The grand total of unique NHL signatures in my collection now stands at 6,532 for 84% of everyone to ever play in the league.
Moe Roberts (d. 1975)
A member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, Moe Roberts made his NHL debut with the 1925/26 Boston Bruins as an emergency replacement. During the 1930s, he played 8 more NHL games with the New York Americans. Roberts was a long time professional goalie who spent most of his career with the Cleveland Barons. He was 19 when he made his NHL debut with the Bruins and in 1951 he made his final appearance in the NHL as an emergency replacement for the Chicago Blackhawks, he was 45 and at the time it gave him the exceptionally interesting distinction of being the oldest player ever to play a NHL game and the youngest man ever to play goal in the NHL. He still holds the distinction of being the oldest goalie to every play in the NHL.
Bun Cook (d. 1988)
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995, Bun Cook won the Stanley Cup in 1928 and 1933 with the New York Rangers. His brothers, Bill and Frank, both played in the NHL with Bun.
Ott Heller (d. 1980)
Defenseman Ott Heller was a member of the New York Rangers from 1931 to 1946. He helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1933 and 1940. Heller was Captain of the Rangers from 1942 to 1945.
Bob Perreault (d. 1980)
From 1955 to 1963 Bob Perreault played 31 games in the NHL between the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. He also played 1 game in the WHA with the LA Sharks. He's a four time Calder Cup winner and AHL Hall of Famer.
Eddie Wares (d. 1992)
From 1936 to 1947 Eddie Wares played over 300 NHL games, dressing for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. He helped Detroit win the Stanley Cup in 1943.
Bill Moe (d. 1996)
From 1944 to 1949 defenseman Bill Moe played 261 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. A member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, he was 1 of only 3 Americans in the NHL when he played for the Rangers.
Eddie Wiseman (d. 1977)
From 1932 to 1942 Eddie Wiseman scored 280 points in 454 regular season NHL games. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Americans and Boston Bruins.
Jimmy Orlando (d. 1992)
From 1936 to 1943 Jimmy Orlando played 200 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Stanley Cup in '37 and '43.
Roger Leger (d. 1965)
From 1943 to 1950 offensive defenseman Roger Leger scored 18 goals and 71 points in 187 career NHL games. He played for the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens.
Marcel Paille (d. 2002)
From 1957 to 1965 Marcel Paille played over 100 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. After a number of years in the AHL with the Providence Reds, he also spent a season in the WHA with the Philadelphia Blazers.
Mel "Pee Wee" Read (d. 2005)
Pee Wee Read played 6 games in the NHL with the 1946/47 New York Rangers.
Mel Pearson (d. 1999)
From 1959 to 1968 Mel Pearson played 38 games in the NHL. He dressed for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and in 1972/73 he played 70 games in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. His son, also named Mel, is currently head coach of the NCAA's Minnesota Wolverines.
Eric Prentice (d. 2002)
"Doc" Prentice played 5 games in the NHL with the 1943/44 Toronto Maple Leafs. His brother, Dean, was a long time NHLer and his son, Jim, was Premier of Alberta.
Fred Thurier (d. 1999)
During the 1940s, Fred Thurier played 80 games in the NHL between the New York/Brooklyn Americans and New York Rangers. A star in the AHL, Thurier scored 25 goals and 52 points in 80 NHL games.
Pete Morin (d. 2000)
Pete Morin scored 10 goals and 22 points in 31 career NHL games with the 1941/42 Montreal Canadiens.
Fern Rivard (d. 1993)
From 1968 to 1975 Fern Rivard played 55 games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars.
Brian Smith
From 1957 to 1961 Brian Smith played 61 games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. His father, Stu Smith, also played in the NHL.
Jack McLeod
From 1949 to 1955 Jack McLeod played over 100 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. He's also notable for managing and coaching Canada to a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics.
Terry McDonald
Defenseman Terry McDonald played 8 NHL games with the 1975/76 Kansas City Scouts.
