John Arbour has appeared previously as a Boston Bruin and spent his first 6 big league seasons in the NHL. However, in 1972-73 the lure of the rival WHA came calling and he made the jump, here is his WHA CTNW.
Edmond Bouchard was a versatile player who lined up at both left wing and defence during an NHL career that lasted for 223 games in the 1920s. He appear in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and finally the Pittsburgh Pirates but never got a hockey card issued.
Billy Cameron played hockey for 15 years, playing in the NHL for two of those, first with the Habs, then with the Amerks in New York. The Montreal Canadiens signed him on December 21, 1923 and that season the Habs won the Stanley Cup. However, at season's end they traded him to Vancouver in the Pacific Coast league. Cameron refused to report, and as a result he was suspended for the entire next season. A year later, the New York Americans signed him, though he played only half a season.
John "Jack" Coughlin played 19 NHL games with 4 teams, making his NHL debut with the Toronto Arenas during the 1917-18 season. The following season Coughlin did not play, but he was back in the NHL after inking a free agent deal with the Quebec Bulldogs on January 13th, 1920. He soon moved on to the Montreal Canadiens but on November 29th, 1920 the Canadiens traded Coughlin to the Hamilton Tigers. The Tigers would prove to be Coughlin's last stop of his hockey career. After playing two games with Hamilton, Coughlin hung up his skates.
Billy Holmes played 52 games with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans in the 20s and 30s. He was a decent playmaker and goal scorer whose talents were more evident in the minors and at the senior level.
Hector Lepine spent the 1925-26 season with the Montreal Canadiens, scoring five goals and playing solid defence in 33 games on a line with his younger brother, Pit Lepine, and Wildor Larichelle.
Defenceman John McKinnon was a useful goal scorer from the point who played over 200 games in the 1920s and '30s. Born in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, in November 1925, he signed as a free agent with the Canadiens and played in 2 games. Prior to the 1926-27 season, the talented rearguard was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash.
In January 1918, following a two year absence from the game fulfilling his military service, Evariste Payer signed as a free agent with the Canadiens but only appeared in a single game.
Phil Stevens played briefly for three different NHL clubs between 1917 and 1926. He was a member of the Montreal Wanderers when the club helped found the NHL in 1917. He then spent a year in military service and two years out of hockey before suiting up for four games with the Montreal Canadiens in 1921-22. His last action saw him returning to the NHL with the Boston Bruins in 1925-26.
I'll finish this post with a mixture of NHL long term and short term players.
Roger Crozier's NHL career spanned 14 years and included a Calder Trophy, a Conn Smythe Trophy and 11 different hockey cards as a Red Wing and Buffalo Sabre. However, in 1976-77 Crozier hadn't played at all when the Buffalo Sabres traded his rights to the Washington Capitals on March 3rd, 1977. He played three contests for the Capitals, the last three games of his career.
Defenceman Paul MacKinnon spent parts of five seasons with the Washington Capitals in the 1970s and '80s. MacKinnon was chosen 23rd overall by the Caps in 1978 but spent his first pro season with the WHA's Winnipeg Jets and helped the club reach the last Avco Cup finals in 1979. In June 1979, the Caps prior to the Expansion Draft reclaimed MacKinnon. He played 63 games as a rookie and recorded a solid +1 plus/minus rating.
Thanks to Doug Nicol, Jacques Lefort, Mario Dostie and Doug Ball for these requests.
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