Guy Lafleur Wine Bottles and 4 Crazy NHL Collectibles You Need to See to Believe

The NHL has a great history, and that history brings some great collectibles to fans across the hockey world. There are many places to find these collectibles, and there are many items that people collect.

The NHL is an amazing league, and its fans have a bond with the players they watch every time the team they love straps on their pads. NHL fans are borderline obsessive in a great way, and the things that can be found are simply amazing.

These are some of the craziest collectibles that I could find. Some are very interesting, and some tell a great moment from hockey history.

Gordie Howe vs. Lou Fontinato Post Fight Photo

Gordie Howe is known as one of the toughest players to ever play in the NHL. He was a nightmare for his opponents, but there's not a more famous fight in Howe’s career than the fight he had with New York Rangers forward Lou Fontinato.

Fontinato was known for his physicality, and in 1959, he was considered the toughest player in the game. There was significant tension between Howe and Fontinato, and it would come to a head on February 1, 1959.

Richard Bak of Detroitathletic.com tells the story in an article he wrote in January of 2012:

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“Whenever I went on the ice against the Rangers,” Howe recalled, “the coach sent Fontinato out. The idea was to work on me and distract me. Once, it cost me because I forgot a valuable bit of advice Ted Lindsay gave me. He said don’t ever drop your stick until the other man does. So we get into one game, and Louie says, ‘You want to drop your stick?’ and I said, ‘Hell, yes!’ and I threw it to the ice, and the guy hit me right over the head…about six stitches worth. He nailed me, and I stood there laughing over my stupidity, and Lindsay just shook his head.”

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As Howe went behind the net to defend another teammate (Red Kelly), Howe recognized Fontinato out of the corner of his eye, and he proceeded to destroy his face with his right hand.

It is one of the most famous fights in hockey history, and it made Howe the toughest hockey player on the planet.

1980 Miracle on Ice Hockey Tickets

The United States men’s hockey team shocked the world when they beat the Soviet Union at Lake Placid in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The US team would go on to win the gold medal by beating Finland, but the win over the Red Army team is arguably the greatest upset in sports history.

With that in mind, it would be hard to think about finding an unused ticket to the game against the Russians. But here is a set of unused tickets that were sold on classicauctions.net for not only the game against Russia but also the gold-medal game and four others from the Lake Placid Olympics.

Montreal Canadiens Wine Collection

The Montreal Canadiens are one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, and an argument can be made for them to be the greatest franchise in all of professional sports. Their players become heroes, and the group of players involved here are some of the most beloved in their history.

Here is another piece of memorabilia from classicauction.net, this one being a case of wine featuring bottles with the numbers of Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Henri Richard and Yvan Cournoyer. The 2011 Cabernet wine bottles are signed by each of the players.

500-Goal Scorers Used-Stick Collection

There are 42 players in the history of the NHL to score 500 goals during their career. It is an astonishing group of players, and it is an even more incredible achievement. Netting 500 goals in a career puts a player into an elite group.

The folks at classicauctions.net sold a collection of game-used sticks from all 42 players to score 500 goals. This is an amazing collection of sticks, and the players range from Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux to Guy Lafleur and Stan Mikita.