Michel Galarneau
From 1980 to 1983 Michel Galarneau scored 17 points in 78 career NHL games with the Hartford Whalers. He later spent over a decade playing professionally in France and represented the country at the 1995 World Championships.
Mark Heaslip
From 1976 to 1979 Mark Heaslip played 117 NHL games between the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings.
Rene Drolet
Rene Drolet played 1 NHL game with the 1971/72 Philadelphia Flyers and 1 NHL game with the 1974/75 Detroit Red Wings.
Fred Williams
Fred Williams was drafted 4th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1976 NHL draft. He played 44 games as an NHL as a rookie with the 1976/77 Red Wings. He never lived up to the potential and that first season turned out to be his only in the NHL.
Jari Kaarela
Finnish-born goalie Jari Kaarela played 5 NHL games with the 1980/81 Colorado Rockies.
Gord Mark
Gord Mark has a remarkably interesting career. The defenseman played 55 NHL games with the New Jersey Devils from 1986 to 1988 and then retired. After a few years out of the game, he signed with the Oilers in 1992 and from 1993 to 1995 he played another 30 NHL games with Edmonton. Due to the fast pace of the modern NHL, few people are able to step away, and then return as Mark did.
Paul Lawless
During the 1980s, Paul Lawless scored 49 goals and 126 points in 238 regular season NHL games between the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Tim Lenardon
An undrafted product of Boston University, Tim Lenardon played 7 NHL games with the 1986/87 New Jersey Devils and 8 NHL games with the 1989/90 Vancouver Canucks.
Anatoli Fedotov
Russian defenseman Anatoli Fedotov played 1 NHL game with the 1992/93 Winnipeg Jets and 3 NHL games with the 1993/94 Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He hold the unique distinction of being the only NHL player to play in the league before being drafted. He had signed with Winnipeg's AHL team in '92 and was recalled by the Jets but after just 1 game, the NHL ruled him ineligible, that the Jets didn't have claim to his rights and that he would have to return to the AHL. Fedotov was thus drafted the following summer by Anaheim.
Justin Duberman
A University of North Dakota grad, Justin Duberman played 4 NHL games with the 1993/94 Pittsburgh Penguins. He's current an NHL agent.
George Servinis
George Servinis played 5 games in the NHL with the 1987/88 Minnesota North Stars.
Bert Wilson (d. 1992)
From 1974 to 1981, Bert Wilson played nearly 500 games in the NHL. He played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Fames.
Chase Balisy played 8 games in the NHL with the 2017/18 Florida Panthers. The Western Michigan University grad was originally drafted by the Nashville Predators in 2011.
Justin Auger
Justin Auger played 2 games in the NHL with the 2017/18 Los Angeles Kings. The Kings had drafted him in the 4th round of the 2013 NHL draft. He won the Calder Cup in 2015 with the Manchester Monarchs.------------
Scott Allen spent time in the NHL as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders (2009-2012), Florida Panthers (2016/17) and Arizona Coyotes (2017-2019).
This one goes with my collection of NHL GMs & Coaches with no NHL playing experience.
John Toffey is best known for his pro hockey career. He never made it to the NHL but I wanted to get him for my baseball/hockey collection because he one of only about a dozen people to ever get drafted by both an MLB and NHL team. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2001 but never pursued a baseball career.
Mark Gubicza
Former MLB pitcher Mark Gubicza is pictured in a hockey jersey supporting the Anaheim Ducks.
Ron Kittle
Kittle has an interesting connection to Wayne Gretzky, a story I used to make this card.
Former NFL player and '73 Heisman winner John Cappellitti is pictured a Penn State hockey game.
This autograph and the next two go in my football/hockey collection.
Dieter is an NFLer who has a hockey playing background.
NFL placekicker Robbie Gould is pictured taking part in a shooting competition as a Chicago Blackhawks NHL game.
This is Glen with eBay ..gcurran46
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