The Marcel Dionne's Auction - October 2004
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/19/2004
Intriguing story to go along with this standard player's contract which was signed some 85 years ago by one of the greatest goalies not in the Hall of Fame. Lorne Chabot broke into the NHL with the Rangers in their inaugural 1926-27 season and helped New York to the Stanley Cup the following season although he had to leave game 2 of the Cup finals after being hit in the eye by a blistering shot by Montreal Maroon forward Nels Stewart, paving the way for Lester Patrick's legendary pinch-goaltending exhibition. This contract was signed in October of 1928, with Chabot and the Rangers agreeing to the terms of a $5000 deal for the upcoming season. Only days later however, the Rangers traded Chabot and $10, 000 to the Maple Leafs for John Ross Roach. The reverse of the contract was signed in green fountain pen by Chabot and in black by John Hammond of the Rangers. Chabot totalled 73 career shutouts and also backstopped the Maple Leafs to their first Cup victory in 1932. Exhibiting a few light creases/folds, the contract remains an important historical document.
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