Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/18/2025
A family steeped in hockey, with three brothers who all played prominent roles in Canada's national game, we have an archive of memorabilia from the Bauer family including brothers David, Ray and Bobby. Father David Bauer was a player, coach, educator and Catholic priest, involved with the Canadian national team and numerous international tournaments. Ray Bauer represented Canada at the 1949 IIHF World Championships as a member of the Sudbury Wolves, while Bobby was a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Boston Bruins, who turned to coaching after his NHL days. Included in the collection, there is a number of documents pertaining to hockey highlighted by a 1954 letter to Ray Bauer on CAHA letterhead signed by HOFer W.A. Hewitt, a couple documents referring to the Kitchener Dutchmen, a 1950 letter to Woody Dumart (unsigned), a signed 1950 letter to Ray Bauer from his father Edgar J. Bauer on "Bauers Limited" letterhead, Bertha Bauer's 1941 passport (the Bauer brother's mother), a group of 3 1949 Canadian Pacific rail tickets with booklet, Ray Bauer's HHOF founder's society declaration, a 1951 letter on Bauers Limited letterhead signed by Ray Bauer, a pair of matching Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 1960 Canadian Olympic Team postcards (both have writing on the reverse), a 1967-68 Canadian Olympic Team postcard, a typed 1960 Olympic teams rosters including Canada, 5 typed letters on NHL letterhead from 1989, a 1989 HHOF typed letter on HOF letterhead, a dozen snapshot photos of Bauer being honoured, a typed National Team proposal by Bauer, a typed Amateur and Professional Hockey in Canada thesis by Bauer, and more! The majority of the items show light handling wear.
Ray Bauer and his brother Ray attended the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which was the first time North America hosted the World Championships. The Bauer family had a history of international competition. Ray Bauer represented Canada at the 1949 Ice Hockey World Championships as a member of the Sudbury Wolves, and Bobby Bauer coached the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Bobby Bauer convinced CAHA officials in 1962 to abandon the practice of sending a club team to represent Canada internationally in favour of building a true Canadian National Team. Bobby assisted his brother's efforts in creating the team by sharing his coaching knowledge and helping to formulate how the team was to be formed. The first national team played at the 1964 Winter Olympics where it finished a controversial fourth. On September 16, 1964, Bauer suffered a heart attack while golfing and died at the age of 49. He was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame by the veterans committee in 1996.
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