Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Fall 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/21/2022
In 1972 founders of a company named Hockey Diversified Inc. envisioned that each puck shot into the net to produce an official goal scored in an NHL hockey game would develop a degree of intrinsic collector value for hockey fans everywhere. The founders took this idea to the NHL and procured the rights to all such NHL pucks during regular season and playoff games for a period of five years. Pucks shot into the net for a goal were collected by the referees, given to the time keepers to label and then shipped to Hockey Diversified to further label with scoring details. The pucks were then marketed to the public by Hockey Diversified Inc. Unfortunately, this idea was ahead of its time and pucks sold poorly. The program lasted only two seasons, 1972-73 and 1973-74. Hockey Diversified Inc. dissolved shortly thereafter. Each puck originally distributed by Hockey Diversified could be obtained by mail with the buyer’s choice of team and possibly player. A label was affixed to each puck listing the scorer, team and date, along with a code that divulged which team-goal said puck accounted for.
This particular puck was sent into the twine by Montreal Canadiens legend, Serge Savard, for his 3rd goal of the season, and 38th of his career overall, on December 18, 1973 against the California Golden Seals on home ice at the Forum. The goal would come at 17:23 of the second period in a game that would see the Canadiens skate away with a 4-1 victory. Savard’s marker would stand as Montreal’s 99th of the season with others in the game scored by Claude Larose, Frank Mahovlich, and Larry Robinson. The puck showcases wear in the form of gashes and chunks missing on the edges and obverse while the Habs logo and reverse label display some toning and marks.
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