Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2025
Able to witness the stardom and glory that was the run of four (4) straight Stanley Cups won by the New York Islanders between 1980 and 1983 before falling to the Edmonton Oilers during their quest for a fifth Stanley Cup the year after, offered here are the press pins issued to famed sports journalist Frank Brown for the 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Each in the shape of the Stanley Cup and measuring slightly longer than 2" in height, the pins each display the shield emblem of the National Hockey League as well as the year they were issued and a "NEWS" designation along the bottom just above the base. All void of any stampings on the reverses, the pins are seen in overall good condition, showing some light surface wear/tarnishing and light scratches over each while tape has been wrapped around the points on the reverse of each as well, except for the pin from 1982, which has a pair of mismatched backings over its points. Additionally, also included with the lot is a collection of 65+ Islanders media passes that were used by Brown to gain access to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. All various sizes and colours with many sporting Brown's name either penned in black or blue pen ink or printed over labels. Including some that have clips to affix to a jacket pocket or small strings fed through the top via punched holes, With some laminated, the group displays with imagery including Islanders logos as well as the Stanley Cup in some cases while presenting in overall good condition throughout but sporting common flaws such as creases/fold lines and corner/edge wear from handling or storage in the pocket of Brown's jackets. A Classic Auctions LOA will accompany the lot.
Publishing his first paid hockey article in a New York Rangers game program in 1970 that earned him a total of fifty ($50) dollars, from there, Frank Brown began his career as a journalist for The Associated Press, typically covering the Montreal Canadiens. Under the leadership of Stan Fischler, Brown stated he learned the "courage of my convictions" after being handed Gordie Howe's phone number. Moving on to the New York Daily News in 1980, where he would remain until 1998, when he joined the National Hockey League as a communication executive, a position he would hold with the league until his retirement in 2018. He was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019.
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