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 Summit Series star Ron Ellis to score the Toronto Maple Leafs 175th goal of the season vs the Islanders while short-handed, on Feb 17th 1973. Assisted by both Mike Pelyk and Hall of Famer Dave Keon, it was the second tally in the game for Ellis and 20th of the season, and 219th in his career. The second period goal put the Leafs ahead by three, and they wouldn’t look back, scoring an additional pair in the third for a 6-2 victory in front of the Leafs faithful at MLG. Regarding condition, the rubberized Leafs logo remains in pleasing condition, while the Goal Puck Program label exhibits a few marks over the text. The puck itself remains in beautiful condition, with just a few minor scratches and marks present.
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