The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Intriguing story to go along with this one-year style worn by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1964-65 season and later handed down to the St. Catharines Black Hawks. It comes to us from former St. Catharines goaltender Peter Crosbie who received it from the St. Catharines’ trainer who told Crosbie that Stan Mikita had worn it. With a number change already on both the back and sleeves when it arrived in St. Catharines, the jersey could have been donned by Mikita in practice as the team recycled old jerseys for practice use. Tie-neck style durene jersey has the Indian head logo sewn on the front and crossed tomahawk “C” patches on the sleeves. Heavy use to report with a dozen team repairs and several significant long runs that were not stitched up, including three biggies in the left breast region and another running the length of the “1” on the back, just to the left of it. Some of the hem stitching has let go and the jersey measures out to size 50. The lower part of the stitching to the Hawks crest is no longer present. Interesting 40-year old sweater that originated in Chicago will be a swell addition to a Hawks/jersey collection.
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