The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
An exceptional find is this broadside featuring a black and white image of the 1949-50 Montreal Canadiens. It pictures the likes of Richard, Blake, Lach, Bouchard, Durnan, Reardon, Mosdell, youngsters Harvey and McNeil, coach Irvin and GM Selke. Beneath the photo is “A Most Cordial Welcome To Les Canadiens - St. Dom’s Arena - Monday February 13, 1950.” An exhibition game in Lewiston, Maine on the home ice of the St. Dominic High School team in the middle of the NHL season seems difficult to imagine today but was not unheard of in the day; the Habs and other teams would indeed play exhibitions in non- NHL towns. Measuring just over 10” by 16”, the piece has a barely noticeable light crease down the middle and has been professionally matted and framed. It will likely be a long time before another one of these surfaces, if ever!
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