A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Captivating keepsake commemorates the Montreal Canadiens' somewhat surprise Stanley Cup championship in the spring of 1953 and was presented to Habs' Director of Publicity Camil DesRoches. It had looked like the powerful Red Wings would be a shoo-in for hockey's top prize after their fifth straight regular season title, finishing 15 points ahead of second place Montreal, but Boston upset Detroit in six semi-final games while the Canadiens had to rally from a 3-2 deficit to edge Chicago in seven. The finals saw Habs' rookie Jacques Plante tend goal for the first two games and "Red" Henry replace an injured "Sugar Jim" Henry for games three and four. With Montreal ahead 3-1 Sugar Jim was back for game five at the Forum and performed admirably as did Gerry McNeil, helping to send a 0-0 game into overtime. Elmer Lach ended it all when he took a pass from Rocket Richard from the corner and beat Henry after 1:22 of extra play. The two Habs stars leapt into each other's arms as a photographer immortalized the scene with a timely click of the camera. Lach was given the hero treatment, being raised up onto the shoulders of Richard and captain Butch Bouchard. The brilliant silver plated copper bowl resembling Lord Stanley's original trophy is engraved "National Hockey League Stanley Cup Winners - Season 1952-53" on one side and "Club De Hockey Canadien Inc. - Camil Desroches" on the other. Marked "Sheffield S.P. Copper" beneath the base, the trophy rises 5 1/2 inches and has a diameter of 8 3/4 inches. It has been preserved in outstanding condition with some silver tarnishing. Comes with an LOA from the family.
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