The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Thought-provoking piece of lumber, or should we say “wand”, was used by the magical Valeri Kharlamov during one of his visits to North America where he garnered the respect of all while displaying his exceptional skating, passing and scoring skills. Also fascinating is the story of our consignor, a Russian woman in New York City who would often hang out/party with the Soviets when they were in the U.S. and who became close with Valeri and his buddies! Koho 221 Custom Pro stick has a big hook towards the end of the narrow blade and is stamped “Harlamov” up near the small knob tape job, done in black and finished off with white. On one side of the shaft just below the knob is where the legendary Russian applied a nice thick, bold black marker signature. There are seven other similar marker autographs and if we go by the numbers inked beside some of them, we conclude that Valeri Vasiliev (6) and Vladimir Petrov (16) were among those to also sign. Stick shows great game use with puck and slash marks and four rips/scrapes in the black bulldog tape on the back side of the blade. In crack-free solid condition. Likely used in the three-game 1979 Challenge Cup series held at New York’s Madison Square Garden or possibly the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Games, the stick is a wonderful treasure being offered to the hobby for the first time. Phenomenal!
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