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Ultra-rare program from the opening game of the Boston Bruins' third NHL season, played November 16, 1926 at the Boston Arena vs. Howie Morenz and the Montreal Canadiens. Making their first NHL appearances on this historic night were future Hall of F...
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Lot #670
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On February 3, 1944, Red Wings star Syd Howe became the first player in the modern era to score six goals in a game, as his team demolished the New York Rangers 12-2 at the Detroit Olympia. Only two NHL players (Red Berenson in 1968 and Darryl Sittle...
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Lot #671
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One of the greatest performances in NHL playoff history occurred on the night of March 23, 1944 at the Montreal Forum, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals between the Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. That evening, Maurice "Rocket" Richard...
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Lot #672
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The legendary "Kraut Line" of Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer was the NHL's dominant trio in the pre-war era, leading the Boston Bruins to Stanley Cup wins in 1938-39 and 1940-41, and finishing 1-2-3 in League scoring in 1939-40. At the pe...
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Lot #673
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On the night of March 16, 1961, as the Canadiens prepared to face the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Montreal Forum, Bernie 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion was on the verge of history. With 49 goals, he needed but one more to tie the magic 50-goal record set by fo...
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Lot #674
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The smiling face of young Bruins star Bobby Orr is featured on the cover of the program for a March 15, 1967 game between Boston and the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum, just two weeks before Orr's 19th birthday. Things would not go well for Orr or h...
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Lot #675
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Early in the second season of NHL expansion, St. Louis Blues center Red Berenson became the first NHL player in 25 years to score six goals in a single game during an 8-0 Blues victory over the Flyers at Philadelphia on November 7, 1968. Only one pla...
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Lot #676
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Before a sold-out Maple Leaf Gardens crowd and a national Hockey Night in Canada TV audience, Toronto Maple Leafs captain Darryl Sittler had arguably the greatest night in NHL history on February 7, 1976. In an 11-4 rout of the Boston Bruins, Sittler...
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Lot #677
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Here is a rather significant program, dated January 18, 1927, from the inaugural season of Detroit's storied NHL franchise, now in its 85th year. The Cougars, as they were initially known, made their very first visit to Montreal to play the Canadiens...
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Lot #678
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Scarce program from the Chicago Black Hawks' third NHL season, and the final game in the team's original home, the Coliseum. Because their lease was up and Chicago Stadium was not yet ready, the team was forced to play its remaining scheduled home ga...
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Lot #679
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Among the rarest programs from the NHL's first dozen seasons are those produced for the Toronto St. Pats/Maple Leafs games at Arena Gardens, the team's home from 1919 to 1931. Offered here is one of these rarities, from a January 24, 1931 encounter b...
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Lot #680
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Gorgeous program from a classic 1930s Montreal match-up at the Forum between the Canadiens and the Maroons, played March 7, 1935, with the two rivals battling to a 2-2 tie. The game featured rookie Toe Blake in a Maroons uniform, one of only eight ga...
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Lot #681
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The fifth NHL All-Star game, played October 9, 1951 at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, saw a short-lived new format introduced, with two teams of All-Stars from all six teams playing each other for the first time. One team was led largely by players fr...
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Lot #682
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Maurice "Rocket" Richard is featured on the cover of the program for the 1958 All-Star game, played on October 4th of that year at the Montreal Forum. The visiting team of All-Stars proved no match for the powerful Montreal Canadiens, in the midst of...
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Lot #683
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The "Big M", Frank Mahovlich, was the star of the 17th annual NHL All-Star game, played at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens on October 5, 1963. Mahovlich, playing on a line with Red Kelly and Ed Litzenberger, had two goals and an assist to give the defen...
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Lot #684
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Seventeen players from the West Division team, along with Coach Billy Reay and the trainers, signed the cover of the program for the 1972 All-Star game, played at Minnesota's Met Sports Center on January 25, 1972. The autographs, all nicely rendered...
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Lot #685
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An exciting contest saw the West Division prevail 6-4 in the 27th All-Star game, played January 29, 1974 at Chicago Stadium. Black Hawks veteran Stan Mikita led the way with a goal and two assists, to the delight of the crowd; while Yvan Cournoyer ha...
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Lot #686
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The NHL All-Star game returned to Detroit for the first time in 25 years on February 5, 1980; and what a historic game it was, as Gordie Howe made his final appearance as an NHL All-Star (at age 51), while 18-year-old rookie Wayne Gretzky made his fi...
