Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/25/2015
Splendid Madison Square Garden program from the night of March 7, 1943 when the Toronto Maple Leafs showed up to do battle with the hometown Rangers, and it was on this particular night, which ended in a 5-5 tie, HOFer Ted “Teeder” Kennedy (ind. 1966, dec. 2009), played his very first NHL game. The program, in fair to good condition (although the covers have come apart and stapled), includes signatures on the lineup page from Leafs Kennedy, Stewart, Taylor, Schriner, McDonald, and Pratt, while page 27 has Ranger goaltender Bill Beveridge’s sig, page 30 has Rangers Mancuso and Heller, and page 36, Rangers Bryan Hextall.
Hextall was inducted into the HOF in 1969 and deceased in 1984, Babe Pratt inducted in 1966 and deceased in 1988, and Dave (Sweeney) Schriner was inducted in 1962, deceased in 1990. All signatures are clear and completely legible, and signed in blue or bluish black fountain pen. A complete 48-page program with the aforementioned covers apart and stapled, and with obvious handling wear evident, but remains overall in decent condition. Kennedy, in this first-ever game, recorded an assist.
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