Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
St. Louis native Rick Monrotus designed and wore this “crazy” style mask, writing in a letter of provenance to our consignor that he was inspired by Michel Dion’s mask, mentioning the excellent throat protection - no kidding! Rick, who played 3 1/2 years of semi-pro for the Spirit of St. Louis, also writes that the mask was for Munich (“I tried to get into the Olympic scene!”), and that he wore it for one season. Later a sculptor, Monrotus signed the mask near the right ear area. Mask shows good game use with marks and scrapes in the paint and still has its original straps, interior padding and back plate. A style that’s a definite prerequisite to a mask collection, it will come with a photo of Rick with the mask and the mentioned letter of provenance.
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