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Lot #687
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This vintage scrapbook, compiled by a hockey fan over 80 years ago, contains 78 pages of summaries and box scores from the NHL's 14th season, 1930-31, starting from opening night. This was the Philadelphia Quakers' first and only NHL season, and thei...
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Lot #688
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The 1930s were a golden decade for the young National Hockey League, led by stars whose names still resonate today, like Howie Morenz, Eddie Shore, King Clancy, Tiny Thompson and Charlie Conacher. These great players and dozens more are featured in h...
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Lot #689
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Neatly done scrapbook features newspaper articles and photos covering the end of the 1944-45 NHL season, forever remembered as the year of the "Punch Line" - Maurice Richard, Toe Blake and Elmer Lach. This great Canadiens line would finish 1-2-3 in s...
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Lot #690
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Considered one of the greatest and most innovative goaltenders in NHL history, Jacques Plante won seven Vezina trophies, a Hart Trophy and six Stanley Cups, but he is perhaps best remembered as the man who pioneered the use of goalie masks. He was al...
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Lot #691
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Here's quite a rarity - Doug Harvey's scarce signature gracing an image of him as a New York Ranger, where he played only two full seasons (winning his seventh and final Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman in the first of those). Better yet, he...
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Lot #692
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The illustrious career of goaltending great Terry Sawchuk came to a tragic end soon after the 1969-70 season, when a scuffle with New York Rangers teammate Ron Stewart resulted in internal injuries that led to his death at the young age of 40. Consid...
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Lot #693
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The 1930-31 Stanley Cup Finals matched the defending Cup champion Montreal Canadiens, led by Hart Trophy winner Howie Morenz, against the Chicago Black Hawks and their star goaltender, Charlie Gardiner. This was the first ever appearance for Chicago...
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Lot #694
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Vintage program for Game #2 of the 1936 Stanley Cup Finals between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs, played April 7th of that year at the Detroit Olympia. The hometown Red Wings, who finished first overall in the regular season, woul...
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Lot #695
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In perhaps the greatest upset in NHL playoff history, the 1937-38 Chicago Black Hawks, who squeaked into the playoffs with a dismal 14-25-9 record, knocked off the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Americans, and then the League champion Toronto Maple...
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Lot #696
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Sharp Ex+ program and ticket stub from Game 3 of the 1946 Stanley Cup Finals, played at the Boston Garden the evening of April 4, 1946. The visiting Montreal Canadiens got two goals from Ken Mosdell, filling in for an injured Toe Blake on the "Punch...
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Lot #697
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Offered here is a rather scarce program, from Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings, played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on April 13, 1950. That's right - Maple Leaf Gardens - as for the first tim...
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Lot #698
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The two greatest teams of the1950's, the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens, faced off in the 1955 Stanley Cup Finals for the third time in four years, but Montreal were without their captain, Maurice Richard, after his suspension late in t...
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Lot #699
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Here's a gorgeous, near-mint condition program from the night of April 16, 1961 at the Detroit Olympia, when the Chicago Black Hawks won their first Stanley Cup since 1938, and their last for the next 49 years! Also included is a rarely seen ticket s...
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Lot #700
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Pristine, near-mint+ program from the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals, which pitted the mighty Montreal Canadiens against the upstart St. Louis Blues, in the first final of the Expansion Era. The Canadiens would sweep the series in four...
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Lot #701
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When the Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers in 1972 to win their second Stanley Cup in three years, led by superstars Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito and a strong supporting cast, it was hard to imagine that team not winning several more before...
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Lot #702
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Rarely seen edition of Spalding's Ice Hockey Guide covering the very first season of the newly formed National Hockey League - 1917-18. Fascinating 92-page book features photos of the NHA champion Montreal Canadiens and the Stanley Cup champion Seatt...
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Lot #703
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Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide and Winter Almanac for the year 1922 offers game by game summaries of the 1921 Stanley Cup Finals between Ottawa and Vancouver, plus details and statistics for the 1920-21 NHL and PCHL seasons. Also results and re...
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Lot #704
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Offered here is the second Boston Bruins yearbook ever produced, from their fourth NHL season. Inside are photos and profiles for Manager Art Ross and 14 players, including Eddie Shore, Sprague Cleghorn, Lionel Hitchman, Frank Frederickson, Harry Oli...
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Lot #705
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