Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2021
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup for a third year in a row in the spring of 1964. Attributed to deceased HOFer Harold Ballard, this 1963-64 Maple Leafs personal Stanley Cup Trophy comes from someone close to the former Leafs owner and is the vintage trophy Leafs players, staff and executives received back in 1964. The Leafs beat Montreal in a seven-game semi-final before facing Detroit in the final in another series that went the distance. Defenseman Bobby Baun scored the Game 6 overtime winner on a broken ankle and finished the series two days later at Maple Leaf Gardens as Toronto hoisted the Cup for a third straight year. Ballard, who was the Leafs’ executive VP in 1963-64, is one of 12 HOFers named on the barrel of the trophy below “National Hockey League Stanley Cup Winners 1963-1964 Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club” along with Imlach, Clancy, Armstrong, Bathgate, Bower, Horton, Kelly, Keon, Mahovlich, Pulford and Stanley. The trophy stands 13” tall and exhibits surface wear throughout including numerous scratches, with heavy wear to the wooden base, with much of the black finish worn. It should also be noted that the trophy was cleaned at some point, with the patina wiped clean, with this noticeable upon close inspection. Despite this, the overall aesthetics and display qualities have not been affected. A rare opportunity for an original Stanley Cup trophy commemorating the Maple Leafs’ third-straight win in the early-1960s. Please take note that this item may be subject to a silent reserve.
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