Scott Galbraith finally has his black, game-worn Mitch Marner London Knights jersey.

The London collector and reigning Memorial Cup championship team agreed to an out-of-court settlement this week, ending an explosive $100,000 lawsuit that alleged the hockey club was “fraudulent and reckless” in trying to pass off a fake No. 93 sweater to the winner of an online auction operated by the Canadian Hockey League.

Galbraith, who paid nearly $4,000 for the item, sued the Knights, the CHL and the Hockey Hall of Fame — which took possession of Marner’s jersey as an artifact shortly after the Cup final — on Aug. 23 in an effort to claim the authentic article.

He got it, plus his lawyer’s fees covered by the team.

“It’s resolved,” said Galbraith’s lawyer, Gene Chiarello, an ex-Knights goaltender, “and Scott didn’t get any financial benefit (from the action).”

The Knights, who refused to comment on the matter, were able to sidestep the courtroom, coming to an agreement days before the deadline to file a statement of defence in response to the lawsuit.

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