The 2009 Montreal Centennial Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2009
Inspiring and stirring championship memento from the days long before Stanley Cup rings and miniature cups became the tradition, this dazzling little stick pin was presented to a member of the Montreal Canadiens after the franchise upset the Boston Bruins in the spring of 1930. Bostons .875 winning percentage (38-5-1) that year is still the best in NHL history and the Bruins hadnt lostback-to-back games until being swept by the Habs in the best-of-three Cup finals. After eliminating the Black Hawks and Rangers, the Canadiens shutout the Bruins 3-0 in Boston, before clinching hockeys most coveted prize with a 4-3 win back on Forum ice, Howie Morenz scoring what proved to be the Cup-winner and goaltender George Hainsworth backstopping Montreal to its first of two consecutive Cup triumphs. Players and executives received small souvenirs to commemorate the gigantic accomplishment, with this stick pin measuring just under three inches long and with a miniature hockey stick with red, white and blue stones in the blade and a scripted Champions 1930 engraved on the shaft. Stamped 18K PLAT on the other side of the shaft, the 75-year old treasure is in fabulous, difficult-to-hope-for-nicer condition. An extraordinary piece for Canadiens and award collectors to consider.
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