This month proved to be a good month for vintage signatures. Most of my modern player signatures, on certified cards, remain stuck in my COMC.com account. Once those come in, I'll have a whole new season of debuts to add to the blog. In a normal year, this would also be about the time I'd start getting returns from AHL/current players. I did send a few requests to Europe this past week but its difficult to get current players at the moment.
With 21 new NHL player signatures added this month, the grand total stands at 6,788 unique autographs for 87% of everyone to ever play in the NHL.
Hyman "Hy" Buller was known as one of just two Jewish NHL players during his era. The defenceman played 188 regular season NHL games between 1942 and 1954. He played in the 1952 NHL All-Star game as a member of the New York Rangers.
Don Whelden (d. 1985)
Lars Johansson
Bob Goldham (d. 1991)
Defenceman "Golden Boy" Goldham had a long and distinguished hockey career that saw him win the Stanley Cup five times (1942, 1947, 1952, 1954 and 1955).
Gerry Brown (d. 1998)
During the 1940s Gerry Brown scored 4 goals and 9 points in 23 regular season games and 2 goals in 12 playoff games, all with the Detroit Red Wings.
Jack Portland (d. 1996)
From 1933 to 1943 Jack Portland played nearly 400 NHL games between the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup in 1939 with Boston. Portland was also a high jumper who represented Canada at the 1932 Olympics in LA.
Max Bennett (d. 1972)
Max Bennett played 1 game in the NHL with the 1935/36 Montreal Canadiens.
Mel Hill (d. 1996)
From 1937 to 1946 Mel Hill played well over 300 games in the NHL, scoring nearly 200 points. He played for the Boston Bruins, Brooklyn Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs. He won the Stanley Cup in 1939 and 1941 with Boston and again in 1945 with Toronto.
Red Heron (d. 1990)
From 1938 to 1942 Red Heron played over 100 games in the NHL between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brooklyn Americans and Montreal Canadiens.
Armand Mondou (d. 1976)
From 1928 to 1940 Armand Mondou played nearly 400 games with the Montreal Canadiens. He won two Stanley Cup championships with the Habs.
George Owen (d. 1986)
George Owen was captain of the Harvard hockey team before signing with the Boston Bruins in 1928. He spent five seasons patrolling the Boston blue line and won the Stanley Cup in 1929.
Jack McGill (d. 1994)
During the 1940s Jack McGill scored 23 goals and 59 points in 97 career NHL games with the Boston Bruins.
Red Doran (d. 1975)
During the 1940s defenceman John "Red" Doran played just shy of 100 NHL games. He dressed for the New York Americans, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens.
Don Whelden played 2 games in the NHL with the 1974-75 St. Louis Blues.
Don Smith (d. 2002)
Don Smith scored 1 goal and 2 points in 10 career NHL games with the 1949/50 New York Rangers. His brother, Kenny, also played in the NHL.
Barry Smith
From 1975 to 1981 Barry Smith played over 100 games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and Colorado Rockies.
Neil Hawryliw
Neil Hawryliw played 1 game in the NHL with the 1981-82 New York Islanders.
Rob Geale
Rob Geale played 1 game in the NHL with the 1984/85 Pittsburgh Penguins.
Bobby Sheehan
From 1969 to 1982 Bobby Sheehan played over 300 games in the NHL and over 200 games in the WHA. In the NHL, the well travelled Sheehan played for the Canadiens, Golden Seals, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Rangers, Rockies and Kings.
Darren Dietz
Defenseman Darren Dietz scored 1 goal and 5 points in 13 career NHL games with the 2015/16 Montreal Canadiens.
Danny O'Regan
Since 2016 Danny O'Regan has played 25 NHL games between the San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Sabres. His father, Tom, also played in the NHL. Danny was born in Germany while his father was playing pro there but grew up in the USA. He represented America at the 2013/14 World Juniors.
Dutch Hiller (d. 2005)
From 1937 to 1946 Dutch Hiller played 385 regular season NHL games, scoring over 200 points. He won the Stanley Cup in 1940 with New York and in 1946 with Montreal.
Andrew Mangiapane
Andrew Mangiapane made his NHL debut with the 2017/18 Calgary Flames. He's blossomed into a strong contributor, scoring 17 goals and 32 points in 68 NHL games with the 2019/20 team.
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Lars Johansson dressed in the NHL as a backup goalie with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2016/17 season. In all, he dressed in 9 NHL games as a backup but never appeared in net.
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