Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2018
Rogie Vachon made it to the Hockey Hall of Fame even though Punch Imlach once famously referred to him as a Junior B goalie. This suberb lot features four items, each originally from Vachon’s personal collection, including his “Outstanding Player for Team Canada” plaque from the 1976 Canada Cup. Rogie posted three shutouts during the tournament, including Game 1 of Canada’s 2-0 series win in the final against Czechoslovakia. A copy of Vachon’s signed LOA is included for the plaque. Also included are Vachon’s collection of his two 1963-64 NDG Monarchs junior hockey trophies plus his signed Montreal Canadiens pennant, with his signed LOA for all three items together included.
Vintage 1976 Canada Cup plaque features "Rogatien Vachon" engraved on the "Outstanding Player For Team Canada" copper plaque, which measures 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" and is mounted along with a Toyota car key on a 9" x 12" wood plaque. There is a crack in the upper left side of the wood plaque, which has various scratches and light scrapes and a few chipped edges. The maple leaves on each side of the plaque are unglued and taped to the wood plaque.
Vachon helped take the Scotty Bowman-coached Notre-Dame-de-Grace Monarchs junior hockey team to the 1963-64 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup playoff final. Though the Monarchs fell to Toronto in four games, N.D.G.'s lone win of the series was the only loss the Marlboros suffered on their way to winning the Memorial Cup. The two trophies Rogie claimed in helping lead the Monarchs to the Metropolitan Montreal Junior League title include a 10"-tall bowl-topped trophy awarded to the league's top goalie. "1963-1964 Rogatien Vachon N.D.G. Monarchs" is engraved on the French language plaque attached to the bottom of the wood base with a barely legible "Trophee La Banque D'Epargne" and the league's name engraved on the outside edge of the dented and tarnished bowl. Rogie's name is also engraved on the plaque attached to the bottom of the face of a 10 1/2"-tall trophy for the Monarch's 1963-64 MMJL playoff title.
Rounding out the lot is a vintage Montreal Canadiens pennant that Vachon signed along with his familiar #30 in black marker. The pennant measures 30” long and is discolored on the front.
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