Larry Keenan 1961-62 Parkhurst #13

Parkhurst may have jumped the gun in 1961-62 when they released their hockey card set with Larry Keenan included. Keenan came into 1961-62 with no National Hockey League experience and ended the season with two games as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs under his belt. He would never play with the Maple Leafs again and would not play another NHL game until 1967-68.

Larry Keenan – 1961-62 Parkhurst #13

The Larry Keenan rookie card is valued as a common card. His second NHL hockey card did not appear until the 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee set as a member of the St. Louis Blues. In 1961-62, Keenan played two games with the Maple Leafs, his first two in the National Hockey League and his only two with Toronto. That year, Larry played 57 games in the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans. This was his first pro hockey after four years in the OHA with Toronto St. Michael’s.

Larry Keenan – Junior

Keenan played with Toronto St. Michael’s for four years from 1957-58 to 1960-61. It all came together for Larry and the Majors in his final year. In 1960-61, Keenan scored 31 and assisted on 38 for 69 points over 48 regular season games. He was second in the team in goals and points, while leading the team in assists.

St. Michael’s was solid in net with Gerry Cheevers and Dave Dryden sharing duties. In the Robertson Cup playoffs, Keenan put up incredible numbers with 24 goals and 13 assists for 37 points over 20 games. The Majors beat out the St. Catherines Teepees in the opening round before taking out the Hamilton Red Wings in the semi-finals. St. Michael’s met up with the Guelph Royals in the finals and took the championship.

The Majors then advanced to the Eastern Canada Memorial Cup finals and easily took out the Moncton Beavers. In the Memorial Cup finals, St. Michael’s met up with the Edmonton Oil Kings and took the series in six games to be crowned major junior hockey champions of Canada.

Larry Keenan – NHL

Despite the large gap between his first two NHL games in 1961-62 and his third game in 1967-68, Keenan managed to get into 233 regular season games in the league. Over that time, he scored 38 goals and assisted on 64 for 102 points. Larry also played an impressive 46 games in the Stanley Cup playoffs, scoring 15 and assisting on 16 for 31 points. All those playoff games came with the St. Louis Blues in their first three years of existence. In each of those seasons between 1967-68 and 1969-70, the Blues reached the Stanley Cup finals.

Keenan was picked up by St. Louis in the 14^th round of the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, 84^th overall. He played in the NHL until 1971-72, also appearing with the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers.

Larry Keenan – Minor Pro 

Larry’s minor league career was much lengthier than his NHL career. Between 1961-62 and 1973-74, Keenan played in the AHL, WHL and CHL. Most of his success came in the WHL with the Victoria Maple Leafs in 1964-65 and 1965-66.

In 1964-65, Victoria placed fourth in the six team league but reached the finals against the first place Portland Buckaroos. Portland won the championship in five games. Keenan tied for fourth in the WHL with 35 goals, three behind leader Willie O’Ree of the Los Angeles Blades.

The following year, Victoria finished second with Portland once again finishing atop the WHL. The two teams once again met in the finals. This time, the Maple Leafs came out on top with the series going the full seven games. In fact, all three playoff series in 1965-66 went the full seven games.

Dick Duff 1961-62 Parkhurst #12

The number 12 card in the 1961-62 Parkhurst set belongs to Dick Duff of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Duff’s days with the Maple Leafs were somewhat numbered at the time. He would be traded to the New York Rangers after the 1962-63 season. The 1961-62 Parkhurst Dick Duff card is valued as a common card. However, the Dick Duff rookie card, number 18 in the 1955-56 Parkhurst set, is valued at five times that of a common card.

Like the rest of the set, the 1961-62 Dick Duff card celebrates the achievements from the 1960-61 National Hockey League season. Like most on the Maple Leafs, Duff’s 1960-61 season was a little uneventful and a little underachieving. Dick scored 16 goals and assisted on 17 for 33 points over 67 games.

Dick Duff – Junior Hockey

Duff played three years of junior ‘A’ hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with Toronto St. Michael’s between 1952-53 and 1954-55. In his first year, he played just 16 regular season games for the Majors after playing most of the year with the St. Michael’s Buzzers. Over his 16 games, Dick scored three and assisted on two for five points. However, he matched that game total in the playoffs, appearing in 16 more games, scoring six and assisting on nine for 15 points.

In his final year with St. Michael’s, Duff was the team leader with 33 goals and 20 assists for 53 points over 47 games. His 33 goals tied him for fifth in the OHA with Bob Barlow of the Barrie Flyers and Ab McDonald of the St. Catherines Teepees.

Dick Duff – NHL Career

Dick saw his first National Hockey League action in 1954-55 while still a junior. He appeared in three games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Before retiring after the 1971-72 season, Duff played in 1,030 regular season NHL games, scoring 283 and assisting on 289 for 572 points. Along with Toronto, Dick also played for the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres.

