Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2017
Georges Vezina, the Chicoutimi Cucumber, was the only goaltender to play for les Canadiens between 1910 and 1925, helping the team win the Stanley Cup in 1916 and 1924. He was discovered in Chicoutimi, Quebec during an exhibition game between the Montreal Nationals of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League and the local Chicoutimi team during the 1904-05 season. The opposing goalie, Joseph Cattarinich, was impressed with his play, suggested Vezina as his replacement upon retiring in 1910. This stunning vintage cabinet photograph from 1908 pictures the young Vezina, along with his older brother Pierre and his Chicoutimi Hockey Club teammates. At just under 7 ½” x 9 ½”, the studio Eud Lemay is listed along the bottom right, with the photo mounted to card stock backing.
The central image includes some light toning along with spotting, with staining along the upper right top corner. There is also some light creasing present. One of the first goaltenders enshrined within the Hall of Fame (along with Charlie Gardiner), any and all items related to the career of Georges Vezina are extremely important historically.
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