Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/25/2015
A three-time NHL All-Star, Gordie Drillon was a part of the legendary 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs team that overcame a 3-0 series deficit against Detroit in the Stanley Cup final to win four straight games and claim the championship. The league’s leading scorer in 1938, Drillon was benched by coach Hap Day after the Leafs lost the first three games. Sold to Montreal the following season, he joined the war effort one year later and never played in the NHL again. Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975, Drillon – who died in 1986 – has personalized his autograph on this remarkable portrait by Carleton “Mac” McDiarmid. He has signed, “To Mac, With Best Wishes, Gordie Drillon,” and indicated that he autographed the portrait at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel on June 14, 1978. The original painting on 15 ½” x 13” professional illustration board is signed “Mac” by the artist and mounted in a grey matte with a silver colored 20” x 16” metal frame.
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