A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
This sensational silver-plated miniature Stanley Cup trophy was the first of five won by John Ferguson during his incredibly successful eight-year NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens. Providing the Habs with some much-needed muscle, Ferguson helped launch the Canadiens' so-called "Quiet Dynasty" of the mid to late 1960s. After finishing as the Calder Trophy runnerup behind teammate Jacques Laperriere in 1963-64, the hard-nosed left wing helped return the Cup to Montreal in 1965, ending the Canadiens' four-year championship drought. The Habs took out Toronto in six games before edging Chicago in a seven-game final. Inaugural Conn Smythe Trophy recipient Jean Beliveau scored the Cup-winner in a 4-0 win on Forum ice as Gump Worsley posted his second shutout of the finals to begin a run of four Stanley Cups in five seasons from 1965-69. Ferguson's name is engraved along with teammates Backstrom, Balon, Berenson, Cournoyer, Duff, Gauthier, Harper, Harris, Hodge, Laperriere, Larose, Peters, Picard, Provost, Richard, Roberts, Rousseau, Talbot, J.C. and Gilles Tremblay, Wakely, Watson and Worsley in two columns on the barrel of this stunning trophy beneath those of team owners Hartland and David Molson, executive Maurice Richard, GM Sam Pollock, coach Toe Blake and team captain Beliveau. This magnificent trophy's original green felt bottom is intact. An indentation on the lower left side of the barrel is to note, along with minimal loss of the silver plating, mostly around the lip of the bowl. Cleaning up the easily removable tarnish will restore the lustre to this historic John Ferguson Stanley Cup that launched the Montreal Canadiens' Quiet Dynasty. This magnificent award is the original handiwork of renowned silversmith Carl Poul Petersen and it comes along with a letter of authenticity from the Ferguson family.
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