Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
Including Sawchuk & Horton numerous Hall-of-Famers penned blue ballpoint autographs on the shaft of this CCM Custom Pro model stick used by Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong. Most have faded to a certain degree, including a barely visible Tim Horton, although the Terry Sawchuk signature, inverted between the two “C”s of CCM, is one of the boldest, joined by similar nice ones of Armstrong and Dave Keon. Other HOFers to sign were Mahovlich, Kelly, Stanley, Pronovost, and Pulford, with Ellis, Hillman, Baun, Stemkowski, Selby, trainers Haggert and Naylor and Kurtenbach also present, the latter helping to date the treasure to the ‘65-66 season. With “Armstrong” stamped to the front of the shaft and black tape forming the knob and covering the blade, the stick shows good game use, but admittedly, was not well stored over the years; the blade appears water-damaged with half a dozen cracks and a chip. Thought-provoking piece was handled by many of the men who brought Toronto its most recent Stanley Cup!
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