Historical Hockey Memorabilia Winter 2012
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/22/2012
Great pair of Jean Perron’s jackets from ill-fated pro teams features the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and the World League of American Football’s Montreal Machine. Both jackets were obtained directly from Perron, who guided the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup as a rookie head coach in 1985-86. Offered here is his reversible 1989-90 Nordiques zipper-front jacket by Louis Garneau, featuring a navy blue nylon shell with embroidered Nords and O’Keefe beer logos on the collar. Turned inside out, it features purple fleece with a stylized image of a Nordiques player on the back and screened Nords and O’Keefe logos on the collar. No size indicated but it’s roomy, at least a size L and more likely an XL. The Machine’s distinctive “M” logo is embroidered on the left breast and right sleeve of Jean’s early 1990s size XL zipper-front jacket by Apex One. The WLAF patch is sewn on the left sleeve and “Machine” is spelled out in individual letters arched across the back. Both jackets remain in really nice condition overall, a great pair of souvenirs from Quebec-based teams that are gone but definitely not forgotten.
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