A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Terrific find here pictures several men who starred on ice surfaces in the early part of the 20th century and who later would be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Photo was taken in March of 1907 in Winnipeg, where these Montreal Wanderers recaptured the Stanley Cup after having lost it two months earlier to the Kenora Thistles. Immediately after capturing the ECAHA league title with a perfect 10-0-0 record, the Wanderers submitted a challenge to the Cup trustees, with a two-game-total-goal series being played March 23rd and 25th in Winnipeg because of unsatisfactory rink conditions in Kenora. Ernie Russell (front row, second from the right) scored four goals in the Wanderers' 7-2 opening win and added another in the second game, won 6-5 by Kenora, with Montreal winning the Cup by a 12-8 margin. Seated to the right of Russell is the future head of hockey's royal family, Lester Patrick, and to the right of Patrick is goaltender Riley Hern. Hall-of-Famers standing (in the middle) are "Moose" Johnson, Hod Stuart and Jack Marshall. Rare photo (approx. 8"x10") is admittedly tattered and torn but the historic image featuring six HOFers is one that deserves an appreciative home.
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