In the Stanley Cup playoffs, Duff played another 114 games, scoring 30 and assisting on 49 for 79 points. He won two Stanley Cup championships with Toronto in 1961-62 and 1962-63. Dick then won four championships with the Montreal Canadiens in 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68 and 1968-69.

Before changing roles to a checking forward with the Rangers and Habs, Duff was a bit of a goal scorer with the Maple Leafs. IN 1956-57, Dick placed ninth in the NHL with 26 goals. In 1958-59, he placed eighth with a career high 29 goals.

It took more than 30 years but Dick Duff was finally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006. The only other player to enter that year was goaltender Patrick Roy.

Bob Baun 1961-62 Parkhurst #11

There’s some story about a broken leg. Besides that, Bobby Baun was one of the most reliable defensemen in Toronto Maple Leafs history. He was a two time Memorial Cup champion with the Toronto Marlboros and a four time Stanley Cup champion with the Maple Leafs. He also had a forgettable side as a member of the inaugural Oakland Seals and head coach of the hapless and underachieving Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Associations.

Bob Baun – 1961-62 Parkhurst #11

The number 11 card of Bob Baun in the 1961-62 Parkhurst set is valued as a common card. The card celebrates the 1960-61 NHL season when Baun played all 70 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the regular season, scoring one goal and assisting on 14 while recording 15 points. The Bob Baun rookie card is much more valuable. The Baun RC appears as number 45 in the 1957-58 Parkhurst set and is valued at five times that of a common card.

Bob Baun – Playing Career

Baun played junior in the OHA from 1952-53 to 1955-56 with the Toronto Marlboros. In his final two years, the team won the Robertson Cup as OHA champions. Also, in both those years the Marlboros were crowned Memorial Cup champions with victories over the Regina Pats in both seasons.

Bob played in the NHL from 1956-57 to 1972-73 with the Maple Leafs, Oakland Seals and Detroit Red Wings. His career ended where it started with a second stint with the Maple Leafs. Over his NHL career, Baun played 964 regular season games, scoring 37 goals and assisting on 187 for 224 points. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, Bob played an additional 96 games, adding 15 points.

His only minor league action came in the 1956-57 season with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Playing just 46 of the Amerks 64 regular season games, Baun placed ninth in the AHL with 117 PIM.

Baun was part of four Stanley Cup champions with the Maple Leafs. He won with Toronto in three consecutive seasons from 1961-62 to 1963-64. He was also part of the 1966-67 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Bob also went to the finals twice unsuccessfully. In 1958-59 and 1959-60, the Maple Leafs lost to the dynastic Montreal Canadiens.

He was never among the leaders in scoring categories but did find himself in the top ten for penalty minutes in the NHL. In 1963-64, he placed tenth with 113 PIM. The following year, he placed fourth with 160 PIM, behind Carl Brewer, Ted Lindsay and Pierre Pilote.

Bob was picked up by the Oakland Seals in the third round of the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, 18^th overall. He stayed with the Seals just one season before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings on May 27, 1968. He was sent to the Red Wings with Ron Harris in exchange for Gary Jarrett, Doug Roberts, Howie Young and Chris Worthy.

Bob Baun – Head Coach 

Baun’s coaching career was limited to the 1975-76 season. He took on the role of head coach with the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association. With stars like Frank Mahovlich and Paul Henderson, it was surprising that the Toros were last overall among teams that completed the full season. They even finished with less points than the Minnesota Fighting Saints, a team that folded after 59 games.

In 1976-77, the Toros moved to Alabama and became the Birmingham Bulls. Baun was not with the team. Instead, Gilles Leger started the year behind the bench and was replaced by Pat Kelly early on.

Bob Nevin 1961-62 Parkhurst #10

 

The number 10 card in the 1961-62 Parkhurst set belongs to Bob Nevin of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Nevin is part of what I like to call hockey’s shadow world, in that his career was bordering on Hockey Hall of Fame potential, yet he is mostly unknown by today’s hockey fans outside of New York.

Bob Nevin – 1961-62 Parkhurst #10

1960-61 was Nevin’s first full season in the National Hockey League but the 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card was not his rookie card. The Bob Nevin rookie card appears as number 13 in the 1958-59 Parkhurst set and is valued at just less than twice that of a common card. The 1961-62 Parkhurst card is valued as a common and is Nevin’s second time on cardboard.

Bob played four games for Toronto in 1957-58 and two more in 1958-59, therefore retaining his rookie status for the 1960-61 season. Over 68 regular season games, Nevin scored 21 goals and assisted on 37 for 58 points. He was second on the Maple Leafs for goals and assists while placing third for points. Bob was runner-up to teammate Dave Keon in the voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year.

Bob Nevin – Junior and Minor Pro

Bob played parts of four seasons in the OHA with the Toronto Marlboros from 1954-55 to 1957-58. In 1955-56, he was sixth in the league for goals while the Marlboros were crowned Memorial Cup champions. The following year, his 45 goals put him fourth in the league while he tied for fourth in the race for the Eddie Powers Trophy with 74 points. In his final season, Nevin placed ninth in the OHA for goals, sixth for assists and eighth for points.

