A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Even though he won four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s, Frank Mahovlich has said that he most enjoyed playing hockey during his stint with the Montreal Canadiens in the early 1970s. Acquired by the Habs from Detroit during the 1970-71 season in one of Sam Pollock's shrewdest trades, Mahovlich played a huge part in Montreal's Cup wins in 1971 and 1973. The sensational red Canadiens gamer offered here was worn by the Hall of Fame left wing in 1972-73 and it has been positively photo matched to that season. The Big M has signed the top of the "7" in the white and blue double twill #27 sewn onto the back of this red, white and blue Wilson durene beauty. This fantastic Mahovlich Habs gamer exhibits nice game use, with four team repairs noted, including a beauty on the left shoulder. There are some nice stick and puck marks on the front of the jersey, including one on the red, white and blue triple twill CH logo. The alternate captain's "A" has been removed from the left breast, which is common for jersey's of this vintage. The original Wilson neck tag remains sewn into the back of the neck of this gorgeous tie-down featuring a white collar. A white and blue garter style fight strap is intact inside the back of the jersey. An absolutely marvelous Frank Mahovlich Canadiens gamer from the 1972-73 season, this beauty with a Hall-of-Famer's pedigree comes along with a letter of authenticity and a copy of the photo to which this beautiful jersey has been matched.
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