Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
Curious and mysterious is this marvelous silver-plated, handled cup which has engraving in French at the top that reads “C.N.D. Coupe Offerte Par M.W.V. Dwyer - N.Y. American Club - Pour Championnat au Hockey.” Tough to figure just what championship(s) it was offered for since the names of more than one team are listed for many of the years. For example, Canadiens, N.Y. Americans, Chicago and Trois- Rivieres each have “1929” following their inscriptions, with 1931 winners including Canadien, Detroit, N.Y. Rangers, Pittsburgh and Providence. Eight teams have “1932” after their names while just one team is listed for 1933 (Toronto), 1934 (Toronto) and 1935 (Montreal). NHL, minor league and teams from Quebec (Trois-Rivieres, Joliette, Lafontaine) all on the same trophy has us admittedly stumped. We can tell you though that this Dwyer chap was quite the character, being raised in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhatten and then a leading bootlegger in the early days of prohibition, before Tex Rickard convinced him to buy the NHL’s Hamilton Tigers and rename them the New York Americans. A lack of space “prohibits” more juicy stories here; we’ll have to conclude by telling you that the tarnished cup is 7” in diameter, rises to 11 1/2” and is dented at the base. Like Dwyer, a one-of-a-kind!
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