Session 1 Live and On-line June 20th, 7:30 PM EST (Lots 1-43)

Heavy white game used Titan TPM here from high scoring Maple Leaf, Rick Vaive. Proper tape job all around with the blade tape covering up the RV on the heel which would be in pencil from the factory to denote his initials. Date stamp of Mar 20, 1981, having been used during the 1980-81 season, his first full season with the Leafs. Nice use up and down the shaft with puck, stick, other players stick marks showing on all sides. Vaive's signature sites just below his stamped name and 22 in marker. Properly taped on the blade, fully covered with the black bull dog variety and the butt end in black regular type with large knob. Solid with no cracks or breaks, this early leafs stick would make a nice addition to a vintage collection or Vaive fan. His professional career began in the  (WHA) with the , with whom he signed as an underage free agent before the 1978-79 season, after a stellar junior hockey career with the . He was part of a contingent of young players in the same situation who were nicknamed the "Baby Bulls". Following the  at the end of the season, he was declared to be eligible for the . Vaive was selected fifth overall by the  in that draft and his NHL career lasted from 1979 until 1992. In 1980, the Canucks traded Vaive, along with , to the  in exchange for  and . In Toronto, Vaive and Derlago were teamed with , and Derlago became Vaive's setup man. Vaive scored prolifically with the Leafs, becoming the first 50-goal scorer in franchise history, surpassing that threshold three times. He recorded 54 goals in , 51 goals in , and 52 goals in . Vaive's 54-goal season would stand as a Toronto Maple Leafs franchise record for 40 years before it was surpassed by  in . Vaive was a late cut from the 1984  team. He also served as  of the Maple Leafs from 1982 to 1986.