Special thanks to Glen for helping me with the old Hornets photos.
43 new NHL player autographs arrived over the past couple months, putting the overall total to 6,574 unique player signatures for 85% of everyone to play in the league.
Syl Apps (d. 1998)
A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Syl Apps had an extremely distinguished career. His many achievements include 3 Stanley Cups, a Calder Trophy and a Lady Byng Trophy. He was also an Olympic pole vaulter and elected politician. His son, Syl Apps jr., also played in the NHL.
Doug Harvey (d. 1989)
Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Harvey is widely regarded as one of the best defensemen of his era. He won the James Norris 7 times and won the Stanley Cup 6 times.
Hank D'Amore (d. 1994)
Hank D'Amore scored 1 goal in 4 career NHL games with the 1943/44 New York Rangers. His brother, Nick, also played in the NHL.
Art Chapman (d. 1962)
From 1930 to 1940 Art Chapman played well over 400 games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He also spent a couple seasons as coach of the NY Americans. Chapman was an NHL All-Star in 1937.
Don Deacon (d. 1943)
From 1936 to 1940 Don Deacon played 30 games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings.
John Sherf (d. 1991)
From 1935 to 1944 John Sherf played 19 regular season and 8 playoff games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. He's most notable for winning the Stanley Cup in 1937 with Detroit, making him the first American born and raised player to have his named engraved on the Cup.
Clarence Drouillard (d. 1986)
Clarence Dourillard played 10 games in the NHL with the 1937/38 Detroit Red Wings.
Rolly Roulston (d. 1983)
From 1935 to 1938 defenseman Orville "Rolly" Roulston played 24 games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. He won the Stanley Cup in 1937 with Detroit.
Ron Hudson (d. 1984)
From 1937 to 1940 Ron Hudson played 33 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings, scoring 5 goals and 7 points.
Burr Williams (d. 1981)
From 1933 to 1937 defenseman Burr Williams played 19 NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Eagles and Boston Bruins. He became the first Oklahoma native to make it to the NHL.
Art Giroux (d. 1982)
From 1932 to 1936 Art Giroux played 54 games in the NHL between the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings.
Bus Wycherley (d. 2007)
Ralph 'Bus' Wycherley scored 4 goals and 11 points in 28 career NHL games with the Brooklyn Americans from 1940 to 1942.
Glen Harmon (d. 2007)
Glen Harmon spent 9 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup in 1944 and 1946.
Cliff Thompson (d. 1997)
During the 1940s defenseman Cliff Thompson played 16 games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins. He later returned to the NHL as a linesman.
Thain Simon (d. 2007)
Thain Simon played 3 NHL games with the 1946/47 Detroit Red Wings. His brother, Cully, also played in the NHL.
Peggy O'Neil (d. 1997)
From 1933 to 1942 Jim "Peggy" O'Neil played 165 NHL games between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens.
Bobby Carse (d. 1999)
From 1939 to 1943 Bobby Carse played over 100 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks. He put his career on hold to serve in World War II. He was shot, spent half a year in POW camps but survived and even returned to the NHL to play a season with the 1947/48 Montreal Canadiens.
Dmitri Tertyshny (d. 1999)
Russian defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny played 1 season in the NHL with the 1998/99 Philadelphia Flyers. He died tragically that summer in a boating accident at just 22.
Ivan Hlinka (d. 2004)
Ivan Hlinka spent 2 seasons in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, scoring 42 goals and 123 points in 137 games. He won an array of World Championship and Olympic medals with the Czechoslovakia national team. He was 31 went he made the jump to North America to play in the NHL. He returned to the NHL in 2000 as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Rick Shinske (d. 2012)
From 1976 to 1979 Rick Shinske scored 5 goals and 21 points in 63 career NHL games between the Cleveland Barons and St. Louis Blues.
Michel Bergeron
Not to be confused with the former NHL coach with the same name, this Michel Bergeron played 5 seasons in the NHL between the Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. He scored a respectable 80 goals and 138 points in 229 career NHL games.
From 1976 to 1978 Bob Ritchie scored 8 goals and 12 points in 29 career NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers.
Guy Delparte
Originally drafted by the Canadiens in 1969, Delparte spent most of his career in the minors save for one season in the NHL. The defenseman played 48 NHL games with the 1976/77 Colorado Rockies.
Jukka Porvari
Finland native Jukka Porvari played 39 games in the NHL between the Colorado Rockies and New Jersey Devils from 1981 to 1983. Internationally, he represented his country at the World Juniors, World Championships, Canada Cup and Olympics.
Dave Kelly
An undrafted Providence College product, Dave Kelly scored 2 goals in 16 career NHL games with the 1976/77 Detroit Red Wings.
Randy Osburn
Randy Osburn played 26 games in the NHL with the 1972/73 Toronto Maple Leafs and later played 1 NHL game with the 1974/75 Philadelphia Flyers.
Grant Erickson
From 1968 to 1970 Grant Erickson played 6 games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars. He later played 4 seasons in the WHA, suiting up with the Cleveland Crusaders and Phoenix Roadrunners.
