Emile Francis New York Rangers Autographed 8x10 Photograph

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Certificate of Authenticity Included Collect a Piece of NHL History with this unique 8x10 Photo of Emile "The Cat" Francis, a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably with the New York Rangers. Francis got his start in the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1947. From 1948 to 1952, he was the back-up goaltender for the New York Rangers. He finished out his career on a number of minor league teams in the AHL and WHL including the Vancouver Canucks. In 1945, Francis was the first goaltender to use a first baseman’s glove with a cuff added to protect his hand and wrist. Previously, goalies wore the same padded gloves as their teammates. Francis would become the coach of the OHA's Guelph Royals before landing the head coaching job with the Rangers from 1965 to 1975. He then joined the St. Louis Blues and had two separate head coaching stints with them. He was then General Manager of the Hartford Whalers from 1979 until 1988. This item comes with a The Real Deal Memorabilia authenticity sticker on the photo and a Certificate of Authenticity. Click for Authenticity! Please Note: Ships in 2-4 business days. Country of Origin: USA and/or Imported ABOUT REAL DEAL MEMORABILIA Real Deal Memorabilia is an established manufacturer and seller of authentic autographed sports memorabilia with years of experience serving the interests of fans of all major sports. AUTOGRAPH ACQUISITION AND AUTHENTICATION Real Deal Memorabilia offers two types of authentications, Standard and Deluxe. Standard authentication includes a Real Deal Memorabilia Certificate of Authenticity and hologram. Deluxe authenticated items come with the hologram, a COA (a photocopy that contains a more detailed description of the signing and is signed by athlete), and a picture from the signing. COA FEATURES Real Deal Memorabilia provides a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) that is approximately 5" x 7" printed on red card stock or stationery-quality paper. A COA from a Real Deal private signing accompanies each item produced and has the following information: date of signing, items signed, quantity of items signed, athlet's signature (photocopied) attesting to the signing, and a Real Deal representative's signature and/or athlete's signature witnessing the event, and a tamper-proof Real Deal authenticity sticker. The photographs taken at the signing are numbered and only distributed with each piece of merchandise. Each item purchased from a Real Deal autograph signing comes with a numbered photo of the item type you are purchasing. Tamper-proof Real Deal Authenticity stickers are placed on the item, the photo from the signing, and the Certificate of Authenticity. Silver Real Deal Authenticity stickers (above) are hand-numbered to ensure that no stickers will be reproduced. If there isn't a hand numbered authenticity sticker, then a small "The REAL DEAL" Authenticity Hologram or an Exclusive Player Hologram will be on the item and certificate.