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With over 45,000 sets registered at the time of the awards deadline, the task of selecting the special award winners was tougher than ever. Beckett autographs graded card price guide rookie card encyclopedia racing collectibles price guide baseball almanac baseball price. Georges vezina is the first goalie in canadiens franchise history to win a championship for the habs 1916 in the nha and 1924 for the stanley cup. Here is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire the holy grail of hockey autographs, choice.
Cattarinich also played for the canadiens, in fact he was the clubs first goaltender. Buying vintage hockey memorabilia, vintage hockey team. A 2000 lester patrick award presented to lou vairo was sold at this auction. Complete november 14, 1994 issue of sports illustrated autographed on the cover by former heavyweight champion george foreman.
Find great deals on ebay for georges vezina and howie morenz. Nicknamed the chicoutimi cucumber for his unflappable calm under fire, georges vezina, hockeys original superstar goaltender, first attracted attention from the canadiens when he backstopped his amateur team to a shutout over the montreal squad, in town. May 23, 2001 abebooks uniqueness is our network of independent booksellers who work with us to provide the most diverse selection of rare, used and outofprint books on the internet. Greatest goal minder in game of hockey, read the headlines in the papers next morning, canadas famous hockey player. When you have a trophy named after you, you know youve done something right. Get the best deals on reprint vintage pre1970 hockey trading cards when you shop the. Get the best deals on parkhurst reprint hockey trading cards when you shop the largest online selection at. An autograph book is a book for collecting the autographs of others. After being signed by the canadiens in 1910, vezina played in 327.
I am looking for a george vezina autograph email me if you have one. Like his team, the montreal canadiens, vezina s career began before the nhls formation. In the hobby, vezinas cards have a wonderful mystique. It is these sellers, with their experience, commitment and love of the used and outofprint book business who help all our buyers find that treasure theyve been looking for. Center ice collectibles georges vezina hockey cards. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with poems, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos.
Signed by the habs in time for the 191011 season, vezina led the national hockey association in goalsagainst average in his first two years in the league. Psa 10 2000 bap vezina memorabilia hockey card grant fuhr v. Brian price, who owned vezinas pads, began to chop them up and put the pieces into cards. I recently added this card to my georges vezina memorabilia collection. Georges vezinas legacy and why the vezina trophy deserves its. Because of a trophy given out by the national hockey league nhl to the best goalie in the league in his honor, the name of georges vezina remains alive to this day. This unique autographed card is part of the broderick collection, the finest and most complete collection of hall of fame and rare. The 1910 and 1911 imperial tobacco cards were the first hockey cards ever produced and contain legends like art ross, fred cyclone taylor, newsy lalonde and you guessed it. He actually never signed a contract, but had a handshake agreement with the. Welcome to the 2009 installment of the psa set registry awards. Georges vezina 18871926 canadian hockey player source for. When terrance sawchuk met his ultimate demise, after a drunken episode that led to his death, he died as the greatest goaltender in nhl history. Reprint vintage pre1970 hockey trading cards for sale ebay.
Georges was the only goaltender to play for the montreal canadiens from 19101925 both in the nha for seven seasons and nhl for nine. Shop comcs extensive selection of montreal canadiens hockey cards. Souvenir ministick signed by members of the stanley cup champion. Here are my choices for the top 25 alltime habs goalies.
My mother had one with autograph poems, from her friends in it,from her childhood, c i guess i have a thing for vintage autograph books and i didnt realize how many i had. Unfollow george vezina to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Find great deals on ebay for george vezina and george vezina rookie. George foreman autographed 1994 sports illustrated boxing. National bestseller the definitive history of the montreal canadiens now updated with the inside story of the tumultuous 2009 season. The book hockey hall of fame goalies, profiles,memorabilia, essays and stats, is a goalie history book that will make for an enjoyable read for both old and young fans of the game. A look back on the career and legacy of georges vezina, and why his memory deserves to be honored with the yearly presentation of the vezina trophy. Each hobby box has four autograph or memorabilia cards. George hainsworth finished his career with a 24614574 record, 94 shutouts and a 1. Some are extremely rare, highly sought after, and valuable. Please add me to your list of favorite sellers and visit often. How to sell vintage hockey cards hockey cards have been issued as premiums for a variety of products. Find the collection of georges vezina sports cards online at.
To our knowledge, the only other vezina autograph ever to be offered for public sale or at auction was in our fall 2017 auction as part of the broderick collection. Georges vezina bio, pictures, stats and more historical. Ranking every starting goaltender in montreal canadiens history from worst to best. With a keen business sense and a passion for sports, joseph cattarinich rose from the ranks of book keeper to owner of the montreal canadiens. We have over 35,000 players and 1,300,000 hockey cards in total stock. Tobacco card display from the hockey hall of fame georges vezina. This is a hockey hall of fame book of goalies signed by hardcover book.
