Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/1/2011
As the story goes, Phil Esposito's 717 NHL goals traveled a total of 717 feet. This early 1970s vintage Northland Custom Pro was used by Big Phil and has the factory-stamped "ESPOSITO" along with the Woody Dumart and Co. supplier stamp. Taped in vintage black "bulldog" under discolored white cloth tape on the knob with more of the oily bulldog wrapping the over-sized blade. This one is in excellent condition with no cracking to note. Esposito signed down low on the shaft in bold black marker adding "My Game Stick". Others who signed at later dates and in varying degrees of legibility include Don Awrey, Brad Park, Don Marcotte and Wayne Cashman and a couple more who are too faint to discern. Esposito would go on to record a career-high 76 goals and set a new NHL record that would stand until it was surpassed a decade later by a young sniper named Gretzky.
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