Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction June 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2024
A four-time All-Star that patrolled Montreal's blueline for over a dozen seasons as a member of the "Big Three" defensive core and a member of the famed Canadian team that represented the country in the 1972 Summit Series, Guy Lapointe earned six Stanley Cup championships with the Habs and currently holds the club record for most goals in a season by a defenseman. Selected to a quartet of NHL All-Star Games' in his career, offered here is this Montreal Canadiens jersey worn by Lapointe during the 1981-82 season. A Maska Ultrafil made garment with a washed out Maska Ultrafil label affixed to the inner collar, a second label displaying washing instructions and a size "52" designation is affixed to the interior shoulder seam as well. Having had the Maska logo embroidered into the reverse hem, the front of the bright red jersey is decorated with Montreal's famous "CH" crest in layered tackle twill while the sleeves and verso have been styled with Lapointe's number "5" in dual layer white-over-blue tackle twill numerals. Of note, the original nameplate was removed by the team, a common trait that they used to do in this era and a loose modern replacement one is included with the piece. Showing good pilling throughout the interior as well as the remains of a garter style fight strap that has been sewn in, excellent game-use is observed throughout via numerous team repairs over the right sleeve (6), left sleeve (3), front (3) and reverse (11 - some due to holes caused by the removal of the nameplate) while stick marks, board burns and coloured paint transfers are found throughout the body and sleeves as well. Additionally, both the front and reverse also show a few small unrepaired holes as well along with some fabric snags and pulls. Having been photo-matched, the jersey is matched with Getty Image #462468966 (March 6th, 1982 vs Toronto) to the loose blue thread that comes down through the top of the "5" on the right sleeve, to the red thread fraying at the top of the team crest, to the white thread fraying at the right side of the "H" in the team crest and to the team repair above the top left corner of the "5" on the right sleeve. Accompanied by an LOA and COR from MeiGray, an additional LOA will be included as well.
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