Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/15/2016
He was the hottest goalie in hockey in the mid-1970s and the biggest reason the Philadelphia Flyers were able to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Bernie Parent. The first player to win consecutive Conn Smythe trophies, Parent provided the Broad Street Bullies with exceptional goaltending. He was the edge the Flyers needed in the 1974 final to beat out Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and the Big, Bad Bruins and become the first modern expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. Parent and the Flyers proved their first Cup win was no fluke the following season when they returned to the final. Parent short-circuited Buffalo's French Connection and Philadelphia defended its title and retained the Cup. The NHL's wins, shutouts and goals-against-average leader for both seasons, Parent was well-established as hockey's most dominant goalie when he wore this gamer, a Flyers road jersey that dates from 1975-77. Bernie has signed vertically along the middle of the white-on-black double twill "1" on the back which displays a diagonal scuff/scratch across its surface just above the black marker autograph. The number, which is glued and sewn on the back and both sleeves, became the first one retired for a goalie in NHL history when the Flyers bestowed the honor on Parent on October 11, 1979. The sensational embroidered Flyers crest is displayed on the front and a small size "XL" fly tag remains sewn into the back of the neck. A real treat on this beauty is the white-on-orange nameplate. Glue residue appears on the back of the jersey beside the orange thread stitching on the right edge of this nameplate, a truly uncommon find as they were used for nationally televised games only and regularly attached and removed throughout the season. Light game use shows in black puck/stick mark on the left sleeve and wear on the right elbow. This jersey is similar in every way to the white 1975-76 Parent jersey we sold in our June 2010 auction including; placement of numbers and nameplate, tagging in the collar and font and size of the numbers on sleeves and back. Parent had surgery on his neck and was limited to 11 regular season games in 1975-76. He went 4-4 in eight playoff games and did not face Montreal in the final, replaced by Wayne Stephenson. Parent returned to play 61 games the following year, adding 16 more shutouts over his final three seasons to bring his total to 55 when his Hall of Fame career was cut short by an eye injury in 1979. A letter of authenticity accompanies this signed Bernie Parent gamer, a jersey that deserves its rightful place in a Flyers/Hall of Fame goalie shrine.
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