TROPHY

Description: SILVER CUP WITH MALE FIGURE ON TOP MOUNTED TO WOOD BASE. WOOD BASE IS SQUARE AND SET UP ON BEVELED CORNICE. FRONT HAS PANEL MADE UP OF RECTANGULAR SILVER PLATE WITH SLIGHTLY SMALLER BLACK COLORED PLATE SET ON TOP. PANEL MEASURES 15.4CM X 5.2CM AND HAS "THE SEARS CUP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR LETHBRIDGE BRONCO HOCKEY CLUB". THERE ARE 7 TIN SHIELDS AND 3 RECTANGULAR PLAQUES MOUNTED AROUND AND ON TOP OF BASE WHICH BEAR THE NAMES OF THE WINNERS. THEY ARE "DARRYL SUTTER 77/78", "DUANE SUTTER 78-79", "MIKE MOLLER 79-80", "BRENT SUTTER 80-81, KEN WREGGET VERN SMITH 1981-82, "DARCY KAMINSKI 82-83", "1974-75 BRIAN SUTTER", "1975-76 STEVE TAMBELLINI", "1976-77 ROCKY SAGANIUK" AND "1983-84 STEVE NEMETH". SILVER BOWL MOUNTED ON BASE HAS TWO HANDLES ON SIDES. EACH HANDLE HAS SCROLL WORK RAISED FROM IT. BOWL HAS ROUNDED TORUS RIDGE. AT TOP OF LID IS 29.6CM TALL MALE FIGURE WITH MOLDED CLOAK AND A FIG BRANCH HELD BETWEEN RAISED HANDS. STAMPED TWICE ON BOTTOM OF BASE IN BLACK INK IS "TROPHIES UNLIMITED 303 - 5TH STREET SOUTH LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA T1J 2B4".

History: TROPHY WAS AWARDED TO BEST ROOKIE PLAYER ON THE LETHBRIDGE BRONCOS HOCKEY CLUB DURING ITS EXISTENCE IN LETHBRIDGE. TROPHY WAS DONATED TO MUSEUM BY THE SPORTSPLEX.