Overtime Christmas Auction #9
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/5/2006
Former WHA (Ottawa Nationals, Toronto Toros) and NHL (Blues, Rangers) goaltender Gilles Gratton is best remembered for wearing one of the most unconventional and colorful masks in hockey history. Gilles has autographed an 8" by 10" photo of himself wearing the famous tiger mask back in his days with the Rangers and the mask also appears on a Molson Canadian beer can and mini beer keg. Gratton's WHA contract with the Nationals, signed by Gilles, WHA president Gary Davidson and Ottawa president D.P. Michel is dated October 25, 1972 and is joined by a couple of scarce Nationals color team photo postcards. A Winnipeg Jets footed tumbler is a three star award that Gilles earned and is autographed in blue sharpie. Some neat stuff from his junior days with the Oshawa Generals includes a half dozen photos of him in action, two programs and a '69-70 color team photo which also pictures future Bruins captain Terry O'Reilly. A few miscellaneous snapshots taken during Gratton's 1974 WHA Team Canada experience are also included, as is a Buffalo Sabres tie clip. Rounding out the booty are two colorful Oldtimers' hockey jerseys that Gilles wore. Both have nice embroidered "Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge" crests sewn on the fronts and have been autographed on the numbers on the back.
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