Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction November 2010
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/16/2010
Czech superstar netminder Vladimir Dzurilla wore this light knit uniform throughout the games of the 1976 Canada Cup before exchanging it with his Team Canada foe, Rogie Vachon, in a touching celebration at the end of the final game of the series. Dzurilla, a refrigerator repairman by profession, was goalie for the Czechoslovakian national team for over 16 years, winning three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at world championships as well as one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. He is most known by Canadians for his thrilling performance earlier in the 1976 Canada Cup when he stopped 29 Team Canada shots for the 1-0 CSSR win. Dzurilla was also in net wearing this exact jersey when Darryl Sittler scored his famous goal to clinch the series for Canada. The thin red knit is a tie-neck style with the number "1" on the back and arms and "Dzurilla" arching across the back shoulders in drop shadow lettering. The game wear is easy to spot with a bunch of stick marks on the lower front and swipes of red post paint on the back numbers. Hockey history! From the personal collection of Rogatien Vachon, complete with his signed letter of authenticity.
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