Nevin played two full seasons in the minors before becoming a regular in the NHL. In 1958-59, he split his season between the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the QHL and the Rochester Americans of the AHL. The following year, he played exclusively with Rochester.

With the 1959-60 Amerks, Bob scored 32 goals and assisted on 42 for 74 points over 71 regular season games. He placed seventh in the league for goals and tenth for points. Rochester reached the Calder Cup finals before falling to the Springfield Indians four games to one, despite only being outscored 17-16 on the series. In the playoffs, Nevin played 12 games, scoring six goals and assisting on four.

Bob Nevin – NHL 

Nevin played 1,128 regular season games in the NHL between 1957-58 and 1975-76 with the Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings. Over that time, he scored 307 goals and assisted on 419 for 726 points. He played an additional 84 games in the Stanley Cup playoffs, recording another 34 points.

Bob was a Stanley Cup champion twice with Toronto in 1961-62 and 1962-63. His best individual success came after moving over to the New York Rangers. Nevin was team captain for the Rangers from 1965-66 to 1970-71. In 1965-66, he scored 29 and assisted on 33 for 62 points over 69 games. His 29 goals tied him for seventh in the NHL with Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings and Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens. His 62 points placed him eighth in the race for the Art Ross Trophy.

Twice during his NHL career, Nevin scored 31 goals in a season. The first time was with the Rangers in 1968-69 and the second was with the Los Angeles Kings in 1974-75. Bob ended his career playing 13 games in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers in 1976-77.

Red Kelly 1961-62 Parkhurst #9

In 1960-61, Red Kelly was in his first full season with the Toronto Maple Leafs and he recorded the highest offensive numbers of his NHL career. The player destined to be a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame was settling in nicely with the Maple Leafs after he came over from the Detroit Red Wings midseason the year before.

1961-62 Parkhurst #9

The number 9 card belonging to Leonard ‘Red’ Kelly is valued at about 60% above a common card. By this time in his career, more than a decade had passed since his 1951-52 Parkhurst rookie card came on the market.

The back of the 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card celebrates the 1960-61 season. For Red Kelly, it was a hell of a season to celebrate. The Maple Leafs were not overly successful but Kelly certainly was in his first full year with the club.

Over 64 regular season games, Red scored 20 goals and assisted on 50 for 70 points while sitting just 12 minutes in the penalty box. It was the best offensive season of Kelly’s NHL career. Kelly led Toronto in assists and finished second in points behind Frank Mahovlich. In the entire NHL, Red placed second for assists, eight behind league leader Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens. His 70 points tied him for sixth with Norm Ullman of the Detroit Red Wings.

Red’s 12 penalty minutes were a contributing factor in him winning the Lady Byng Trophy. For Kelly, it was fourth of four times he won the award during his National Hockey League career.

Red Kelly – Playing Career

After playing junior with Toronto St. Michael’s and winning a Memorial Cup championship in 1947, Kelly jumped directly to the NHL and played 1,316 regular season games between 1947-48 and 1966-67. His entire career was spent with the Red Wings and Maple Leafs. Red scored 281 goals and assisted on 542 for 823 points over a career that was split between playing defense and centre.

In the Stanley Cup playoffs, Kelly played an amazing 164 games, adding 92 points. He was a member of eight Stanley Cup champions, four with Detroit and four with Toronto. The eight Cups are the most for any player in NHL history that did not play for the Montreal Canadiens.

Kelly is one of just four players in NHL history to win the Lady Byng Trophy four or more times. He won the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman in 1953-54 with the Red Wings. Red Kelly was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969, along with Sid Abel, Bryan Hextall and Roy Worters. 

Red Kelly – Coach

Directly following his National Hockey League playing career, Kelly moved behind the bench. He was the first ever head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, joining the club in their inaugural 1967-68 season and remaining through the 1968-69 season.

After L.A., Kelly found himself in Pittsburgh and was head coach of the Penguins from 1970-71 until being replaced midway through the 1972-73 season. He returned to Toronto a few years later and was head coach from 1974-75 to 1976-77.

Bob Pulford 1961-62 Parkhurst #8

Bob Pulford quietly played his way into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was inducted as a player twenty years after his final season in the National Hockey League but that fact is, he was inducted. Bob played most of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs and it was with Toronto he was playing for when the 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card set came out.

Bob Pulford – 1961-62 Parkhurst #8

The number 8 card belonging to Pulford is valued today as a common card. A few years earlier, the Bob Pulford rookie card appeared as number 45 in the 1957-58 Parkhurst set and is valued at around 7.5 times that of a common card.

The back of the 1961-62 card celebrates the year before, 1960-61. It was Bob’s fifth year in the NHL and fifth year with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Pulford played in just 40 of the team’s 70 regular season games, scoring 11 and assisting on 18 for 29 points. In the previous three seasons and the three seasons that would follow, Bob played in each of Toronto’s regular season games.

