Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/31/2022
Instrumental in helping to open the doors to North America for future players as one of the first European-born players to grace the NHL, Borje Salming played with Brynäs IF in his native Sweden before making his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1973-74. The King would play the overwhelming majority of his HOF career in Ontario, with his final swan song season spent with the Detroit Red Wings in 1989-90. From his final NHL season, we have a signed stick used by the Kiruna native. A Sher-Wood PMP 7000 model with “Salming” stamped to the upper shaft, the original red tape remains on the blade (a few strands are missing) and ribbed pattern over the handle, with a spiral strand added the the middle of the shaft – a common trait on Salming gamers. There are a few additional stamps to the lower shaft including one sporting a date of “26 Sept 1989”. The stick shows heavy use with marks and wear to the shaft and additional wear to the blade including a crack beneath the tape.
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