Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/25/2015
A record 22 nations attended the 1971 version of the IIHF’s World Ice Hockey Championships with Pool “A” games being held at venues in Bern and Geneva, Switzerland. Russia, once again, took gold with the Czechs and Swedes taking silver and bronze. This was the last championships in which goaltenders were not required to wear facemasks. A classic design of a goaltender (without mask!) minding his net graces the obverse of this gold-toned medal and this is ringed by the words Championnat du Monde, World Championships with 1971 engraved onto a plate below. The reverse shows the IIHF logo with International Ice Hockey Federation in English and French. This one comes from the collection of Hockey Hall-of-Famer Fred Page, who served as the Vice President of the IIHF from 1969 to 1972. The medal is in near mint, measures 60mm across and comes complete with its white two-piece cardboard presentation box from the maker, something seldom seen when we find these medals.
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