Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2020
The fifth Olympic hockey championship and the first not won by Canada, the 1936 Winter Games in Germany featured a strong Great Britain side taking gold, coached by Canadian Percy Nicklin. Hailing from his personal collection, we have the medal presented to Nicklin for his participation in the Games. At just over 2 ¼” in diameter (60mm) and with a weight of 71 grams, the Kunststickerei M. Jorres-designed bronze medal feature’s a snowy mountain scene with the Olympic rings and “1936” over the obverse, with the Game’s motto in Latin of "Citius Altius Fortius" (Faster Higher Stronger) in raised letters over the reverse. In gorgeous condition with no issues, an LOA from the Nicklin family will accompany.
The Percy Nicklin International Hockey Collection
Born in Simcoe, Ontario, just before the close of the 19th century and hailing from a Scottish family, Percy Harold Nicklin rose to hockey prominence coaching the Moncton Hawks to back-to-back Allan Cup championships as the top senior amateur club in Canada, in 1933 and 1934. Moving on to unlikely hockey locale England in 1935, Nicklin took the reins of the Richmond Hawks before assuming coaching duties with the ENL's Harringay Racers and Harringay Greyhounds. Nicklin would again put his magic behind the bench to work in 1936, when he and international hockey legend Bunny Ahearne built a strong Great Britain national team that would defeat Canada at the 1936 Winter Olympics to claim the gold medal. The successful Nicklin would go on to lead Great Britain to further glory, winning consecutive World Championships, in 1937 and 1938.
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