A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
The Montreal Canadiens "Quiet Dynasty" made it four Stanley Cups in five seasons when they swept the expansion St. Louis Blues for the second straight year in the 1969 final. Canadiens policeman John Ferguson claimed the Cup-winning goal when he scored 3:02 into the third period of Game 4 to send the Habs on to a 2-1 win on May 4, 1969. Despite a few noteworthy errors, this is the original puck trophy that Ferguson kept to display his accomplishment. While Ferguson's goal was scored in St. Louis, the vintage official game puck displayed here features a rubberized Canadiens logo. A circular plaque mounted between two crossed hockey sticks has "Winning Goal, Stanley Cup, 1969-70, John Ferguson" displayed on it, although Ferguson's winning goal actually capped the 1968-69 season. The gold-colored metal plaque has a pin extending from the reverse that is embedded into the middle of the puck's rubberized orange Converse crest, while the blades of the crossed hockey sticks have become detached from the trophy's flat gold metal base. This unique Cup-winning puck trophy comes along with a letter of authenticity from the Ferguson family.
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