Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2020
First developing in the OHA with the Oshawa Generals alongside Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman cemented his place in the Boston Bruins line-up beginning in 1969, and would spend his entire career in Massachusetts which included dressing for over 1,000 games as well as captaining the squad from 1978 until his retirement, in 1983. The Kingston native would win a pair of Stanley Cup championships with the black and gold in the early-1970s, and was instrumental in the 1972 championships, scoring a pair of goals in Game 6 of the final to seal the deal for the Bruins hopefuls. Cashman also represented his country internationally at the famous Summit Series in 1972, and served as the last remaining player from the Original Six era.
Worn as a current Stanley Cup champion, we have a stunning Boston Bruins jersey that saw action on the back of Mr Cashman during the 1970-71 NHL season, and adding to its already steep desirability, the vintage sweater has been photo-matched! A tattered Wilson label with handwritten “X” is affixed to the collar, with the tie-neck jersey measuring-out to roughly a modern size 50. Styled with the forever classic spoked “B” Bruins team crest in layered tackle twill, Cashman’s “12” appears over the sleeves and verso in gold-over-white twill, with no nameplate over the upper reverse. The original dual-garter fight straps are also intact. A witness to Bobby Orr and the big bad Bruins domination during the early-1970s when the club was at the absolute top of its game, this durene prize will ultimately serve as one of Beantown’s finest relics.
Sporting heavy game-use, there is considerable wear to the material throughout, including scuffs, scrapes and heavy pilling to the interior, with numerous team repairs also visible. Examples are present over the front (5), reverse (7) and sleeves (11). An undated 2 ¼ colour transparency from a Toronto Home game has dated the jersey to 1970-71 by the players within the sequence of images. Furthermore, an included numeric image (undated) has been matched to the uneven lower edge of the border just below the team repair on the lower left front tail area of the jersey. The team repairs nearby above the white striping and on the side hem are also somewhat visible on that image, with some of the red transfer marks in the team repairs and the black threads on the side hem also showing.
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