Bob Pulford – Junior Hockey

Pulford played three years in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Toronto Marlboros from 1953-54 to 1955-56. The Turk Broda coached Marlboros were Memorial Cup champions in both 1954-55 and 1955-56 with Pulford playing a significant role on the team offensively.

In both Memorial Cup finals, Toronto played the Regina Pats. In 1955, Pulford was teamed with future Maple Leafs Bob Baun and Billy Harris. The 1956 team was stacked with players like Baun, Carl Brewer, Charlie Burns, Harry Neale and Bob Nevin.

Bob Pulford – NHL

Bob jumped right to the National Hockey League after junior, never playing a game in the minors. From 1956-57 to 1971-72, Pulford scored 281 goals and assisted on 362 for 643 points over 1,079 regular season NHL games with the Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he played an additional 89 games, adding 51 points.

Pulford was a member of the four Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs teams from the 1960’s. The team won three straight from 1961-62 to 1963-64 and one more time in 1966-67.

In 1959-60, Bob scored 24 goals, tying him for tenth in the NHL with Jean-Guy Gendron of the Boston Bruins and Norm Ullman of the Detroit Red Wings. Pulford’s top offensive season came in 1965-66 when he scored 28 goals for the Maple Leafs. He placed tenth in the NHL for goals scored.

Bob played his final two years in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings. In his final season, he served as team captain. The following year, he remained with the club but moved behind the bench to become head coach.

Bob Pulford was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. Entering at the same time were Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin and Clint Smith.

Bob Pulford – Coaching, etc. 

Pulford took over the head coaching duties for the Los Angeles Kings for the start of the 1972-73 season. He replaced American Hockey League legend Fred Glover. Bob remained with the Kings for five years before moving to Chicago for the 1977-78 season.

Bob remained with the Blackhawks from 1977-78 to 2006-07 in various roles, including head coach, general manager and senior vice-president of hockey operations. His first two years were spent as head coach, a post he returned to several times during his time in Chicago.

In 1981-82, he took over behind the bench for the final 28 games of the season after Keith Magnuson was relieved of duties. Pulford took the team to the Stanley Cup final four before falling in five to the Vancouver Canucks in the semi-finals.

In 1984-85, it was Orval Tessier that was ousted with 27 games to go in the season. Pulford took over behind the bench with Roger Neilson as his assistant. Once again, he led the Blackhawks to the final four before falling in six to the Edmonton Oilers in the semi-finals. Edmonton, at the pinnacle of the Gretzky era, outscored Chicago 44-25 on the series and 18-5 in the first two games. Game one was an 11-2 blowout and game five was a 10-5 shootout.

Pulford returned as full-time head coach of the Blackhawks for the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons. He took another interim stint in 1999-00.

Eddie Shack 1961-62 Parkhurst #7

‘The Entertainer’, so many, including himself, have said that Eddie Shack could have been so much more than the class clown in the National Hockey League. The talent was there in Shack to be a scoring star in the league. As it was, Eddie played over 1,000 games in the NHL and was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams in Toronto.

Eddie Shack – 1961-62 Parkhurst #7

The Eddie Shack 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card is valued nearly seven times more than a common card. It is the third highest in value for Toronto Maple Leafs players and the sixth highest valued in the whole set. Not bad for a player standing outside the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The back of the card celebrates Shack’s achievements from the 1960-61 season. Eddie came to Toronto from the New York Rangers 12 games into the 1960-61 NHL season. With the Maple Leafs, he played 55 games, scoring 14 and assisting on 14 for 28 points. Shack’s combined 107 penalty minutes placed him eighth in the league.

Eddie Shack – NHL Career

Shack played five years of junior hockey in the OHA with the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. In his final year, 1956-57, Eddie scored 47 goals and assisted on 57 for 104 points over 52 regular season games on the Eddie Bush coached team. Shack placed third in goal scoring behind Frank Mahovlich of Toronto St. Michael’s and Bill Sweeney, also of the Biltmores. Shack tied Sweeney for the league lead in assists and placed second in the league in the race for the Eddie Powers Trophy, two points behind his teammate.

After a year in the American Hockey League with the Providence Reds in 1957-58, Shack became a regular in the NHL with the Rangers. He played in the NHL from 1958-59 to 1974-75, appearing in 1,047 regular season games. Over that time, he scored 239 goals and assisted on 226 for 465 points. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he played an additional 74 games, adding 13 points.

Eddie played for the Maple Leafs when they won three consecutive Stanley Cup championships between 1961-62 and 1963-64. He was also part of the 1966-67 Toronto team that won the last championship in franchise history. 

After that 1966-67 season, Shack was traded to the Boston Bruins where he played on a line with Derek Sanderson and Wayne Cashman. His days in Boston ended a year before the Bruins won two Stanley Cup championships over three years.

