The 2009 Montreal Centennial Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2009
In January of 1907, the Montreal Wanderers and the Kenora Thistles battled for Stanley Cup supremacy. Aided by future Hockey Hall of Famers Tom Hooper, Tommy Phillips, and Art Ross, the Thistles came away with 42 and 86 victories for a combined score of 128 to win a two-game total goals series. A "ringer", Ross was a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings and was borrowed by Kenora for just the challenge games. This pair of vintage postcards depicts that winning Kenora squad and included are the images of Art Ross, Hooper, Phillips along with Eddie Giroux, Hall, McGimsie and Griffs. Both the color version and the black and white example have been preserved in near excellent condition and both have been used with fountain pen letters inscribed on the reverse
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