Saturday, October 20, 2012

1971-72 Topps Hockey Cards

1971-72 Topps Hockey Cards
The set is similar, but not identical, to the first 132 cards of the Canadian 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee set. The League Leaders subset were not included in the O-Pee-Chee set.

 1 - Bobby Hull Goal Leaders [Goal Leaders]
 2 - Johnny Bucyk Assist Leaders [Assist Leaders]
 3 - Johnny Bucyk Scoring Leaders [Scoring Leaders]
 4 - Ed Giacomin Goalies Win Leaders [Goalies Win Leaders]
 5 - Cesare Maniago Shutouts Leaders [Shutouts Leaders]
 6 - Tony Esposito Goals Against Average Leaders [Goals Against Average Lea]
 7 - Fred Stanfield
 8 - Mike Robitaille RC
 9 - Vic Hadfield
10 - Jacques Plante
11 - Bill White
12 - Andre Boudrias
13 - Jim Lorentz
14 - Arnie Brown
15 - Yvan Cournoyer
16 - Bryan Hextall
17 - Gary Croteau
18 - Gilles Villemure
19 - Serge Bernier RC
20 - Phil Esposito
21 - Charlie Burns
22 - Doug Barrie RC
23 - Eddie Joyal
24 - Rosaire Paiement
25 - Pat Stapleton
26 - Garry Unger
27 - Al Smith
28 - Bob Woytowich
29 - Marc Tardif
30 - Norm Ullman
31 - Tom Williams
32 - Ted Harris
33 - Andre Lacroix
34 - Mike Byers
35 - Johnny Bucyk
36 - Roger Crozier
37 - Alex Delvecchio
38 - Frank St. Marseille
39 - Hubert "Pit" Martin
40 - Brad Park
41 - Greg Polis RC
42 - Orland Kurtenbach
43 - Jim McKenny RC
44 - Bob Nevin
45 - Ken Dryden RC
46 - Carol Vadnais
47 - Bill Flett
48 - Jim Johnson
49 - Al Hamilton
50 - Bobby Hull
51 - Chris Bordeleau RC
52 - Tim Ecclestone
53 - Rod Seiling
54 - Gerry Cheevers
55 - Bill Goldsworthy
56 - Ron Schock
57 - Jim Dorey
58 - Wayne Maki
59 - Terry Harper
60 - Gilbert Perreault
61 - Ernie Hicke RC
62 - Wayne Hillman
63 - Denis DeJordy
64 - Ken Schinkel
65 - Derek Sanderson
66 - Barclay Plager
67 - Paul Henderson
68 - Jude Drouin
69 - Keith Magnuson
70 - Gordie Howe
71 - Jacques Lemaire
72 - Doug Favell
73 - Bert Marshall
74 - Gerry Meehan
75 - Walt Tkaczuk
76 - Bob Berry RC
77 - Syl Apps RC
78 - Tom Webster
79 - Danny Grant
80 - Dave Keon
81 - Ernie Wakely
82 - John McKenzie
83 - Doug Roberts
84 - Pete Mahovlich
85 - Dennis Hull
86 - Juha Widing RC
87 - Gary Doak
88 - Phil Goyette
89 - Gary Dornhoefer
90 - Ed Giacomin
91 - Gordon "Red" Berenson
92 - Mike Pelyk
93 - Gary Jarrett
94 - Bob Pulford
95 - Dale Tallon
96 - Eddie Shack
97 - Jean Ratelle
98 - Jim Pappin
99 - Roy Edwards
100 - Bobby Orr
101 - Ted Hampson
102 - Mickey Redmond
103 - Bob Plager
104 - Bruce Gamble
105 - Frank Mahovlich
106 - Tony Featherstone RC
107 - Tracy Pratt
108 - Ralph Backstrom
109 - Murray Hall
110 - Tony Esposito
111 - Checklist
112 - Jim Neilson
113 - Ron Ellis
114 - Bobby Clarke
115 - Ken Hodge
116 - Jim Roberts
117 - Cesare Maniago
118 - Jean Pronovost
119 - Gary Bergman
120 - Henri Richard
121 - Ross Lonsberry
122 - Pat Quinn
123 - Rod Gilbert
124 - Gary Smith
125 - Stan Mikita
126 - Ed Van Impe
127 - Wayne Connelly
128 - Dennis Hextall
129 - Wayne Cashman
130 - J.C. Tremblay
131 - Bernie Parent
132 - Dunc McCallum RC

