Bidding ended at $49,279.00 on the original negatives of 17 photos of Paul Henderson's goal, beginning with a photo of Hall of Fame Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak stopping Phil Esposito's initial shot and on through the goal itself, including immortal shots of Cournoyer and Henderson embracing each other in the jubilant instants following "The Goal", and culminating with Esposito, Bill White, Ken Dryden and the rest of Team Canada joining in the gleeful on-ice celebration. The items were put up for auction on a site called Classic Auctions. The minimum bid was listed at $22,987.00.The Nikon camera used by Denis Brodeur (pictured) to record these historic photographs was included, though it is no longer in working order.
"This remarkable collection comes with a letter of authenticity signed by Denis Brodeur, who will transfer the copyrights of these 17 historic images to the winning bidder," says a note on the site.
A bronze medal-winning goalie for Canada's 1956 Olympic hockey team, Brodeur turned his passion for photography into a working career following his playing days. Established as one of the best hockey shooters in the business, Brodeur was on hand with this Nikon SLR camera at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow for the eighth and final game of the landmark series between Team Canada and the Soviet Union on September 28, 1972.
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