Allan Stanley 1961-62 Parkhurst #16

The 1961-62 Parkhurst number 16 hockey card features Allan Stanley, defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The card shows him wearing the 'A' for the Maple Leafs. Previously in his career, Stanley wore the 'C' for the New York Rangers.

1961-62 was the third of four years that Parkhurst used the identical image of Allan for the front of his card. In other words, if you look at his hockey cards from 1959-60, 1960-61 and 1962-63, Stanley is frozen in time, stuck in the same position skating across the ice.

The back of that 1961-62 Parkhurst card shows his stats from the previous season. In 1960-61, Stanley scored nine and assisted on 25 for 34 points over 68 regular season games. In the playoffs, he added three assists over five games. In 1961-62, his numbers were nearly identical while playing eight less games. Allan scored nine and assisted on 26.

Allan Stanley – NHL Career

After toiling in the minors from 1943-44 and through part of 1948-49, Stanley got his break with the New York Rangers. Between 1948-49 and 1968-69, Allan played 1,244 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers. Over that time, he scored 100 and assisted on 333 for 433 points. While sitting a very modest 792 penalty minutes for a defenseman.

In his first full season in the NHL, 1949-50, Stanley helped the New York Rangers to a visit to the Stanley Cup finals. The Rangers finished fourth in the six team league during the regular season, three points below .500. Yet, New York reached the finals against the Detroit Red Wings.

 

The Rangers held a 3-2 lead in the series but ultimately fell in seven games to Detroit. It was a tight series with games four, five and seven being decided in overtime. The final game didn't have an outcome until the fifth period.

Allan went on to be captain of the Rangers for the 1951-52 and 1952-53 seasons. However, things turned sour and in 1953-54, he was sent down to the Vancouver Canucks of the WHL. He did help the Canucks to the finals before they were defeated by the Calgary Stampeders in six games, depsite outscoring their opponents 18-17.

In November, 1954, Stanley was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with Rich Lamoureux and Nick Mickoski for Pete Conacher and Bill Gadsby. Two years later, he was bought by the Bruins from Chicago in October of 1956. His time in Boston was limited, as well, traded to the Maple Leafs in October, 1958 for Jim Morrison.

His career was resurrected with Toronto. Stanley was a Second Team All-Star blue liner in 1959-60, 1960-61 and 1965-66. He helped the Maple Leafs to Stanley Cup championships in 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64 and 1966-67.

In 1981, Allan Stanley was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, along with his Boston teammate John Bucyk and his Toronto teammate Frank Mahovlich. Stanley remains among the top 100 for most career games played in the National Hockey League.

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.

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.