A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Before they teamed up to lead the 1970-71 Montreal Canadiens to a stunning Stanley Cup run, Jean Beliveau and Frank Mahovlich starred as two of the NHL's top scoring stars of the 1950s and 1960s. Offered here are a pair of original Beliveau and Mahovlich game used sticks. Le Gros Bill's CCM Professional stick has "Beliveau" stamped on the front of the handle beneath the Canadiens great's original white tape butt end, with some traced-over original autographs spread out along both sides of the shaft. The tip has sheared off the bottom slat of the wood blade with CCM stamped on it exposing one of the metal rods that held the slats together. Tape residue remains on the blade which is separating at the toe and otherwise fully intact, with great wear on the heel. "Big M" is stamped on the bottom front of Mahovlich's vintage Northland Custom Pro gamer featuring a small lefthanded curve on the fiberglass covered blade that retains his original black tape. The toe of the stick exhibits a number of cracks and splits, though the rest of the blade and shaft are fully intact. "Olympic Sporting Goods Co., Detroit, Michigan" stamped on the shaft beneath the Big M's original black tape butt end likely dates this Mahovlich beauty to his stint with the Red Wings in the late-1960s. A great pair of gamers from Jean Beliveau and Frank Mahovlich, rival scoring stars with the Canadiens and Maple Leafs who combined efforts to lead the Habs to one of their most memorable championships!
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