Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2019
With his 106-point rookie campaign in 2005-06 a sign of things to come, Alexander Ovechkin has secured an unbelievable seven Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies as the NHL’s leading goal scorer and is the current holder, with his 49 markers in 2017-18 the best in the business. We have a signed helmet worn by the superstar late in his rookie season in 2005-06, with this prized headgear photo-matched to both his 51st and 52nd goals of the season! Obtained directly from Susanna Goruveyn who was working for Donald Meehan (Ovechkin's agent) in 2006 as interpreter for his Russian clients, the black marker dedication in Cyrillic over the top of the helmet reads “To Suzy”, with Alex signing and dating the signature “4/18/06” with the day the helmet was gifted, with this date the final game of the season. A CCM model in solid white and void of the original visor and chin strap, Capitals decals grace each side, with “8” over the reverse along with an NHL shield decal over the lower right side.
Nice game use is exhibited on the desirable headgear, with numerous scratches and abrasions throughout, with prominent examples over the lower reverse, near the signature and along the edge of the top headpiece. We should also note that the Ovechkin signature display well, with the first loop in his signature gone-over, and somewhat thicker and darker than the second loop. As mentioned, the helmet has been photo-matched to the April 13th contest where Alex secured his 51st goal of the season (he also netted an assist, for his 101st and 102nd points of the season) as well as his 52nd (April 15th 103rd point), with the helmet most likely worn during both his 50th goal and 106th point (final game of the season), with images appearing to match for those games, but none are detailed enough to call a definitive photo-match. Getty Image #57322353 from April 1st 2006 has been matched to the small scratch above the right ear, and to the varying thickness of the square encompassing the CCM forehead logo, particularly to the variation of the thickness of the squares around the two first letters. Next, Getty Image #57322333 from April 1st has also been matched to the varying thickness of the square encompassing the CCM forehead logo, particularly to the variation of the thickness of the squares around the two first letters. Getty Image #57336880 from April 13th (51st goal of the season) and Getty Image #57344571 from April 14th (52nd goal of the season) have again both been matched to the varying thickness of the square encompassing the CCM forehead logo, particularly to the variation of the thickness of the squares around the two first letters.
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