Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/1/2011
The NHL All-Star Team from the 1934 Ace Bailey Benefit Game is featured in this lot of vintage CCM team pictures from the 1933-34 season that also includes the Maple Leafs, Canadiens and the Memorial Cup champion Toronto St. Michael’s Majors. A torn lower left corner is to note along the weathered edge of this otherwise very good Bailey benefit game premium team picture. Hooley Smith, Lester Patrick, Dandurand, Bill Cook, Howie Morenz and Aurele Joliat figure prominently in the front row. “The Late Chuck Gardiner" begins the back row along with notables such as Dutton, Shore, Conacher, Johnson, Stewart and Finnigan. The three other CCM team photos remain in really nice condition overall. The Canadiens photo has two tiny notches in the upper right corner. Morenz and Joliat flank goalie Lorne Chabot in the front row of the 1933-34 team picture, along with Gagnon, Mantha, Lepine and Burke. The Maple Leafs braintrust of Smythe, Irvin and Selke anchor the front row of the 1933-34 Leafs team picture, which features the ill-fated Bailey along with Doraty and Conacher, with Hainsworth standing on the extreme right. Kilrea, Clancy and Day are on the left side of the front row, with Horner, Jackson and Primeau featured in the back row. A total of six Majors players went on to play in the NHL, including four who won a total of 10 Stanley Cups between them: Bobby Bauer (Boston 1939 and '41), Reg Hamilton (Toronto 1942 and '45), Art Jackson (Boston 1941 and Toronto 1945) and Nick Metz (Toronto 1942, '45, '47 and '48). A remarkable lot of four beloved 1930s CCM team photos.
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