Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction October 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/9/2016
In 1972 founders of a company named Hockey Diversified Inc. envisioned that each puck shot into the net to produce an official goal scored in an NHL hockey game would develop a degree of intrinsic collector value for hockey fans everywhere. The founders took this idea to the NHL and procured the rights to all such NHL pucks during regular season and playoff games for a period of five years. Pucks shot into the net for a goal were collected by the referees, given to the time keepers to label and then shipped to Hockey Diversified to further label with scoring details. The pucks were then marketed to the public by Hockey Diversified Inc. Unfortunately this idea was ahead of its time and pucks sold poorly. The program lasted only two seasons, 1972-1973 and 1973-74. Hockey Diversified Inc. dissolved shortly thereafter. Classic Auctions is honored to have been chosen by an original founder of Hockey Diversified to sell, at upcoming auctions, residual, unsold pucks from that “NHL Registered Goal Puck” collection.
Each puck originally distributed by Hockey Diversified could be obtained by mail with the buyer’s choice of team and possibly player. A label was affixed to each puck listing the scorer, team and date, along with a code that divulged which team-goal said puck accounted for. This particular puck was used by Reggie Leach to score the California Golden Seals 130th goal of the season vs the Islanders, on Jan 23rd 1973. Played at Nassau Coliseum, Leach’s lone goal spoiled a shutout for Gerry Desjardins and New York in an 8-1 Seals loss. Assisted by Bob Stewart, it was Leach’s 13th goal of the season, and only the 28th of his amazing career. We should also note that this is the last goal puck scored by Reggie Leach that remains in Hockey Diversified’s collection. Regarding condition, the rubberized Islanders logo exhibits some light wear and toning, while the Goal Puck Program label shows just a few marks present. The puck itself also exhibits a few gouges to edges on both sides, along with a “cut” on the obverse beneath the Islander logo.
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