Please pay within 3 days of auction endingposted with ebay mobile. Center ice collectibles is your source to georges vezina hockey cards. He is probably the least known member of the hockey hall of fame, jack falla wrote in his book open ice, a. Psa 10 2000 bap vezina memorabilia card georges vezina v16. The arena was built in 1949 and features an olympicsized ice pad of 200 x 100. They nipped under police rope barriers to mob the players. Buying vintage hockey memorabilia, vintage hockey team photos. He is on par with hobey baker for rarity, of which i think only 2 have sold publicly in the last couple of decades. Each box contains five premium autograph or memorabilia cards. Leagues guide and record book, players were asked to provide information on. Georges vezina hockey card from his days as a member of the montreal canadiens. Terry sawchuk the troubles and triumphs of the worlds. See more ideas about autograph books, autograph, vintage. Their modern derivations include yearbooks, friendship books, and guest books.
Georges vezina hockey card montreal canadiens 1991 pro. As the name suggests franchises canadian celebrates the canadian nhl teams both current and past, offering a variety of memorabilia and autographs. Georges vezina was the first nhl player to have a trophy named for him, and it is a sad memorial. Georges vezinas legacy and why the vezina trophy deserves. He was known as the fourstorey goalie, once referred to as that thieving giraffe, by boston bruins superstar phil esposito, in reference to drydens skill and his height. Materia critica by george jean nathan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Georges vezina 0001 be a player memorabilia game pad. Joseph georges gonzague vezina january 21, 1887 march 27, 1926 was the first true superstar goaltender professional hockey ever saw in the national hockey association and national hockey league. Get the best deals on reprint vintage pre1970 hockey trading cards when. Much of the canadiens first stanley cup victory could be attributed to goalkeeper george vezina, henry roxborough wrote in his book the. George vezina autograph net54vintagebaseballcardforum.
They climbed over the cars holding out their autograph books, and occasionally they almost tore the arms off their heroes in the eagerness to adulate. George won three consecutive vezina trophies as the league top goaltender 19261929, played in the 1934 nhl allstar game and helped the montreal canadiens capture the 1930 and 1931 stanley cup championships. All the greats are pictured here from george hainsworth, georges vezina and johnny bower to jacques plante, ken dryden and patrick roy. The second overall pick behind connor mcdavid, eichel is also thought of as a legit star option among 2015 rookies and leaf. We read books like hat tricks count and thanks to my dearest friend dan, hes got an awesome hockey autograph collection going. Hockey hall of fame book of goalies features the most distinguished and influential men and women who ever patrolled the crease, exploring the careers of such stars as george hainsworth, georges vezina, johnny bower, jacques plante, ken dryden, tony esposito and patrick roy. Joseph georges gonzague vezina was a canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the national hockey association nha and nine in the national hockey league nhl, all with the montreal canadiens.
Legends of hockey spotlight georges vezina treasure chest. Subscribe to georges vezina hockey online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards from different. The vezina rookie card is the key to the 1911 c55 set and features some beautiful artwork of the hockey legend bordered by upside down hockey sticks. Sure, georges vezina has the award named after him, but sawchuks accomplishments surpassed vezina. National hockey league nhl team photos toronto maple leafs, ottowa senators, montreal maroons, new york rangers, new york americans, detroit red wings etc. Aug 19, 2011 15 most valuable hockey cards of alltime. One of the key elements of the 201516 leaf itg superlative hockey product and likely to result in continued interest for leaf hockey products, the first autographs for rookie jack eichel are found in the premium release. Many consider vezina who played for 15 seasons 191025 all for the montreal canadiens the nhls first great goaltender. Vintage michael air jordan autographed memorabilia display fleer upper deck card. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Ranking every starting goaltender in montreal canadiens. However after georges vezina and his chicoutimi shutout cattarinichs club in a preseason promotional game. Georges vezina is the man the vezina trophy is named after, which is the award annually given to. Biography vezina, georges baptized josephgeorgesgonzague.
But for serious autograph hounds, theres one player who is more desirable than all of them put together. Georges, the youngest of eight children, was born on january 21, 1887, in chicoutimi, quebec, to jacques vezina, a local baker and an immigrant from st. Georges vezina did not found the montreal canadiens, but he did establish their reputation as the winningest team in stanley cup history by. Since 1909 to the present day, the montreal canadiens have had a total of 82 goaltenders who have played at least one game with them. Jul 16, 2018 i have several vintage autograph books that ive purchased over the years. Mar 27, 2018 georges vezina died in the hospital in his hometown, chicoutimi, in the early morning of saturday, march 27, 1926 the hour was 1.
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Unfollow georges vezina to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Potem ko je podpisal pogodbo s canadiensi leta 1910, je igral na 327 zaporednih tekmah rednega dela sezone in nadaljnjih 39. Psa 9 georges vezina 2000 bap vezina memorabilia card v16. Joseph cattarinich hockey card the broderick collection. Hockey hall of fame book of goalies signed by hardcover. His first issue from the c56 set produced by imperial tobacco in 191112 is considered one of the greatest hockey cards ever made, but once the age of gameused memorabilia cards arose, dr. Ci georges vezina hockey card 2014 itg lord stanleys mug base 98 georges vezina. Georges vezina is the man the vezina trophy is named after, which is the award annually given to the nhls most outstanding goaltender. Jean beliveau montreal canadiens 1994 reprint 1956 parkhurst 150 autograph jsa. Hockey book, an excerpt of one vezina essay ponders the crucial role sports play in society due to their quality of fair play, which vezina.
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