Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
The Montreal Canadiens made it three Stanley Cup titles in four years in the spring of 1968, capturing the coveted prize following the first season of the NHL’s major expansion. Regular season champion Montreal rolled over the opposition in the playoffs, sweeping the Bruins, taking out the Black Hawks in five and then sweeping past the St. Louis Blues in the finals. Rookie defenceman Serge Savard scored two shorthanded goals in the finals to tie a record and Toe Blake, after capturing his eighth Cup in 13 years as coach, retired as being the first person to total 11 Cup championships, having won three as a player. Supporting cast member Claude Larose, who contributed three goals and two assists during the successful playoff run, received this magnificent miniature trophy to mark the joyous occasion. The names of Molson, Pollock, Blake and team captain Beliveau are engraved above two columns of players’ names which include the likes of Hall-of-Famers Cournoyer, Laperriere, Worsley, Lemaire, Richard and Savard, as well as Backstrom, Duff, Ferguson, Larose, Vachon, Provost, Redmond, Rousseau, Tremblay and others. Silver-plated keepsake is 12 1/2” high and in great shape with a rather insignificant one-inch dent on the left side of the barrel (second lowest “ring”) and copper showing through on the edges of the smaller upper rings. The green felt that lines the bottom of the black wooden base has been autographed by Claude Larose. He’ll also sign a letter of authenticity that will accompany this marvelous memento.
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