The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Stirring keepsake was presented to Maple Leafs’ president and managing director Conn Smythe after his team had won its second of three straight Stanley Cup titles. Smythe was responsible for the biggest trade (at that time) in hockey history when in November of that season he sent five players to Chicago for Max Bentley and Cy Thomas. With Apps, Kennedy and Bentley, the Leafs had tremendous strength down center and Smythe was later quoted as saying “It was the best Toronto team I ever had.” Regular season champion Toronto, with Vezina trophy winner Turk Broda defending the fort, took out Boston in five games and then swept past Detroit in the finals. This silver plated copper footed bowl is 8 1/2” in diameter and stands five inches. One side is engraved “National Hockey League Stanley Cup Winners 1947-48” while the other reads “Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club Ltd. – Conn Smythe – President and Managing Director.” Preserved in excellent dent-free condition with just a minor clean-up job required to take care of the light areas of tarnish throughout. An LOA will be included with this special memento which comes to us from the Smythe family.
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