May 2024 saw 9 new NHL player autographs added. Most of those came from a team signed 1939 St. Louis Flyers piece of tape that was originally on a puck. It was a great little find for me.
The grand total of unique NHL player autographs in my collection is now 7,600 for 93% of everyone to ever play in the league.
Rob Garner
Rob Garner played 1 game in the NHL with the 1982-83 Pittsburgh Penguins. Garner is one of the very last living former NHL players I've long needed so I was absolutely thrilled to get this back.
Clarence "Pudge" MacKenzie (d. 1960)
Pudge MacKenzie spent 1 season in the NHL, playing 36 games with the 1932-33 Chicago Black Hawks. He scored 4 goals and 8 points in the NHL.
John AKA "Johnny" and "Johnnie" McKinnon (d. 1969)
From 1925 to 1931 Johnnie McKinnon played over 200 games in the NHL. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers. He had two 10+ goal seasons as a defenseman when that type of production from the blueline was virtually unheard of.
Walter "Hap" Harnott (d. 1977)
Walter "Happy" or "Hap" Harnott played 6 games in the NHL with the 1933-34 Boston Bruins.
Bill Kendall (d. 1996)
From 1933 to 1938 Bill Kendall played 131 games in the NHL. He was a member of the Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs. He helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 1934.
Joe Matte (d. 1988)
Joe Matte played 12 games in the NHL with the 1929-30 Detroit Cougars. He then spent over a decade in the minors before returning to the NHL with the 1942-43 Chicago Black Hawks, playing another 12 games in the NHL.
Jack Howard (d. 1983)
Defenseman Jack Howard played 2 games in the NHL with the 1936-37 Toronto Maple Leafs.
Wally Maxwell
Wally Maxwell played 2 games in the NHL with the 1952-53 Toronto Maple Leafs. I owe a big thanks to a fellow collector who sent this to me, its a signed piece of plastic from a puck holder. The collector had sent a puck for Maxwell to sign and Maxwell mistakenly signed the plastic holder instead. That collector did get his puck signed and since I've never been able to get a success from Maxwell, he sent it to me! The flat piece of plastic worked for a very unique custom.
Marcus Sorensen
From 2016 to 2021 Marcus Sorensen played over 200 games in the NHL, all with San Jose. Sorensen completes the 2016-17 year of debuts for me. He seems adverse to signing via the mail and has no certs so it took a little while to track this one down.
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Chris Dennis
From 2010 to 2013 Chris Dennis was a video coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs and then in 2013 he was promoted to assistant coach. He coached in the NHL for 2 seasons, leaving Toronto in 2015. Dennis later coached the AHL's Chicago Wolves and OHL's Kitchener Rangers.
This goes with my collection of NHL coaches and GMs who never played in the NHL.
Derek Amell
Derek Amell worked in the NHL from 1997 to 2021. He officiated in 1,497 regular season NHL games, well over 200 playoff games and 8 Stanley Cup final series.
This goes with my collection of NHL officials autographs.
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