Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction April 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/30/2024
The first excessively large gentleman with exceptional hands to grace the NHL, big Jean Beliveau’s tenure with the Habs lasted for two decades, and he was the fourth player to score 500 goals and the second to score 1,000 points in NHL history. Winning a total of ten (10) Stanley Cup championships as a player and seven (7) more as an executive, all with the famed bleu, blanc et rouge, Jean would be inducted into the hallowed hall of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. Offered here, we offer this late-1960s game stick of Beliveau's that has also been signed by the larger than life figure. A Victoriaville made example with "J. Beliveau" and his number "4" stamped to the upper shaft, vintage black tape has been wrapped around both the handle/knob and blade. Of note, we are offering the lumber as a "game stick" only and not a "game used stick" due to the fact that the tape seen over both the handle and knob differs from what we usually see in the sense that the tape in those areas is usually white and not black as is the case on this one. Sporting mostly intact red, white and blue accent striping stickers that are wrapped around the shaft, the stick displays light wear in the form of some dark marks on the underside of the lower shaft, a few other marks and abrasions are observed throughout as well, including a blue mark over the forehand side of the shaft underneath the bottom accent striping sticker. Also showing just very light wear over the bottom of the blade, the stick has been signed by Beliveau with a thin black marker ink signature on the upper portion of the backhand side of the shaft. Joined by a French personalization and inscription alongside the autograph in matching black ink, both the annotation and signature display well despite fading from age. Additionally, the stick is signed on the opposite by John Ferguson with a blue ballpoint pen ink signature that displays well and without issue.
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