Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
Marvelous game-used gear from Gilles Villemure’s standout minor league career is this old Kenesky catching glove that can be matched to a big 11” by 14” photo of Gilles in his Baltimore Clippers uniform. Villemure backstopped the Clippers in ‘63-64 and ‘66-67 and persevered until he landed in New York, forming a great duo with Eddie Giacomin at the start of the 1970s, winning the Vezina Trophy (‘70-71) and helping the Rangers to the 1972 Stanley Cup finals. Gilles still holds the record for lowest goals-against-average (0.88) in NHL All-Star Game history! Black leather catcher still has an albeit faded Kenesky tag sewn on the outer cuff, while “Villemure” is inside in black marker. Shows great game use but is in excellent intact condition with no tears/holes. The photo is signed in ballpoint “Good Luck Ray, Gilles Villemure.”
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