Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/19/2018
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 legendary HOFer Henri Richard to score the Montreal Canadiens 31st goal of the 1972-73 NHL playoffs vs Philadelphia at the Spectrum, on April 19th 1973. Assisted by Bob Murdoch and fellow HOFer Frank Mahovlich, it was the Pocket Rocket’s 3rd goal of the 1973 playoffs, and 43rd of his impressive 49 career playoff markers. The third game of the Semifinals, the goal proved to be the game winner despite being scored in the first, with the Flyers only able to plot a lone goal in the second for a 2-1 Habs victory on the road. Montreal would take the series with ease, 4-1. Regarding condition, the rubberized Flyers logo remains fairly clean, while the Goal Puck Program label exhibits a few minor stains.
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