Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2020
Putting together a winning squad with Buddy Ahearne that included selecting player who played hockey in Canada but were qualified by birth to play for Great Britain, Percy Nicklin led this team of underdogs to the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics, with this Great Britain’s only gold medal in hockey. Presented to coach Percy Nicklin, we have his 1936 Winter Olympics participation badge and 1936 British Ice Hockey Association “Olympic and World Champions” crest. The circular 1 ¼” bronze badge feature’s a winter mountain scene with the Olympic rings and “1936” in multi-coloured enameling, with “IV. Olympische Winterspiele” above, and “Garmisch-Partenkirchen” below. “Teilnehmer” is stamped over the reverse (translates to participant), with the participant number below. The crest is 3 ¾” x 4 ½”, with the Olympic rings and the logo of the B.I.H.A. (British Ice Hockey Association).
The badge exhibits light surface wear, with a bit of minor spotting over the reverse. The badge’s original 2 ½” x 2 ½” presentation box is included, with the same text as the badge over the lid of the box in gold (box shows wear including to the text).
The Percy Nicklin International Hockey Collection
Born in Simcoe, Ontario, just before the close of the 19th century and hailing from a Scottish family, Percy Harold Nicklin rose to hockey prominence coaching the Moncton Hawks to back-to-back Allan Cup championships as the top senior amateur club in Canada, in 1933 and 1934. Moving on to unlikely hockey locale England in 1935, Nicklin took the reins of the Richmond Hawks before assuming coaching duties with the ENL's Harringay Racers and Harringay Greyhounds. Nicklin would again put his magic behind the bench to work in 1936, when he and international hockey legend Bunny Ahearne built a strong Great Britain national team that would defeat Canada at the 1936 Winter Olympics to claim the gold medal. The successful Nicklin would go on to lead Great Britain to further glory, winning consecutive World Championships, in 1937 and 1938.
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