A total of 19 new NHL player autographs added these past 3 months. The grand total of unique NHL player autographs in my collection now stands at 7,859 for 94% of everyone to ever play in the NHL.
Alex Singbush (d. 1969)
Defenseman Alex Singbush spent one season in the NHL playing 32 games with the 1940-41 Montreal Canadiens.
Ossie Asmundson (d. 1964)
Ossie Asmundson won the Stanley Cup in his first season in the NHL with the 1932-33 New York Rangers. He went on to play over 100 games in the NHL between the Rangers, Red Wings, St. Louis Eagles and Montreal Canadiens.
Francis "Mickey" Blake (d. 2000)
Mickey Blake played 10 games in the NHL during the 1930s between the Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Chuck Shannon (d. 1974)
Chuck Shannon played 4 games in the NHL with the 1939-40 New York Americans.
Norman Mann (d. 1994)
From 1936 to 1941 Norm Mann played just over 30 games in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Eddie Convey (d. 1969)
From 1930 to 1933 Eddie Convey played 36 games in the NHL with the New York Americans.
James "Babe" Donnelly (d. 1968)
Babe Donnelly spent 1 season in the NHL, playing 34 regular season and 2 playoff games with the 1926-27 Montreal Maroons.
Don Willson (d. 1967)
From 1937 to 1939 Don Willson played 22 games in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and recored 9 points.
Harvey Teno (d. 1990)
Goalie Harvey Teno guarded net in 5 NHL games with the 1938-39 Detroit Red Wings.
Glenn Brydson (d. 1993)
From 1930 to 1938 Glenn Brydson played nearly 300 regular season games in the NHL. He played for the Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks.
John Wilkinson (d. 1970)
Defenseman John Wilkinson played 9 games in the NHL with the 1943-44 Boston Bruins.
John Sleaver (d. 2001)
John Sleaver played 13 games in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1950s.
Julian Klymkiw (d. 2022)
Thanks to Ty from Manitoba for helping me with this. He was able to get Kymkiw in person before the former goalie passed away. Klymkiw played 1 games in the NHL with the 1958-59 New York Rangers. He had been the Red Wings trainer and was used in an emergency situation by the Rangers.
Rod Morrison (d. 1998)
Rod Morrison spent 1 season in the NHL, playing 34 games with the 1947-48 Detroit Red Wings. He had a productive season, scoring 8 goals and 15 points.
Bernie Ruelle (d. 1995)
Bernie Ruelle scored 1 goal in 2 career NHL games with the 1943-44 Detroit Red Wings.
Antero Lehtonen
Antero Lehtonen spent one season in the NHL, scoring 21 points in 65 games with the 1979-80 Washington Capitals. He represented Finland multiple times at the World Championships.
Dusan Pasek (d. 1998)
Dusan Pasek came to the NHL in 1988 as a season Czech pro. He spent one season in the NHL with the 1988-89 Minnesota North Stars. His short career in North America and his untimely death made his signature difficult to find. This one came from a team signed pennant. It was the last autograph I needed to complete the 1988-89 debut autographs.
Akira Schmid
Schmid was one of last autographs I needed from 2021-22 debuts. He's played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils and Vegas Golden Knights.
Isaak Phillips
Another of the last autographs I needed from the 2021-22 year of debuts, Phillips has played 58 games in the NHL between the Chicago Blackhawks and Winnipeg Jets.
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Eddie Powers (d. 1943)
From 1924 to 1926 Eddie Powers was head coach of the NHL's Toronto St. Patricks. He had a long career in hockey that included working with the Maple Leafs team that won the 1942 Stanley Cup. This and the next couple of autographs go in my collection of NHL GMs and coaches who never played in the league.
Myles Fee
Myles Fee spent time as video coach with the Oilers and Sabres before being promoted to assistant coach with the Florida Panthers in 2023. He has won the Stanley Cup twice as assistant coach with the Panthers.
John McLean
Not to be confused with the former NHL player of the same name, this John McLean served as an NHL assistant coach with the 2023-24 Bruins.
Jerry Olinski (d. 2008)
After a short pro hockey career Jerry Olinski made it to the NHL in the 1950s as a referee. He goes into my collection of NHL officials autographs.
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