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.