Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/16/2020
Loudly announcing his NHL arrival with 137 points scored during his first season in 1979-80, Wayne Gretzky would lead the Edmonton Oilers to the promise land in just his fourth NHL season, advancing to the Stanley Cup finals, in 1982-83. Originating from the archives of the Toronto Sun, this important historical collection of 35mm black and white negatives totals approx 1400+, with 808 Oilers negatives from the 1979-80 season including approx 108 that feature Gretzky, along with an additional 98 1979-80 playoffs negatives including 13 with Gretzky (April 12, 1980 vs Flyers 36 negatives w/7 Gretzky and April 11, 1980 62 negatives w/6 Gretzky). This is followed by approx 533 misc negatives from 1979-80 including training camp, practices, Peter Pocklington, the signing of Lee Fogolin and more, along with 31 negatives of Gordie Howe. This ensemble of important negatives will keep the winning bidder perusing endlessly.
The majority of the negatives remain in excellent condition with no issues, with the contents for each particular game put in its own original envelope and labeled. A breakdown of the games/negatives in the lot is as follows; April 3, 1980 vs Blues 76 negatives w/5 Gretzky; March 14, 1980 vs Chicago 58 negatives w/7 Gretzky; Feb 29, 1980 vs Buffalo 20 negatives w/4 Gretzky; Feb 6, 1980 vs Blues 165 negatives w/6 Gretzky; Feb 3, 1980 vs LA 62 negatives w/5 Gretzky; Jan 28, 1980 vs Philly 1 COLOUR negative; Jan 26, 1980 vs Toronto 69 negatives w/3 Gretzky; Jan 24, 1980 vs Pittsburgh 61 negatives w/5 Gretzky; Dec 30, 1979 vs Quebec 96 negatives w/7 Gretzky; Jan 13, 1980 vs Buffalo 19 negatives; Dec 26, 1979 vs Rockies 5 negatives w/1 Gretzky; Dec 16, 1979 vs Winnipeg 45 negatives w/11 Gretzky; Dec 14, 1979 vs Montreal 17 negatives w/5 Gretzky; Dec 12, 1979 vs Atlanta 18 negatives w/12 Gretzky; Dec 9, 1979 vs Hartford 15 negatives w/1 HOWE; Nov 30, 1979 vs Islanders 12 negatives w/2 Gretzky; Nov 28, 1979 vs Chicago 9 negatives; Nov 24, 1979 vs Philly 18 negatives w/4 Gretzky; Nov 11, 1979 vs Leafs 1 COLOUR negative; Nov 4, 1979 vs Boston 10 negatives; Nov 2, 1979 vs Islanders 9 negatives w/5 Gretzky; Sep 28, 1979 (Preseason) 7 negatives w/1 Gretzky. There are also an additional 71 negatives from the 1979-80 NHL season including 25 with Gretzky.
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