Besides being known for his antics, Shack is in the books as the first NHL player to record 20 or more goals in a single season with five different teams. In 1965-66, he scored 26 with the Maple Leafs. Alongside Sanderson and Cashman, he scored 23 with the Bruins in 1967-68. Eddie scored 22 with the Los Angeles Kings in 1969-70 then 25 with the Buffalo Sabres the following season. In 1972-73, he completed his goal scoring tour of the league with 25 goals as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Ron Stewart 1961-62 Parkhurst #6

Number 6 in the 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card set belongs to Ron Stewart of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Not quite Hockey Hall of Fame material, Stewart is as close as it gets and deserves an honourable mention. Ron won a Memorial Cup and three Stanley Cup championships as a player, while winning the Calder Cup in the American Hockey League as a head coach.

Ron Stewart 1961-62 Parkhurst #6

The 1961-62 Parkhurst Ron Stewart hockey card is valued as a common card and occurred at the halfway point of his National Hockey League career. The Ron Stewart rookie card appears as number 94 in the 1952-53 Parkhurst set and is also valued as a common card.

The back of the 1961-62 card celebrates Stewart’s 1960-61 NHL season. He played in just 51 of Toronto’s 70 regular season games, scoring 13 goals and assisting on 12 for 25 points. Ron sat just eight minutes in the penalty box all season. However, teammate Dave Keon was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy with just three minor penalties over the full 70 game schedule. In the playoffs, Stewart played five games and scored one goal.

Ron Stewart – Junior Hockey

Ron played in the OHA from 1949-50 to 1951-52 with the Toronto Marlboros, Barrie Flyers, Guelph Biltmores and Windsor Spitfires. He switched to the Flyers from Toronto midway through the 1951-52 season and joined the Biltmores for the 1951-52 playoffs. Stewart played just two games with the Spitfires, also in that 1951-52 season.

Stewart helped the Biltmore Mad Hatters win the Robertson Cup as OHA playoff champions. The team advanced to the Memorial Cup finals against the Regina Pats. Guelph easily won the Canadian junior hockey title, sweeping Regina in four games. On that Guelph team were future New York Rangers greats Andy Bathgate, Harry Howell and Dean Prentice.

Ron Stewart – NHL

Stewart played 1,353 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1952-53 and 1972-73. Over that time, he scored 276 goals and assisted on 253 for 529 points. Ron also played 119 games in the Stanley Cup playoffs, adding 35 points. His 1,353 NHL games still ranks him 44^th on the all-time list.

Over his career, Stewart played for the Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and New York Islanders. He was a three time Stanley Cup champion with Toronto from 1961-62 to 1963-64.

In June, 1965, Ron valued highly by the Boston Bruins. Toronto sent Stewart to the Bruins for Andy Hebenton, Orland Kurtenbach and Pat Stapleton. By the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, Boston had devalued Stewart enough to leave him unprotected. The St. Louis Blues took him down in the 15^th round, 90^th overall.

Ron Stewart – Coach 

Stewart’s coaching career was short but fairly sweet. In 1973-74, immediately after retiring as a player, Ron took over the head coaching duties for the Portland Buckaroos of the WHL. The Buckaroos placed fourth in the six team league over the regular season. In the playoffs, Portland reached the finals before falling in five games to the Phoenix Roadrunners. Interestingly, on the team was Andy Hebenton, one of the players Stewart was traded to Boston for back in 1965.

The following year, 1974-75, Ron took over the head coaching job for the Springfield Kings of the American Hockey League. In February, the team changed its name back to the Indians. The Springfield Indians placed fourth in the five team AHL Northern Division but would have placed first in the Southern Division and therefore finished fourth overall in the ten team league. Stewart’s squad once again reached the playoff finals and Springfield captured the Calder Cup championship over the New Haven Nighthawks in five games.

Stewart spent one year as a head coach in the National Hockey League. In 1977-78, he coached the Los Angeles Kings. L.A. placed third in the strong Norris Division with the Triple Crown Line just starting to come together. In the best of three preliminary round, the Kings were swept in two by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Dave Keon 1961-62 Parkhurst #5

Dave Keon was the highlight of the 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card set and, really, the highlight of the 1960-61 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL season. Fresh off a stellar junior career with Toronto St. Michael’s, Keon was raring to go, jumping straight into a starting role in the National Hockey League.

Dave Keon – 1961-62 Parkhurst #5

Number 5 in the 1961-62 Parkhurst set is the Dave Keon rookie card. The card is easily the highest valued rookie card in the set and equal to Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings as the highest overall card in the 51 card collection. Keon’s first ever appearance on cardboard is valued at over 16 times that of a common card.

The back of the card celebrates Keon’s 1960-61 rookie season. Playing the full 70 game regular season schedule for Toronto, Keon scored 20 goals and assisted on 25 for 45 points. For his efforts, Dave was awarded the Calder Trophy as the top rookie in the National Hockey League.