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Ok, I know this blog was supposed to be about 1970's hockey cards but every time I turn around there is something else that side tracks me and I feel compelled to do a "memory recall" of these neat little treasures. In 1968 Post Cereal introduced a little plastic game board and 30 picture marbles. Now, the marbles came two to a box of cereal and you had to order the neat little game board or "rink". There were 30 plastic marbles in all. Fifteen blue which represented the Toronto Maple Leafs and fifteen red which represented the Montreal Canadians. Cost for the complete set in todays market in near mint condition can run close to $400 or better. 1968-1969 Post Hockey Marbles Set contains 30 unnumbered marbles and one game board Montreal Canadiens 􀂉 Ralph Backstrom 􀂉 Jean Beliveau 􀂉 Yvan Cournoyer 􀂉 John Ferguson 􀂉 Terry Harper 􀂉 Ted Harris 􀂉 Jaques Laperriere 􀂉 Jaques Lemaire 􀂉 Henri Richard 􀂉 Bobby Rousseau 􀂉 Serge Savard 􀂉 Gilles Tremblay 􀂉 J.C. Tremblay 􀂉 Rogatien Vachon 􀂉 Gump Worsley Toronto Maple Leafs 􀂉 Johnny Bower 􀂉 Wayne Carleton 􀂉 Ron Ellis 􀂉 Bruce Gamble 􀂉 Paul Henderson 􀂉 Tim Horton 􀂉 Dave Keon 􀂉 Murray Oliver 􀂉 Mike Pelyk 􀂉 Pierre Pilote 􀂉 Marcel Pronovost 􀂉 Bob Pullford 􀂉 Floyd Smith 􀂉 Norm Ullman 􀂉 Mike Walton 􀂉 Game board

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Peter Puck, The 1970's Ambassador To The NHL


Another much loved segment of Hockey Night In Canada and NBC's Hockey Game Of The Week, for the children anyways, was the Peter Puck cartoon that was generally shown in the intermission between the first and second periods of the game.
 
His first immortal words spoken between periods in 1973 were "
Howdy fans, Peter Puck here to lay some facts on you about hockey - the world's fastest team sport." He often referrered to himself as the "pokecheck professor".
 

The animated little puck would explain the rules of hockey to the junior crowd as well as equipment used in the games to keep your child safe and even ventured into the history of the sport of...you guessed it, hockey! It was adapted to TV with the help of Hanna Barbera a very popular cartoon company of the time.

The animated cartoons were designed to keep the kids happy between the first and second intermission of the hockey game.

1. Peter Puck - How To Play The Game (episode 1)

2. Peter Puck - Equipment, Officials and Players (episode 2)

3. Peter Puck - Pucks, Skates and Sticks (episode 3)

4. Peter Puck - Penalties, Signs and Fines (episode 4)

5. Peter Puck - Episode 5

Three books - Peter Puck: Love That Hockey Game (1975), Peter Puck and the Stolen Stanley Cup (1980), and Peter Puck's Greatest Moments in Hockey (1980) were also written and have all been given collectors item status.



Love That Hockey Game
The Stolen Stanley Cup
                  
Greatest Moments In Hockey

 

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Cards

The 1970-71 Topps Hockey Card Series were almost identical for the first 132 cards with the one exception being card #24 which was Bob Baun in the Topps Series and a checklist in the O-Pee-Chee Series. Another difference was the little write up on each player on the back of the O-Pee-Chee card was in English and French.

