Found November 09, 2009 on Puck Daddy:
As far as hockey treasures on eBay go, the bronze bust of Montreal Canadiens legend Hector "Toe" Blake ranks up there with the most blissfully random. From the auction:In 1982, during renovations to the Forum in Montreal, the Owners of the Canadiens commissioned renowned Sculptor Laurent Bonet to produce a Series of 10 Bronze Busts depicting the most important Coaches and Founders in the Franchise's colorful history. This substantial Bronze Toe Blake Prototype is One-Of-A-Kind Piece as the Ten Original Commissioned pieces from the series, once displayed at the Montreal Forum, are now available for public viewing at the Bell Centre in Montreal. As the head-line (wocka wocka!) said, Toe Blake's noggin will set you back $10,000. But isn't that worth having the likeness of a hockey legend on an 11-inch bronze paperweight? Or doorstop? Or implement for bludgeoning? Which is to say that there's still time for some intrepid Toronto Maple Leafs fans to buy Toe Blak...
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