Interestingly, Keon sat just six minutes in the penalty box but was not awarded the Lady Byng Trophy as the NHL’s most gentlemanly. That accolade went to Dave’s Toronto teammate, Red Kelly. Yes, it’s not strictly an award for the least PIM but Kelly sat 12 minutes while playing in just 64 games. Keon got his retribution, winning consecutive Lady Byng Trophies in 1961-62 and 1962-63.

Dave Keon – NHL

Keon played in the NHL from 1960-61 to 1974-75, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs, before jumping to the World Hockey Association. After the WHA ceased to exist after the 1978-79 season, Dave returned to the NHL but this time with the Hartford Whalers. He spent three years with the NHL Whalers before retiring from the game.

Over his NHL career, Keon played in 1,296 regular season games, scoring 396 goals and assisting on 590 for 986 points. Dave still ranks 53^rd all-time for most NHL regular season games played. In the playoffs, he played an additional 93 games, scoring 32 and assisting on 36 for 68 points.

A four time Stanley Cup champion, Keon enjoyed early success with the Maple Leafs winning three consecutive championships between 1961-62 and 1963-64. His fourth Cup came in 1966-67 when the Maple Leafs won their last ever championship. Dave was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Over 12 games in the playoffs that year, Keon scored three and assisted on five for eight points.

Dave served as team captain with the Maple Leafs from 1969-70 until the end of the 1974-75 season. In his final year in the NHL, 1981-82, Keon was captain of the Hartford Whalers. In 1986, Dave Keon was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 

Dave Keon – WHA

Between 1975-76 and 1978-79, Keon played in 301 regular season games in the World Hockey Association. He scored 102 and assisted on 189 for 291 points. Dave played in an additional 36 playoff games, adding 36 points.

During his WHA career, Keon played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Indianapolis Racers and New England Whalers. However, his greatest success came with the Whalers. The team reached the Avco World Trophy finals in 1977-78 before being swept in four by the Winnipeg Jets.

Bert Olmstead 1961-62 Parkhurst #4

Bert Olmstead quietly got his name on the Stanley Cup five times and found his way into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985. The man who retired from the game rather than play for the New York Rangers, became the first ever coach of the Oakland Seals when the NHL expanded to 12 teams for the 1967-68 season.

Bert Olmstead - 1961-62 Parkhurst #4

The 1961-62 Parkhurst card was the second last hockey card produced of Bert during his playing career, in his last season in the National Hockey League. He appeared on number 57 of the 1962-63 Topps set as a member of the New York Rangers, although he never played a game with New York and retired before the season started.

The 1961-62 card is valued as a common card. Olmstead’s 1951-52 Parkhurst rookie card has a book value of $125. The 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card celebrates the 1960-61 season when Bert scored 18 goals and assisted on 34 for 52 points over 67 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Olmstead was fourth on the team for points.

Bert Olmstead - NHL Player

Olmstead played in the National Hockey League from 1948-49 to 1961-62 with the Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. Over his career, Bert played 848 regular season games, scoring 181 goals and assisting on 421 for 602 points. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he played an additional 115 games, adding 59 points.

Bert’s first full season came in 1949-50 with the Blackhawks. He played the full 70 game schedule, scoring 20 goals and assisting on 29 for 49 points. The following year was interesting for Olmstead. On December 3, 1950, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings from Chicago. However, without playing a game for Detroit, he was traded on December 17 to the Montreal Canadiens for Leo Gravelle. This means, at some point, Olmstead was property of every Original 6 team, except for Boston, but only played for three.

Olmstead showed off his talents as a playmaker with the Canadiens in 1954-55. Over the full 70 game schedule, Bert scored just ten goals but assisted on 48 for 58 points. He led the league in assists with five more than teammate Doug Harvey. Olmstead also placed seventh in the NHL for points and seventh for penalty minutes.

The following year, the numbers increased. In 1955-56, Bert scored 14 and assisted on 56 for 70 points over 70 games. He was once again the NHL assist leader, nine ahead of Andy Bathgate of the New York Rangers. At the time, the 56 assists was a new NHL single season record. Olmstead’s 70 points placed him fourth in the race for the Art Ross Trophy behind teammate Jean Beliveau, Gordie Howe of the Red Wings and teammate Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard.

In that 1955-56 season, Bert had an eight point game. The feat was a league record, tying him with Rocket Richard. The record stood until 1976 when Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs totalled ten points in a game against the Boston Bruins.

Olmstead won four Stanley Cup championships with the Canadiens, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57 and 1957-58. He also won a Stanley Cup championship in his final year as a player, 1961-62. In 1985, Bert Olmstead was finally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bert Olmstead – Head Coach 

Olmstead had a short three year career in coaching. In 1965-66 and 1966-67, he was head coach of the Vancouver Canucks of the WHL. In 1967-68, Bert was the first ever coach of the Oakland Seals in the NHL.

