Description

Vezina is synonymous with goaltending excellence. He was one of the dominant goaltenders in the NHA and early NHL, leading the Canadiens to five Stanley Cup finals appearances, where they won the title twice. Seven times in his career he had the lowest goals-against average in the league he played, and he had the second-best average another five times. From when he joined the Canadiens in 1910, until being forced to retire in 1925, he never missed a game nor allowed a substitute, playing in 328 consecutive regular season games and an additional 39 playoff games.  He would succumb to tuberculosis early in the 1925-26 season, at age 39.  This one is graded Authentic by SGC, with the “minimum size not met” qualifier. Significant in that there is no evidence of trimming, which means the likely cause of the qualifier is simply a factory issue.  Otherwise, the card is in superb condition.

Graded AUTH by SGC

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