Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/5/2019
A pair of mid-1970s Hershey Bears hat trick awards, both whimsical commemorative ashtrays presented to Dennis Owchar, are among the highlights of this collection of items from the former NHL defenseman’s personal collection. Owchar’s 1972-73 first OHA goal trophy and his November 1978 Colorado Rockies player of the month puck plaque are also featured in this lot that also includes Owchar’s personalized 1973-74 Hershey Bears desktop pen holder, two Bobby Orr Classic watches, four vintage Allan Cup pins and buttons, among others.
Owchar’s 1973-74 Hershey Bears hat trick award ceramic ashtray evoking the form of a wide-brimmed hat features a handpainted bear figurine. It measures roughly 6” in diameter at its widest and features Owchar’s name, jersey #22, team name, season, and result of his hat trick game, a 10-2 win at Baltimore on “1-4-‘74”, handpainted in black. “B. Brown” is handpainted in black lettering on the bottom;
Owchar’s huge Hershey Bears hat trick award ceramic ashtray features a cartoonish image of him in his white Bears No. 22 uniform scoring a goal on a masked Rochester Americans goal, wonderfully and colorfully painte. The front edge of the ashtray measures 12” at its widest with “Dennis Owchar, Hat Trick, Hershey Bears 6 – 11-1-’75- Rochester Americans 6” handpainted in black letters. “To: Dennis Owchar, From: The Browns, Bill & Bee” is handpainted in black lettering on the bottom;
Owchar’s Hershey Bears penholder has “1973-74 Dennis Owchar” painted along with his season stats in black on the top of the which ceramic base, which features a handpainted bear wearing Owchar’s No. 22 jersey;
The first goal trophy attributed to Owchar, when played for the 1972-73 OHA St. Catharines Black Hawks, features a Hamilton Red Wings puck mounted on a wood base with “Trophy Shop Award 1st Goal D. Owchar” engraved on t a gold-colored plaque on the front;
Owchar’s Rockies player of the month plaque has a Colorado Rockies puck mounted on a wood shield with “Presented to Dennis Owchar, Player of the Month, November 1978, by the Colorado Rockies Blueliner Booster Club” engraved on a gold colored plaque;
“Bobby Orr Classic” is engraved on the gold colored front cover of each of the two pocket watches;
Four vintage Allan Cup pins from the 1970s and ‘80s, and a baker’s dozen of 13 assorted pins, including seven that are circa-1980 from Russia, round out the lot.
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