Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2017
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, 1972-1973 and 1973-74. Hockey Diversified Inc. dissolved shortly thereafter. Classic Auctions is honored to have been chosen by an original founder of Hockey Diversified to sell, at upcoming auctions, residual, unsold pucks from that “NHL Registered Goal Puck” collection.
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 used by all-star Stan Mikita to score the Chicago Black Hawks 18th goal of the playoffs vs St. Louis at the Chicago Stadium, on April 10th 1973. Assisted by both Dick Redmond and Keith Magnuson, it was the Czech native’s 1st playoff marker of 7 that season, and 42nd of his HOF career. The even-strength goal would also prove to be the game winner, with the Hawks steam-rolling over the Blues 6-1 in the series-clinching game.
Defeating the Blues 4 games to 1, the Hawks would then go on to dominate the New York Rangers in the Semi-Finals before meeting the always dangerous Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final. Regarding condition, The Hawks logo remains crisp and clean, with a tiny spot of loss, while the Goal Puck Program label exhibits toning along with a few stray marks. There is also a very minor cut along the side – mentioned strictly for complete accuracy.
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