Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/15/2016
In 1972 founders of a company named Hockey Diversified Inc. envisioned that each puck shot into the net to produce an official goal scored in an NHL hockey game would develop a degree of intrinsic collector value for hockey fans everywhere. The founders took this idea to the NHL and procured the rights to all such NHL pucks during regular season and playoff games for a period of five years. Pucks shot into the net for a goal were collected by the referees, given to the time keepers to label and then shipped to Hockey Diversified to further label with scoring details. The pucks were then marketed to the public by Hockey Diversified Inc. Unfortunately this idea was ahead of its time and pucks sold poorly. The program lasted only two seasons, 1972-1973 and 1973-74. Hockey Diversified Inc. dissolved shortly thereafter. Classic Auctions is honored to have been chosen by an original founder of Hockey Diversified to sell, at upcoming auctions, residual, unsold pucks from that “NHL Registered Goal Puck” collection.
Each puck originally distributed by Hockey Diversified could be obtained by mail with the buyer’s choice of team and possibly player. A label was affixed to each puck listing the scorer, team and date, along with a code that divulged which team-goal said puck accounted for. These two pucks originate from goals scored by Don Blackburn and Billy Harris. The Blackburn puck was used to score the Islanders 21st goal of the season, and it was also the game winning goal vs the Seals on Nov 1st 1972. Assisted by Lefley and Marchinko, it was Blackburn’s 1st goal of the season and 17th of his career. Regarding condition, the rubberized Seals logo shows discolouration along with surface wear, with a scratch across the center and a small missing piece. The Goal Puck label shows just a few marks, with a chunk out of one of the edges and a small slit along the side. The Harris puck was used to score the Islanders 112th goal of the season, and it was also the game winning goal vs the Maple Leafs on Feb 6th 1973. Assisted by Miller and Mikkelson, it was Harris’ 17th goal of the season and of his career. Regarding condition, the rubberized Islanders logo shows discolouration along the upper edge, with surface wear and a tiny stain on the “N”. The Goal Puck label shows a small mark along with a circular stain most likely from pucks stacked during storage. There is also a groove along an edge and a small chunk out of the “Goal Puck” label side.
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