Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction February 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2018
Each puck originally distributed by Hockey Diversified for the 1972-74 NHL Goal Puck Program 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. Totaling 3, these particular pucks were all used to score goals for the Boston Bruins during the 1972-73 and 1973-74 NHL seasons. We have the puck used to score the Bruins 196th goal of the season by Don Marcotte on Jan 22nd 1974, along with a pair netted by Mike Walton, including the Bruins 67th goal of the season on Nov 12th 1972 and the 149th goal of the season scored on Dec 21st 1972, with this last goal assisted on by Bobby Orr!
Regarding condition, the rubberized Blues logo on the Marcotte puck has a few dark marks with general toning, while the Goal Puck Program label is discoloured with a number of dark marks present, with a few tiny gouges to the puck itself. The rubberized Bruins logo on the Dec 21st Walton puck is heavily discoloured with a few stains, with the Goal Puck Program label exhibiting just some toning. Lastly, the rubberized Bruins logo on the Nov 12th Walton puck is heavily discoloured with a few stains, with the Goal Puck Program label exhibiting a few dark marks and some general toning. We should also note that each of these pucks are somewhat “sticky” to the touch.
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.
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