Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2010
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/22/2010
Huge WHA game program collection features 57 original issues from a variety of the rebel league’s teams, including a number of short-lived franchises such as the Ottawa Nationals, Philadelphia Blazers and New York Raiders, none of which returned in the same incarnation after the league’s inaugural 1972-73 season. Also included are a variety of 10 WHA international game programs featuring a Czech language Winnipeg Jets program from a 1975 preseason exhibition series in Prague against the Czechoslovakian national team. New York programs include a first volume, first issue Raiders program with vintage clippings from Ron Ward’s five-goal game against Ottawa taped inside the first few pages. The franchise is further represented by Volume 1, No. 1 of the Golden Blades’ 1973-74 season, 3 New Jersey Knights program from later that same season and 3 San Diego Mariners programs. Nationals’ 1972-73 volume 1 programs (3) include nos. 5, 13 & 17 and the franchise is also represented by 7 water-damaged but intact Toronto Toros programs from the 1973-74 season and a 1976-77 Birmingham Bulls program. Blazers programs include vol. 1, no. 23 from the 1972-73 season and a 1974-75 Vancouver Blazers program. Los Angeles Sharks (4), Michigan Stags (1) and Baltimore Blades (2) lay out another failed WHA franchise’s arc. Houston’s Gordie Howe is pictured on the cover of one of 4 Minnesota Fighting Saints programs that include a pair from the 1972-73 playoff series against Bobby Hull’s Winnipeg Jets, 1 from the 1973-74 season (with Howe listed in the Aeros’ lineup insert) and 2 from the 1974-75 season. Gerry Cheevers’ famous mask is pictured on the cover of 2 Cleveland Crusaders programs from the 1972-73 season. A dozen Phoenix Roadrunners programs complete this great lot of 57 rare WHA game programs.
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