132 Checklist
133 Ed Johnston
134 Ted Green
135 Rick Smith RC
136 Derek Sanderson
137 Dallas Smith
138 Don Marcotte RC
139 Ed Westfall
140 Floyd Smith
141 Randy Wyrozub RC
142 Cliff Schmautz RC
143 Mike McMahon
144 Jim Watson
145 Roger Crozier
146 Tracy Pratt
147 Cliff Koroll RC
148 Gerry Pinder RC
149 Ron "Chico" Maki
150 Doug Jarrett
151 Keith Magnuson RC
152 Gerry Desjardins
153 Tony Esposito
154 Gary Bergman
155 Tom Webster RC
156 Dale Rolfe
157 Alex Delvecchio
158 Nick Libett
159 Wayne Connelly
160 Mike Byers RC
161 Bill Flett
162 Larry Mickey
163 Noel Price
164 Larry Cahan
165 Jack Norris RC
166 Ted Harris
167 Murray Oliver
168 Jean-Paul Parise
169 Tom Williams
170 Bobby Rousseau
171 Jude Drouin RC
172 Walt McKechnie RC
173 Cesare Maniago
174 Rejean Houle RC
176 Henri Richard
177 Guy Lapointe RC
178 J.C. Tremblay
179 Marc Tardif RC
180 Walt Tkaczuk
181 Jean Ratelle
182 Pete Stemkowski
183 Gilles Villemure
184 Rod Seiling
185 Jim Neilson
186 Dennis Hextall
187 Gerry Ehman
188 Bert Marshall
189 Gary Croteau RC
190 Ted Hampson
191 Earl Ingarfield
192 Dick Mattiussi
193 Earl Heiskala
194 Simon Nolet
195 Bobby Clarke RC
196 Garry Peters
197 Lew Morrison RC
198 Wayne Hillman
199 Doug Favell
200 Les Binkley
201 Dean Prentice
202 Jean Pronovost
203 Wally Boyer
204 Bryan Watson
205 Glen Sather
206 Lowell MacDonald
207 Andy Bathgate
208 Val Fonteyne
209 Jim Lorentz RC
210 Glenn Hall
211 Bob Plager
212 Noel Picard
213 Jim Roberts
214 Frank St. Marseille
215 Ab McDonald
216 Brian Glennie RC
217 Paul Henderson
218 Darryl Sittler RC
219 Dave Keon
220 Jim Harrison RC
221 Ron Ellis
222 Jacques Plante
223 Bob Baun
224 George Gardner RC
225 Dale Tallon RC
226 Rosaire Paiement RC
227 Mike Corrigan RC
228 Ray Cullen
229 Charlie Hodge
230 Len Lunde
231 Terry Sawchuk
232 Stanley Cup Champs [Boston Bruins Team]
233 Ken Hodge [Esposito Line]
234 Tony Esposito [First Team All-Star]
235 Bobby Hull [First Team All-Star]
236 Bobby Orr [First Team All-Star]
237 Phil Esposito [First Team All-Star]
238 Gordie Howe [First Team All-Star]
239 Brad Park RC [First Team All-Star]
240 Stan Mikita [Second Team All-Star]
241 John McKenzie [Second Team All-Star]
242 Frank Mahovlich [Second Team All-Star]
243 Carl Brewer [Second Team All-Star]
244 Ed Giacomin [Second Team All-Star]
245 Jacques Laperriere [Second Team All-Star]
246 Bobby Orr [Hart Trophy]
247 Tony Esposito [Calder Trophy]
249 Bobby Orr [Art Ross Trophy]
250 Tony Esposito [Vezina Trophy]
251 Phil Goyette [Lady Byng Trophy]
252 Bobby Orr-Conn Smythe Trophy Winner [Conn Smythe]
253 Hubert "Pit" Martin [Masterton Award]
254 The Stanley Cup
255 Prince of Wales Trophy
256 Conn Smythe Trophy
257 James Norris Trophy
258 Calder Trophy
259 Vezina Trophy
260 Lady Byng Trophy
261 Hart Trophy
262 Art Ross Trohpy
263 Clarence Campbell Bowl
264 John Ferguson
111A Brit Selby
111B Brit Selby
175A Mickey Redmond
175B Mickey Redmond
248A Bobby Orr [Norris Trophy]
248B Bobby Orr [Norris Trophy]

