos after Perry’s record-tying goal in Game 2, the kind of detail that makes a match all the more satisfying.

A Personal Note

I’ll be honest: there were few players in the NHL I disliked more than Corey Perry.

Some of that comes with the territory — the stick work after the whistle, the scrums, the smirk, the fact that somethingalways seemed to happen when he was on the ice. But mostly, it comes down to one night that still stings.

Game 5, 2017, in Anaheim.

The Oilers had a 3–0 lead with under four minutes left in regulation. Draisaitl, McDavid, and Caggiula had all scored. Talbot was standing on his head. And then the Ducks erased it — three goals in the blink of an eye, capped off by a controversial no-call on goalie interference. Double overtime: Getzlaf to Perry, and it’s over. 4–3, Anaheim. One of the most painful collapses in Oilers playoff history, and guess who was in the middle of it? Corey Perry, with a goal and two assists, smiling through it all.

So yeah, I didn’t exactly plan on adding a Corey Perry jersey to my collection.

But here we are.

Because what he did in 2025 — as a 40-year-old, playing meaningful minutes and delivering clutch goals — was impossible to ignore. You don’t have to like him. I didn’t. But the guy produces, and this time, it was for the Oilers. He will be in the Hall of Fame one day, and this jersey marks the moment he added one more ridiculous chapter to his postseason legacy — in blue and orange, at home, with Rogers Place erupting.

It’s not about sentiment. It’s about the story.

And that’s why, when this jersey went up on NHL Auctions… I paid more than I probably should have. I knew it. But some pieces don’t come around twice.

And sometimes, even the villains earn their place on the wall.