A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
The Quebec Nordiques gave Guy Lafleur the opportunity to show that he still had game when he returned to the site of his junior hockey success for the final two seasons of his great NHL career. Lafleur was already a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame when he made a remarkable comeback with the New York Rangers in 1988-89, registering 18 goals and 45 points in 67 games after being retired for well over three seasons. Despite playing less than half of the woeful 1989-90 Nordiques' games, Guy! Guy! Guy! finished fifth in team scoring with 34 points in 39 games. He added 28 points the following season, bringing his career totals to 560 goals, 793 assists and 1,353 points in 1,127 regular season games. Lafleur wore this blue knit Nordiques road jersey during his final stint in Quebec City. His surname is spelled out in white vinyl letters heat-pressed onto a blue nameplate. Lafleur's signature #10 on the back and oth sleeves is also in heat-pressed white vinyl, as are the eight Fleur-de-Lys that adorn the shoulders and surround the waist of this stunning jersey. The original fight strap is intact, though no tagging remains in the neck. Black stick marks dot the front hem of this great Lafleur gamer, and stick marks on the cuffs of the sleeves offer further testimony to its game use, as does a nice mark on the bottom of the white vinyl "0" in the #10 on the back. The Nordiques' distinctive igloo logo crest sewn onto the front in red, white and blue twill is a fitting end point for this great Lafleur gamer from the end of his great career.
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