I'll try to explain the Brit Selby 111A and 111B card.
First of all the cards are the same front and back as far as photo and write up goes. What separates the two is that the A card does note denote the trade Toronto had done with St. Louis where as the B card mentions this on the front of the card with the notation “Traded From Toronto Nov. 13/70”

The Bobby Orr Norris Trophy alternative makes a notation of Gordie Howe on the puzzle piece on the back of the card where as the A card does not.

Friday, March 9, 2012

1971-72 Colgate Toothpaste Hockey Heads

A Colgate toothpaste promotion in the winter months of 1972 had kids buzzing and brushing with the hope they might "score" a Bobby Orr head which were being included in specially marked packages of Colgate toothpaste.


They were manufactured as a tribute to players of Team Canada who had beaten the Russians in an eight game series in September 1972 winning 4, losing 3 and 1 tie.

In all there were 16 busts in the collectible series, each measuring about 1 1/4 " in height with a base of about 7/8" and were made of a cream colored or beige plastic.

Out of the 16 heads there was still room for an error and was found in the spelling of Norm Ullmans name which they spelled Ullmann.


The sixteen players chosen for the promotion were:

1 Bobby Orr

2 Brad Park

3 Ken Dryden

4 Jean Ratelle

5 Paul Henderson

6 Jacques Plante

7 Richard Martin

8 Marcel Dionne

9 Derek Sanderson

10 Frank Mahovlich

11 Walter Tkaczuk

12 Norm Ullman

13 Gary Unger

14 Dale Tallon

15 Norm Ullmann(defect)

16 Guy Lafleur

17 Yvan Cournoyer


Friday, March 2, 2012

1970-71 Topps Hockey Card Checklist

1970-71 Topps Hockey Cards
This set is nearly identical to the first 132 cards of the 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee set - the exception is card #24, a checklist in the O-Pee-Chee set and Bobby Baun in Topps. Some of the photos are also different.

