Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/17/2015
Among the most highly-coveted game pucks and 1972 Canada-Russia Series memorabilia are the pucks manufactured in very limited quantities for the four games played in Canadian arenas. This prize was received by our consignor, then a 17-year old fan who was stunned, along with millions of other Canadians, following the Soviets wizardry which resulted in an opening 7-3 victory for the visitors. A Montreal Canadiens’ employee and a friend of our consignor’s family who had provided sticks, autographs, pucks, etc. over the years, gifted this puck at the conclusion of the September 2nd game. A rubber-crested Hockey Canada logo appears on the front of the Biltrite “B1” slug, while the company's trademark "Made in Canada" in tiny raised letters is on the otherwise blank back. Exhibiting no game use, the rarity has likely cleanable soiling on the logo, the latter not showing any crazing like we’ve seen on other examples. Tucked away for over four decades, the museum-worthy near mint biscuit will oh so significantly enhance your important puck/Summit Series collection.
Below is our consignor's own/full version of the puck's provenance: On the evening of Sept. 2, 1972, the then 17 year old owner of this puck was sitting in the old Montreal Forum on St. Catherines St. with his dad. Seated in Section 6, Row H, Seat 15, with a ticket price of $7.00, they, along with millions of Canadians were both expecting Team Canada to blow the Russians out of the water. As we all know, the game started out well: 2 - 0 Canada before the game was seven minutes old. Who could have predicted the final outcome: Russia 7, Canada 3. As the puck owner recalls, the normally raucous Forum crowd was stunned into silence and disbelief at the Soviet mastery. At the time, a friend of the family was an employee of the Montreal Canadiens. On many occasions over those years he had provided sticks, photographs, calendars, autographs, game tickets and pucks to this lucky young man. Upon the conclusion of Game 1 in the epic Canada - Russia '72 series this family friend presented him with this very significant puck.
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