Thursday, March 31, 2022

Month of Mail - March 2022

A great month with 20 new NHL player autographs added during March.

The grand total of unique NHL player signatures now stands at 7,099 for 90% of everyone to ever play in the league. 

                     Dan Bourbonnais
From 1981 to 1984 Dan Bourbonnais scored 28 points in 59 career NHL games with the Hartford Whalers. I was absolutely thrilled to get this TTM return.

                         Jack Stewart (d. 1983)
Defenseman Jack Stewart won the Stanley Cup twice, was a four time NHL All-Star and ended his NHL career as captain of the Chicago Blackhawks. In 1964 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

                       Harvey Fraser (d. 1996)
Harvey Fraser played one season in the NHL, scoring 5 goals and 9 points in 21 games with the 1944-45 Chicago Blackhawks. His brother, Archie, also played in the NHL.

                       Lionel Heinrich (d. 2014)
Lionel Heinrich played 35 NHL games with the 1955-56 Boston Bruins.

                           Andy Barbe (d. 2004)
Andy Barbe played 1 game in the NHL with the 1950-51 Toronto Maple Leafs.

                          John Chad (d. 1970)
From 1939 to 1946 Johnny Chad scored 15 goals and 37 points in 79 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks. 

                          Pete Leswick (d. 2005)
Pete Leswick scored 1 goal in 1 NHL game with the 1936-37 New York Americans. His next and final stint in the NHL was 2 games with the 1944-45 Boston Bruins. His brothers, Jack and Tony, both played in the NHL.

                     Norman Larson (d. 1970)
Between 1940 and 1947 Norm Larson scored 25 goals and 43 points in 89 career NHL games. He played for the New York/Brooklyn Americans and New York Rangers.

                          Jack Lancien (d. 1991)
From 1946 to 1951 defenseman Jack Lancien played 63 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers.

                       Ed Nicholson (d. 1987)
Defenseman Ed Nicholson played one game in the NHL with the 1947-48 Detroit Red Wings.

                      Stan Kemp (d. 1999)
Stan "Bud" Kemp played one game in the NHL with the 1948-49 Toronto Maple Leafs.

                       Glen Smith (d. 1999)
Glen Smith played 2 games in the NHL with the 1950-51 Chicago Blackhawks.

                         Kenny Smith (d. 2000)
From 1944 to 1951 Kenny Smith scored 78 goals and 171 points in 331 regular season NHL games with the Boston Bruins. He helped Boston reach the Cup finals in '46. His brother, Don, also played in the NHL.

                    Regis "Pep" Kelly (d. 1990)
From 1934 to 1942 Pep Kelly scored 127 points in 288 NHL games. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Brooklyn Americans.

                             Bill Shill (d. 1998)
From 1942 to 1947 Bill Shill played 79 games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins. He scored 21 goals and 38 points for Boston and helped them reach the Cup finals in 1946.

                  Elwin "Moe" Morris (d. 2000)
From 1943 to 1949 Moe Morris played 135 games in the NHL between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers. He won the Stanley Cup in '45 with the Maple Leafs.

                         Reid Bailey
Between 1980 and 1984 defenseman Reid Bailey played in 40 NHL games between the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Hartford Whalers.

                       Paul Evans (born 1954)
There were two Paul Evans who played in the NHL around the same time. This Paul Evans, also known as John Paul Evans, played just over 100 games in the NHL from 1978 to 1983 with the Philadelphia Flyers.

                            Flash Hollett (d. 1990)
From 1933 to 1946 defenseman Williams "Flash" Hollett was a star hockey player, scoring over 300 points in over 500 NHL games. He played for the Maple Leafs, Senators, Bruins and Red Wings. He won the Stanley Cup twice and was captain of the Red Wings.

                       Kevin Roy
From 2017 to 2019 Kevin Roy played 28 games in the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks.

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                      Bob McCammon (d. 2021)
In the NHL, Bob McCammon spent time as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks. He also spent time as assistant coach of the Edmonton Oilers. He got his name engraved on the Stanley Cup as a scout with the 2002 Red Wings. This goes with my collection of NHL coaches and managers who never appeared in the league as players. 

                    Craig Kowalski
Craig Kowalski appeared in 3 NHL games as a backup goalie with the 2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes. He travelled with the Hurricanes as an extra goalie during their '06 Cup run and was awarded with a Stanley Cup ring. This and the next few autographs go with my collection of NHL backups

                   Glen Seperich
Glen Seperich dressed as a backup goalie with the Detroit Red Wings for 2 NHL games during the 1972-73 season.

                              Dave Settlemyre
A longtime hockey trainer and casual emergency goalie, Dave "Sudsy" Settlemyre sat as a NHL backup goalie with the Philadelphia Flyers on one occasion during the 1989-90 season.

                                  Peter Sternig
Peter Sternig dressed in two NHL games as a backup goalie with the 1968-69 Philadelphia Flyers.

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