The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Remarkable and intriguing, this miniature wooden hockey stick was over 30 years in the works and was originally signed by members of the Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup-winning teams of the early-1930’s. The ink signatures of legends Howie Morenz and George Hainsworth, along with manager Cecil Hart are the strongest (7/10) of the 16 penned on the two sides of the shaft. Others are Marty Burke, Johnny Gagnon, “Pete” Lepine, Sylvio and Georges Mantha, Albert Leduc, Armand Mondou, Wildor Larochelle, Nick Wasnie, Art Lesieur, trainer Ed Dufour and two players, Dunc Munro and Arthur Alexandre, who played for the Habs in ’31-32. Gordie Howe’s strong (9/10) blue ballpoint autograph is also on the shaft while the two sides of the blade are autographed by Maurice and Henri Richard, Doug Harvey, Jean Beliveau, Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lapointe, Jacques Laperriere, Pete Mahovlich and Bobby Hull, while we can’t decipher three other sigs. The tip of the blade includes “To our pal Jos from the Canadiens.” Stick measures 23” from tip to butt end and includes the autographs of 12 Hall-of-Famers. A splendid one-of-a-kind item to add to a big- time autograph collection.
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