Pierre Giroux
Pierre Giroux scored 1 goal in 6 career NHL games with the 1982/83 Los Angeles Kings.
Doug Keans
During the 1980s goalie Doug Keans played over 200 NHL games between the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings.
Ben Thomson
Ben Thomson played 3 NHL games with the 2016/17 New Jersey Devils.
From 2017 to 2019 Czech defenseman Jakub Jerabek played 37 NHL games between the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues. He played a couple playoffs games for the Stanley Cup winning 2018 Capitals. Not enough to get his named engraved on the Cup, but he did partake in the celebrations.
I have written to Schaller a half dozen times since his debut so evidently, he doesn't reply to TTM. Since he was one of the last guys from the 2014/15 year of debuts left, I coughed up a few bucks and bought this signed picture. He's played nearly 300 NHL games between the Sabres, Bruins, Canucks and Kings.
Markus Nutivaara
Defenseman Markus Nutivaara has played 4 seasons in the NHL with the Blue Jackets. Internationally, he represented Finland at the 2018 World Championships.
T.J. Tynan
T.J. Tynan has played 19 NHL games between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche.
Stephen Johns
Since 2016 defenseman Stephen Johns has played over 150 NHL games with the Dallas Stars. He was originally a second round pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 and was traded to Dallas in 2015. Internationally, he represented the United States at the 2012 World Juniors.
Marek Langhamer
Marek Langhamer played 2 NHL games over 2 season with the Arizona Coyotes. He's spent the past couple seasons in the KHL.
Zach Sanford
Zach Sanford made his NHL debut with the 2016/17 Washington Capitals and was traded to the St. Louis Blues the same season. He's since played over 150 NHL games and helped St. Louis win the 2019 Stanley Cup.
John Hayden
A Yale alumni, John Hayden has played over 150 NHL games between the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils. Internationally, he represented the United States at the World Juniors in 2015.
MacKenzie Weegar
Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar has played 3 full seasons in the NHL with the Florida Panthers.
Andrei Mironov
Defenseman Andrei Mironov spent 1 season in North America, playing 10 NHL games with the 2017/18 Colorado Avalanche. He's spent the majority of his career in the KHL with Moscow.
Maxim Mamin
Russian forward Maxim Mamin scored 3 goals and 4 points in 33 career NHL games with the Florida Panthers from 2017 to 2019.
Viktor Antipin
Defenseman Viktor Antipin spent 1 season in the NHL. He recorded 10 assists in 47 career NHL games with the 2017/18 Buffalo Sabres. He represented Russia at the World Championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Nikita Zaitsev
Russian defenseman Nikita Zaitsev has spent 4 full seasons in the NHL, playing nearly 300 games between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators.--------------------------
Mark Young
Mark Young dressed in 2 NHL games as a backup goalie with the 1980/81 Quebec Nordiques.
This autograph and next to go with my "NHL Backups Only" collection.
Steve Rexe (d. 2013)
Steve Rexe dressed as an NHL backup goalie in at least 3 games with the 1973/74 Los Angeles Kings. Rexe was originally drafted 2nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1967, making him the first player the Pens drafted in an amateur draft.
Andre LePage
Andre LePage dressed an an NHL backup goalie for 1 game with the 1976/77 New York Islanders. I actually obtained this autograph on sheet signed by a couple others Islanders players that dates to the exact game he was a member of the Islanders.
Robbie Neale
Rob Neale scored 9 goals and 23 points in 59 career WHA games between the Cleveland Crusaders.
This goes with my WHA collection that I'm slowly but surely progressing with. The league is one of my favorite part of hockey history.
Ted Garvin (d. 1992)
After spending a few years as a pro hockey player, Garvin turned to coaching and it was behind the bench that he reached the NHL. Garvin was hired to coach the 1973/74 Detroit Red Wings. His NHL coaching career lasted just 11 games before being fired by Detroit after going 2-8-1.This autograph goes with my collection of coaches and managers who only reached the NHL in that capacity.
Pierre Racicot
Linesman Pierre Racicot has worked over 1,500 NHL games since 1993, including 10 Stanley Cup finals.
The next two signatures go into my collection of NHL officials autographs. This is a collection I'd really like to grow but I'm sure with good reason, it can be difficult to locate these guys.
Stephen Walkom
Stephen Walkom officiated hundreds of NHL games over his career, including Stanley Cup finals and Olympics. He's currently the NHL's director of officiating.
He also included a little gift in the return that literally made my week. Thank-you Stephen!!
This one goes with my football/hockey autographs. I got the signature to pair with one of his cards that notes "Native of Montreal, where he played midget hockey with NHL great Mario Lemieux." A pretty cool connection between the two sports.
This autograph goes into one of my more unique collections - Football/Hockey autographs.
Looks like the stars aligned with the LePage auto. And, pray tell, did you receive from Walkom?
ReplyDeleteAn authentic NHL officials jersey, game issued and signed by Walkom. Absolutely incredible.
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