Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/18/2019
This tantalizing diamond and gold creation was presented to HOFer Jacques Lemaire to commemorate the Montreal Canadiens' somewhat unlikely 24th Stanley Cup championship in 1993. Though the 100th anniversary of Lord Stanley's silver Cup certainly made the Habs a fitting choice to hoist hockey's holy grail, the Canadiens' 16-win run to the title that spring was most unexpected. Patrick Roy turned in his second Conn Smythe performance and Montreal beat out Quebec, Buffalo, the Islanders and Los Angeles, losing only four of 20 playoff games to take full advantage of Cup-favorite Pittsburgh's shocking second-round ouster while fashioning an incredible 10 straight overtime wins! In commemoration of the stunning championship on the occasion of the Cup's centennial, the Canadiens presented this breathtaking keepsake to Lemaire, the Habs’ assistant general manager. The magnificent tableau displays 46 real diamonds surrounding and decorating the raised image of the Stanley Cup with "1993" below. The 100th anniversary is represented by the 100 points of diamonds. One shank features the 1993 logo of the Stanley Cup finals with "Canadiens Montreal" above and "24 Together" below, while the other includes "Lemaire", an enameled Canadiens logo and "AGM" for Jacques’ title. The ring weighs about 34 grams with "Everest" and "14K" stamped inside the size 11 band. Wear includes scratches over the band and shanks and small nicks along edges throughout. Originating from Jacques Lemaire's personal collection, an LOA from Classic Auctions will accompany.
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