A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Hall-of-Famers Nels Stewart, Hooley Smith, Clint Benedict, Lionel Conacher and Babe Siebert are featured in these seven original Rice Studios 10" x 8" portrait photos of members of the late and lamented Montreal Maroons. Individual Rice portraits of Jim "Flat" Walsh and Normie Smith, the goalies that followed the great Benedict in defending the Maroons' net, are also included. Stewart, Siebert and Benedict were all members of the 1925-26 Stanley Cup champion Maroons. Smith and Conacher were on hand when the Maroons won their second and final Cup in 1935. Benedict's distinctive goalie stick features his "Benny" signature in three places - on the front of the shaft, on the paddle, and partially visible between the black tape on the blade. Walsh, Benedict's backup, holds what appears to be the exact same goalie stick in his sepia-toned portrait. Walsh's portrait is so rare that even the Hockey Hall of Fame does not feature a photo of him on his bio on its website! In addition to these seven stunning Maroons original Rice portraits is an original team photo featuring Odie Cleghorn of players from the Nels Crutchfield benefit game. Odie Cleghorn is featured in the photo modified for newspaper publication that was taken the day before the January 31, 1936 Oldtimers game at the Forum that raised $7,000 for the up-and-coming Canadiens forward who suffered career-ending injuries in a car crash. A great addition to an incredible collection of Maroons Rice portraits.
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