This checklist is meant to give those interested a look at what the cards actually look like. I do not have these cards for sale it is a pictorial reference only.
#Description
1Gerry Cheevers
2Johnny Bucyk
3Bobby Orr
4Don Awrey
5Fred Stanfield
6John McKenzie
7Wayne Cashman RC
8Ken Hodge
9Wayne Carleton
10Garnet "Ace" Bailey RC
11Phil Esposito
12Lou Angotti
13Jim Pappin
14Dennis Hull
15Bobby Hull
16Doug Mohns
17Pat Stapleton
18Hubert "Pit" Martin
19Eric Nesterenko
20Stan Mikita
21Roy Edwards
22Frank Mahovlich
23Ron Harris
24Bob Baun
25Pete Stemkowski
26Garry Unger
27Bruce MacGregor
28Larry Jeffrey
29Gordie Howe
30Billy Dea
31Denis DeJordy
32Matt Ravlich
33Dave Amadio
34Gilles Marotte
35Eddie Shack
36Bob Pulford
37Ross Lonsberry
38Gord Labossiere
39Eddie Joyal
40Lorne "Gump" Worsley
41Bob McCord
42Leo Boivin
43Tom Reid RC
44Charlie Burns
45Bob Barlow
46Bill Goldsworthy
47Danny Grant
48Norm Beaudin RC
49Rogatien Vachon
50Yvan Cournoyer
51Serge Savard
52Jacques Laperriere
53Terry Harper
54Ralph Backstrom
55Jean Beliveau
56Claude Larose
57Jacques Lemaire
58Pete Mahovlich
59Tim Horton
60Bob Nevin
61Dave Balon
62Vic Hadfield
63Rod Gilbert
64Ron Stewart
65Ted Irvine
66Arnie Brown
67Brad Park RC
68Ed Giacomin
69Gary Smith
70Carol Vadnais
71Doug Roberts
72Harry Howell
73Joe Szura
74Mike Laughton
75Gary Jarrett
76Bill Hicke
77Paul Andrea RC
78Bernie Parent
79Joe Watson
80Ed Van Impe
81Larry Hillman
82George Swarbrick
83Bill Sutherland
84Andre Lacroix
85Gary Dornhoefer
86Jean-Guy Gendron
87Al Smith RC
88Bob Woytowich
89Duane Rupp
90Jim Morrison
91Ron Schock
92Ken Schinkel
93Keith McCreary
94Bryan Hextall
95Wayne Hicks RC
96Gary Sabourin
97Ernie Wakely RC
98Bob Wall
99Barclay Plager
100Jean-Guy Talbot
101Gary Veneruzzo
102Tim Ecclestone
103Gordon "Red" Berenson
104Larry Keenan
105Bruce Gamble
106Jim Dorey
107Mike Pelyk RC
108Rick Ley
109Mike Walton
110Norm Ullman
111Brit Selby
112Garry Monahan
113George Armstrong
114Gary Doak
115Darryl Sly RC
116Wayne Maki
117Orland Kurtenbach
118Murray Hall
119Marc Reaume
120Pat Quinn
121Andre Boudrias
122Poul Popiel
123Paul Terbenche
124Howie Menard
125Gerry Meehan RC
126Phil "Skip" Krake
127Phil Goyette
128Reg Fleming
129Don Marshall
130Bill Inglis RC
131Gilbert Perreault RC
132Checklist
14 rookie cards in set.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

1970-71 Esso NHL Power Players


By the winter of 1970 I was eight years old and the hockey card bug had bitten hard.

Not only did O-Pee-Chee and Topps have what I personally consider their finest set of cards ever printed but Esso gas stations in Canada were running a promotion where with a gasoline purchase, a mimimum of $3.00, you were given a booklet of six hockey stamps which they called NHL Power Players.


1970-71 NHL Power Player Stamp Packet


Inside Stamp Packet



These Power Players came with a little blue plastic wallet(shown below) to keep your spares in for trading purposes. There was also a soft cover album that came with some players already printed in the book and a deluxe hard cover edition that required you to collect all the trading stamps to complete. There were 252 cards in the set which came out to 18 players for each of the 14 NHL teams.



Soft Cover Album
Hard Cover Edition


Now, the idea was simple enough. Have Mom or Dad fill up their car at Esso and collect the stamps each time. Problem was what happened if they bought their gas at a competitors gas station?

For me personally I remember getting some Power Player stamp booklets from my Uncle David whos father owned the Esso station in town at that time. But it wasn't until several years later when visiting my cousins in a small northern Ontario community that I finally layed my hands on a complete set of NHL Power Players in a soft cover album.



1970-71 NHL Power Player Stamps

NHL Power Player Trader Wallet
                                
If you are old enough to remember collecting NHL Power Player Stamps you likely also remember the catchy commercials Esso had to promote the cards generally shown during Hockey Night In Canada broadcasts on Saturday Night. Below, you'll find links to some of Imperial Oil Essos timeless commercials, aired during the fall and winter months of 1970-71, that will take some of us back to a era when heroes were real.

1. NHL Power Players Promotion #1

2. NHL Power Players Promotion #2

3. NHL Power Players Promotion #3

4. NHL Power Players Promotion #4

5. NHL Power Players Promotion #5

6. NHL Power Players Promotion #6

The above commercials are provided to the public via Youtube by Glenbow Archives who feature Imperial Oil Esso television commercials from the 1950s to the 1970s.