In 1965-66, the Canucks placed third in the six team Western Hockey League. In the playoffs, Vancouver lost the opening round in seven games to the Portland Buckaroos. In spite of the loss, the Canucks outscored the Buckaroos 28-27 on the series.

The following year, Vancouver placed third in the now seven team league. The Canucks reached the WHL finals before being swept in four games by the Seattle Totems.

His year as a head coach in the National Hockey League lasted 64 games. With the team winning just eleven games and totalling 47 points under his leadership, Olmstead resigned.

Johnny Bower 1961-62 Parkhurst #3

John Kiszkan is one of the most loved hockey players in Toronto Maple Leafs history. Perhaps, Kiszkan can be found within a list of top ten National Hockey League goaltenders of all-time. Seemingly old before he was young, John Kiszkan is better known as Johnny Bower and is one of very to belong to both the Hockey Hall of Fame and AHL Hall of Fame.

Johnny Bower – 1961-62 Parkhurst #3

The third card in the 51 card 1961-62 Parkhurst NHL set belongs to Bower. Valued at four times that of a common card, it is the lowest valued hockey card of the big three goalies found in the set. Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens leads the way, followed by Terry Sawchuk of the Detroit Red Wings.

The back of the card celebrates Bower’s stats from the 1960-61 National Hockey League season. It was Johnny’s third year as the number one goalie for the Maple Leafs. He played in 58 games, recording a 2.50 goals against average, two shutouts and a .923 save percentage. He was backed up that year by a young Cesare Maniago who played seven games and Gerry McNamara who played in five games.

Johnny Bower – Minor Pro

From 1945-46 to 1952-53, Bower played in the AHL before getting his first shot at the NHL in 1953-54. It was in his first year that the name change from Kiszkan to Bower occurred. He was returned to the WHL for most of the 1954-55 season, playing 63 games for the Vancouver Canucks and just five in the NHL with the Rangers. Johnny then spent the next three years in the AHL before going back up to the NHL for good.

Best known as a four time Stanley Cup champion with the Maple Leafs, Bower was also part of four Calder Cup winning teams in the American Hockey League. His first three came with the Cleveland Barons while, ironically, his fourth came as a member of the Providence Reds, beating Cleveland in the finals.

In 1947-48, the Barons swept the Buffalo Bisons in four in the finals. In 1950-51 and 1952-53, Cleveland met up with the Pittsburgh Hornets in the finals, winning both with each series going the full seven games. In 1955-56, it was Bower’s last run at the Calder Cup with Providence sweeping Cleveland in four.

Bower was awarded both the Harry ‘Hap’ Holmes Memorial Award as the AHL’s top goalie and the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s MVP on three occasions. In 1956-57 and 1957-58, he was awarded both in the same season. In 1956-57 with the Reds, Johnny played in 57 games, posting four shutouts and a GAA of 2.42. The following year, he returned to the Cleveland Barons, playing in 64 games with eight shutouts and a 2.19 GAA.

In 2006, the American Hockey League inaugurated their own Hall of Fame. Johnny Bower was inducted in that first year.

Johnny Bower – NHL

Because he spent most of his NHL career with Toronto and the Maple Leafs were one of the first teams to introduce a real two goalie system, the only year Johnny played each game for his NHL team was in his rookie year with the Rangers. In 1953-54, Bower played in all 70 games for New York, earning five shutouts and a 2.60 goals against average. However, it was teammate Camille Henry that was honoured with the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year.

His NHL action would be severely reduced over the next several seasons. Johnny played five games with the Rangers in 1954-55 and just two games with the club in 1956-57. After being picked up by the Maple Leafs, Bower found regular work starting in 1958-59. He remained Toronto’s top goalie for the next decade.

With Toronto, he won four Stanley Cup champions. After the three-peat from 1961-62 to 1963-64, Bower took one last championship with the Maple Leafs in 1966-67. However, in that 1966-67 season, he shared the load equally with Terry Sawchuk.

By the 1968-69 season, Bower’s time between the pipes was reduced to just 20 games with Bruce Gamble taking over the number one spot. In his final year, 1969-70, Johnny played just one game, a 6-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on December 10, 1969. That year, Gamble was still number one but Marv Edwards had taken over as the number two guy. In an interesting twist, Gerry McNamara, who had backed up Bower in 1960-61 with five appearances, played two games for the Maple Leafs. Those would be the only seven NHL games McNamara would ever play.

Johnny was the recipient of the Vezina Trophy in 1960-61 and 1964-65. That, in itself, is an interesting fact. Those were the two years surrounding Toronto’s three year run at the Stanley Cup but Bower did not win the reward while the Maple Leafs were champions.

In 1976, Johnny Bower was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In March, 1995, the Toronto Maple Leafs honoured, but did not retire, number one for Johnny and Turk Broda.

 

Frank Mahovlich 1961-62 Parkhurst #2

Card number 2 of 51 in the 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card set belongs to Frank Mahovlich of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Book value for the Mahovlich card is $80, making it of equal value with Henri Richard and Jean Beliveau from the same season. This is a far cry from the $500 book value of the 1957-58 Parkhurst Frank Mahovlich rookie card, a treasure for all vintage hockey cards collectors.

