Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction April 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/1/2024
Often regarded as one of the greatest goalies to ever grace the ice of the National Hockey League, with his own personal "floppy" style of play leading to the creation of numerous personal highlight reels throughout the entirety of his career at both the professional and international levels of play, Dominik Hasek would become the first European born goaltender to lead the NHL in GAA and earned considerable awards/accolades throughout his career. Owning claim to the highest save percentage in history as well as two (2) Stanley Cups, six (6) Vezina Trophy's and two (2) Hart Memorial Trophy's as well as a historic Olympic gold medal in 1998 with his native Team Czech Republic, offered here is this pair of photo-matched and dual-signed pads worn by Hasek during the 2000-01 season as a member of the Buffalo Sabres, his last season with the team and the year in which he would claim the last Vezina Trophy of his career. TPS X-Hale model pillows in Buffalo's white, black, red and silver colours with "TPS" and "X-Hale" brand plus model identifiers found over the face of each pad either in leather or embroidered style, "Hasek" as well as "Handcrafted in Canada" is embroidered into the outside of each pad where additional "TPS" logos have been sewn on in stacked leather style. Displaying with moderate game-wear throughout the entirety of both pads via things like numerous puck marks other wear and use patterns are observed via sweat staining, scratches/scuffs to the leather, small rips/tears and a couple of red paint transfer marks on the leather straps and outside boot channel of the left pad, With all the straps and buckles present and accounted for, all are intact and still fully functional. Signed by Hasek over the bottom knee roll of the left pad and the outside roll of the right pad with large black marker ink signatures that display without issue, the pads have been photo-matched with Getty Image #653537 (November 15th, 2000 vs Dallas) to puck marks on the face and outside side of the left pad, the frayed black threading at the bottom of the "S" and top left corner of the "P" in "TPS" on the face of the left pad and to the matching serial number of the outside of the left pad.
Additionally, a pair of 11" x 14" photos showing Hasek with the pads that have been signed by him with black marker ink signatures that display without issue will also be included with the pads themselves.
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