A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
The Bible of Hockey since its launch in the fall of 1947, The Hockey News has covered the sport with articles, photos and statistics since the early stages of the Original Six era. Offered here is a collection of 42 original issues of the Hockey News from the first two volumes of the hockey periodical, which has been published weekly throughout the season since its inception. A total of 33 editions of Volume I from the 1947-48 season includes issue numbers 2 through 5, and 7 to 35. Volume II from the following season features nine issues, including numbers 1 through 5, as well as numbers 14, and 30 through 32. The issues are complete and most of them are fully intact, with a few tears as you might expect from newsprint periodicals of this vintage. A few original issues of the Montreal Gazette from the late 1940s include one carrying news of Babe Ruth's death in 1948. Great reading, great photos and caricatures, and all the hockey stats you can shake a stick at - a fantastic find for any hockey historian!
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