The back of the card celebrates Mahovlich’s 1960-61 season with the Maple Leafs. Frank scored 48 goals and assisted on 36 for 84 points while playing the full 70 game regular season schedule. He led Toronto in goals and points. His goal total was second in the National Hockey League, behind Bernie Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens. Bernie became the second player to ever score 50 goals in a NHL season with exactly 50. Mahovlich’s 84 points placed him third behind Geoffrion and Jean Beliveau.

Frank Mahovlich – Playing Career

Frank played parts of four seasons in the OHA Junior A with Toronto St. Michael’s from 1953-54 to 1956-57. In his final year, he was awarded the Red Tilson Trophy as league MVP. Over 49 regular season games with St. Michael’s, Mahovlich scored 52 goals and assisted on 36 for 88 points. He placed first in the league for goals, tied for seventh in assists and third in the race for the Eddie Powers Trophy behind Bill Sweeney and Eddie Shack, both of the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters.

The following year, Mahovlich was the 1957-58 recipient of the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. On a last place Toronto Maple Leafs team, Frank managed to score 20 goals and total 36 points over 67 games.

Frank played in the NHL until 1973-74, also appearing with the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. He played 1,181 regular season NHL games, scoring 533 goals and assisting on 570 for 1,103 points. Mahovlich also played in 137 playoff games, scoring 51 goals and assisting on 67 for 118 points. He was a member of six Stanley Cup champions, four with Toronto and two with Montreal.

His personal high for goals came in 1968-69 with the Red Wings. Frank scored 49 goals over 76 games and tied for second in the league with Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins, nine goals behind Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Mahovlich jumped to the World Hockey Association for the 1974-75 season and stayed for four years before retiring from the games. His first two years were with the Toronto Toros before moving with the franchise to Birmingham and playing two more years with the Birmingham Bulls. Over his WHA career, Frank scored 89 goals and assisted on 143 for 232 points over 237 games. He appeared in just nine playoff games, adding five points.

Frank Mahovlich – Honours and Accolades 

Frank played for Canada at the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. He then played for Canada again on an all-WHA team at the 1974 Summit Series. He appeared in six games at each of the showdowns.

Mahovlich was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981. Nine years later, Frank was honoured by the Canada Sports Hall of Fame. In 2001, the Toronto Maple Leafs honoured his number 27.

Tim Horton 1961-62 Parkhurst #1

Tim Horton was going into his tenth full season with the Toronto Maple Leafs for his 1961-62 National Hockey League season. Although never the recipient of an individual award during his NHL playing days, Horton has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, has his number retired by two NHL teams and is still among the top 25 for most games played during a career.

Tim Horton 1961-62 Parkhurst #1

The first card in the 51 card 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card set belongs to Tim Horton. The Horton hockey card is the second most valuable in the set, behind the equally valued Gordie Howe card and the Dave Keon rookie card. Book value for the card is set at $200.

The back of the card shows Tim’s stats from the 1960-61 NHL season. He played 57 regular season games on the point for the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring six goals and assisting on 15 for 21 points. Toronto finished second overall in the six team league but were upset in the opening round by the Detroit Red Wings. The Maple Leafs won the first game of the series in overtime before the Red Wings won the next four.

Tim Horton – Playing Career

Although he was a regular 1952-53, Horton played in the NHL as far back as 1949-50. Horton played until his death near the end of the 1973-74 season. Tim played for the Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres. Over that time, he played in 1,445 regular season games, scoring 115 and assisting on 403 for 518 points. He still stands 21^st overall for most regular season games played during a NHL career, 14 games more than Mike Gartner and eleven less than Glen Wesley.

From 1961 to 1968, Tim played 486 consecutive games. It was the most by a defenseman until Karlis Skrastins of the Colorado Avalanche topped the mark in 2007. Skrastins died in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.

With the Maple Leafs, Horton was a member of four Stanley Cup winning teams. He played an important role in Toronto’s three consecutive championships from 1961-62 to 1963-64. Tim was also there for the 1966-67 victory, the last time the Maple Leafs were even in a Stanley Cup final series. In the 1961-62 playoffs, Horton scored three goals and assisted on 13 for 16 points over 12 games. The 16 points remained a team record for defensemen until Ian Turnbull broke it in the 1970’s.  

Before his NHL career took off, Horton had an outstanding season in the American Hockey League with the King Clancy coached Pittsburgh Hornets in 1951-52. Pittsburgh reached the finals against the Providence Reds and won the Calder Cup championship in six games. During the regular season, Tim placed third in the AHL with 146 PIM. He would never play in the minors again after that season.

Tim Horton was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977. Nearly two decades later, his number 7 was honoured by the Maple Leafs and his number 2 was retired by the Buffalo Sabres.