The Golden Jet is still a big-time scorer even well into his retirement.

A Bobby Hull original jersey from the Winnipeg Jets' inaugural 1972-73 World Hockey Association season sold at auction late Tuesday for a whopping $122,057.

The rare blue No. 9 sweater, offered by Quebec-based Classic Auctions, was not only the highest selling item of 88 pieces up for bids in "The Brett Hull Collection," it garnered the most money in Classic's Fall 2014 Auction, which netted $1.3 million.

Joe Daley, who was Bobby Hull's teammate on the original Jets and is owner of Joe Daley Sportscards, knew the jersey would fetch a good dollar but he was still stunned.

"(Usually) no sale price is going to surprise us, but I'll have to say that surprised me," Daley said from his shop on St. Mary's Road.

"Those jerseys are pretty scarce, but holy smokes. There's a lot of wealthy people out there who love our hobby."

Classic Auctions spokesman Greg Arns said in an email the Fall Auction included a Bobby Orr jersey from the 1974-75 Boston Bruins, which fetched $80,413.

"Usually Orr stuff brings big dollars, so for (Hull's) to surpass his in that auction is really something," Daley said.

Classic Auctions doesn't reveal buyers' names or their geographic location in order to protect their privacy, Arns said.

Jet fans shouldn't expect the piece of Winnipeg hockey history to show up at MTS Centre. True North Sports and Entertainment spokesman Scott Brown replied to my email to confirm the buyer was not from True North.

Some people don't understand how celebrities can sell off memorabilia, but the huge amounts fans are willing to pay can make it an attractive option, Daley said.

"It really is nobody's business what or why they're doing it, but if somebody is willing to spend that kind of dollars ... I mean Brett might have scooped a half-million dollars out of that sale," Daley said.

The collecting hobby wasn't nearly as hot when Daley played goal with the Jets from 1972-79 and little thought was given as to what items from that era would be worth one day, he said.

The original Jets only had a single set of home and away jerseys, making them extremely hard to find today. It's easy to tell an original Jets jersey as the team only used that logo for one season.

"If I would have known I would be doing this one day and the value of items was going to the extreme that is has -- any individual could have probably bought that set of jerseys for next to nothing -- I would have been picking stuff out of the dressing room all year long," Daley said with a laugh.

Daley only kept one jersey from his time with the Jets. It was from his final season with the Avco Cup champs in 1978-79, but it was stolen about 25 years ago when thieves broke into his shop when it was in a strip mall on St. James Street.

"They used to send our jerseys up north to the RCMP in Thompson, then they would take the name tags off and use them," Daley said, adding he would love to get his Jets jerseys back in his family's hands.

"We didn't leave with any of them, other than the last one, so it's amazing when some of this stuff shows up once in a while," he said.

For other highlights from the auction, go to www.classicauctions.net.