Historical Hockey Memorabilia Winter 2012
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/22/2012
As the story goes, Stan Mikita invented the curved stick during a practice in Chicago when his stick became wedged between a door and the boards and the blade bent at an angle. Mikita fired off a few shots with the warped blade and the rest is history. This mid-1960s CCM Custom Pattern Made Pro features a moderate right curve. Stamping along the shaft includes "Mikita" and "Gunzo's, Berwyn ILL". The blade reveals no sign of taping but does show black stick marks and some red board paint transfer. Mikita's typical "corndog" knob appears at the handle in aged black wrapping. We would grade this one in outstanding condition if it weren't for a tiny age crack running in about an inch at the tip of the blade.
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