A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Scoring a league-leading 34 goals in 1925-26, Nels Stewart helped lead the second-year Montreal Maroons to the Stanley Cup to cap his NHL debut. The offensive production continued throughout his Hall of Fame career and Stewart, who also played for Boston and the New York Americans, retired in 1940 with a league record 324 goals. His mark stood for 12 years before Maurice Richard broke it on his way to becoming the first player to reach the milestones of 400 and 500 goals. This outstanding montage features Stewart's original pencil signature on a four-inch piece of wood cut off the face of the shaft of a vintage hockey stick. The signed wood segment has slanted diagonal cuts on each end and both the top and bottom segment measure approximately 3 1/4" apiece. The autograph piece is mounted in a white background and is presented in a cutout in the burgundy matte that also surrounds an original La Presse colorized photo of Stewart. Presented on a full page of the December 22, 1928 edition of the French language Montreal daily, the photo remains in excellent condition, particularly considering its 80-year history. It is displayed recessed with a white matte background with its original newspaper border showing. The black frame 1 1/4" thick black frame measures just under 21" x 17". A sensational display piece honoring one of the greatest goals scorers of the early days of the NHL.
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