Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction December 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/14/2022
Beep! Beep! You're going to have to be as quick as the Roadrunner himself with your bidding to gain the upper hand in the pursuit of Yvan Cournoyer's outstanding photo-matched 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens game-worn captain's jersey. From the height of the Habs' reign as the most dominant team in hockey in the late-1970s, this beauty was worn by the Hall of Fame right winger during what would prove to be his last full season with the Canadiens, one that culminated with Yvan hoisting Montreal's third of four straight Stanley Cups from 1976-79. Cournoyer chipped in 24 goals and 29 assists for 53 points in 68 regular season games, and added the final seven goals and 11 points of his playoff career to bring his playoff totals to 64 goals and 127 points in 147 games.
Awesome Canadiens captain's jersey with Yvan's retired number 12 has Wilson size 42 tagging in the back of the neck. Styled with hockey’s most famous logo, dual-colour twill numbers grace the sleeves and verso. The all-original nameplate remains in place while the fight strap is removed. A "77" chain-stitched season patch is sewn inside the right front hem.
Game-wear on the desirable garment includes a large quantity of team repairs on the lower right sleeve which also exhibits unrepaired holes, a couple of team repairs on the lower left sleeve with a few unrepaired holes and additional team repairs to the front of the jersey (3), back of the jersey (1) and back of the collar (1). Other game wear includes lots of pilling on the interior of the jersey as well as black marks, board burns and a pair of vertical fabric runs on the right front. The photo-matches are the to the placement of the numbers on the sleeves, the CH team's crest on the front and the captain's "C" on the left breast, as well as the extensive and elaborate team repairs on the right sleeve. Some of the photo-match images also show the loose white thread on the bottom edge of the captain's "C". Awesome jersey worn by a 10-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the Canadiens' greatest captains!
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