Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman (1901-1969) who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins. Hitchman helped form one of the greatest defensive pairings of all time with superstar Eddie Shore, and his No. 3 jersey was retired by the Boston Bruins on February 22, 1934, the second time in North American professional sports history that a player's number was officially retired. Scarce vintage fountain pen signature, "Lionel Hitchman, Boston Bruins, 1930,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
