A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
What a find and what a story behind this original 1942-43 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup championship gold ring. This rare and very unique Stanley Cup ring was presented to Red Wings left wing Carl Liscombe, the 1943 playoff goals and points leader with 6 and 14, respectively, in 10 games. Detroit won the Prince of Wales Trophy after finishing first overall with a 25-14-11 mark and 61 points during the 50-game regular season. In the semi-final against Toronto, the Wings claimed victory in six games to avenge their loss to the Maple Leafs in the final one year earlier. The Red Wings swept Boston four straight in the final. Detroit goalie Johnny Mowers shut out the Bruins in the last two games at Boston Garden to bring the Cup home to the Motor City for the third time in franchise history. Liscombe's letter of authenticity accompanies this simple size 9 gold ring with "14K" stamped inside the band. The ring's flat rectangular face features crossed hockey sticks and pucks engraved along with "Stanley Cup, 1942-43, Detroit" - all in reverse! In Liscombe's letter, signed and dated September 29, 1994, he explains that Red Wings coach and GM Jack Adams "gave the team an option of a ring or a $400 bonus." The Wings players chose the money, but NHL president Red Dutton insisted that they be given the bonus, as well as the ring. Furious at the decision, Adams had the rings stamped in reverse and, as Liscombe points out in his letter, "made in a size too small for any of us to wear." Liscombe notes that he was named series MVP. He led the Wings in scoring the following season with 36 goals and 37 assists, and finished fourth overall in the league with 73 points, a team record that stood until it was broken by Ted Lindsay six years later. Liscombe went on to record consecutive 50-goal, 100-point seasons in the AHL later in the decade.
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