The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
After seeing the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings “control” Lord Stanley’s precious trophy for six years, the Montreal Canadiens recaptured hockey’s top prize in April of 1953. It turned out to be a crowning moment in the career of Canadiens’ center Elmer Lach, for whom this marvelous miniature trophy was produced in recent years by the NHL trophy-making Boffey company. Lach scored the Cup-winning goal in overtime, giving the Habs a 1-0 victory in game five of their series with Boston, the Bruins having knocked off regular season champion Detroit in the semis while Montreal was turning a 3-2 series deficit into a seven-game victory over Chicago. After beating Boston’s Sugar Jim Henry at 1:22 of overtime, Lach was lifted up onto the shoulders of Maurice Richard and Butch Bouchard in the celebration that followed the most famous goal of his career and Forum fans flocked onto the ice surface to congratulate their heroes. What a scene it was! The names of Lach, Richard, Bouchard, rookie Plante, Harvey, Olmstead, Geoffrion, Moore, Mosdell, Reay, Johnson, McNeil and others are engraved on this captivating memento and joined by those of coach Irvin and general manager Selke. In perfect condition, the impressive trophy will be accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by two-time NHL scoring champ Elmer Lach.
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