Flames and Cowboys jerseys worn by Darrel Janz being auctioned to benefit Samaritan’s Purse

A pair of hockey jerseys worn by the late Darrel Janz are being auctioned to raise money for Samaritan's Purse, including this retro Calgary Cowboys jersey worn by the Calgary Hitmen in 2019 to celebrate teams that played in the Corral. (Photo: Ollive's Auction)

A couple of hockey jerseys that celebrate two of Calgary’s iconic hockey teams and CTV Calgary’s most iconic anchorman are being auctioned off.

Ollive’s Auction is auctioning Darrel Janz’s personalized Calgary Flames jersey, which his family said was “owned and worn with great Calgary pride by news legend Darrel Janz.”

There’s also a Calgary Cowboys retro jersey that was worn by the Calgary Hitmen in 2019 to pay tribute to the WHA franchise that played in the Corral in the 1970s.

Both jerseys are part of the Believe in the Gold auction, which is a fundraiser for Samaritan’s Purse. All the funds raised go to the charity’s Operation Christmas Child program.

Janz has said that one of the highlights of his six-decade-long journalism career was a trip to Bosnia in the 1990s to cover Samaritan's Purse as it delivered gift-filled shoeboxes through its Operation Christmas Child program.

Bidding goes until Dec. 22. For more information, go here.

Janz died Nov. 2, 2024. He was 83.

Bids are being accepted through Dec.22 for a personalized Darrel Janz Calgary Flames jersey. (Photo: Ollive's Auction)