Sal Bartolo
You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders.
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Today's post will feature the last 20 cards in the 1948 Leaf Boxing CTNW series. Hope you enjoy !! Sal Bartolo "Panama" Al Brown Frankie Burns Charles Ezzard Patrick "Paddy" Duffy Sixto Escobar "Fireman" Jim Flynn Billy Fox Kid Galivan Frankie Genaro Len Harvey Johnny Jaddick Jim Johnson Joey Maxim Jackie Paterson Young Perez Maxie Rosenbloom Sandy Saddler Solly Smith Thanks to Onofrio Giammaria for his continuing support.
You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders.
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Today's post will consist of a mixed bag of mid-late '80's cards that I have created and never got around to posting, so here we go. Pierre Larouche had few peers in terms of pure offensive talent, he recorded ten 20-goal seasons in the NHL and was one of the most prolific scorers to ever play junior hockey in Canada. His career ended after after dressing for ten games with the Rangers in 1987-88. In 1985-86, he started the season in the minors and ended up being one of the few players to scored twenty goals in two different leagues the same year, 28 in the NHL and 22 in the AHL. His final card was issued in '85-86 so here is his '87-88 CTNW to mark his dual 20 goal year. John Kordic played 244 NHL games with stops in Montreal, Toronto, Washington and Quebec. A tough right-winger who could score more than most people realized, John Kordic was relegated to the role of an enforcer in the NHL until his untimely death at the age of 27. He debuted with the Canadiens during the '85-86 season but wouldn't get a rookie card issued until the '90-91 OPC and ProSet issues, here is his '86-87 Missing Link rookie card. Mike Liut was traded to the Hartford Whalers mid-season in '84-85 and had his '85-86 OPC and Topps card in a Whlaers uniform, here is his '85-86 Blues CTNW. Kelly Hrudey saw his first NHL action as part of the '83-84 Islanders playing in a dozen games but his rookie card was not issued until the '85-86 OPC and Topps sets. Here is his '84-85 Missing Link rookie card. Al MacInnis played his first 16 NHL games in '81-82 and '82-83 while still playing junior hockey. In 1983-84 he logged 51 games with the Calgary Flames scoring 11 goals and 34 assists for 45 points. And it was during that rookie season that his slapshot earned its reputation. On January 17, 1984, while playing with Calgary in a game against St. Louis, MacInnis wound up and fired a shot from outside the blueline that caught Blues' netminder Mike Liut on the mask, splitting it. Liut fell to the ice as the puck dribbled over the goal line. Al's rookie card was issued in the '85-86 OPC set, here is his '84-85 Missing Link rookie. Anders Kallur played only six years in the NHL but had four Stanley Cup rings and 211 career points to show for his work as part of the New York Islanders' Stanley Cup dynasty in the early 1980s. Breaking in '79-80 is rookie card was issued as part of both the '80-81 OPC and Topps sets. He also had cards in '81-82 and 82-83 but none for his final seasons, here is his '84-85 CTNW. Lou Franceschetti began his pro career with the Washington Capitals organization making his debut with the Caps in 1981-82. Although he would appear in 327 games as a Capital over 7 seasons all 7 of his '90-91 rookie cards are as a Maple Leaf. Here is his '83-84 Capitals Missing Link rookie. Ken Ellacott played 12 games with the Vancouver Canucks during the 1982-83 season. Despite a stellar junior and minor league career that saw him named the top goaltender in the Memorial Cup and also sharing the Terry Sawchuck Trophy for fewest goals against in the CHL, that 12 games would be his total NHL career. Three years later he would retire with ever having a card issued, here is his '83-84 Missing Link rookie card.
You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders. Got a little sidetracked recently, while working on some orders I stumbled across a treasure trove of 70's and 80's photos including a lot of Maple Leafs. When I looked at some of my existing Toronto CTNW's I was forced to upgrade them !! Starting this post with this group. Mike Allison Jeff Brubaker Dale DeGray Jerome Dupont Paul Gagne John Gibson Pat Graham Wes Jarvis Larry Landon Paul Lawless Paul Marshall Gary McAdam Sean McKenna Bob Parent Darren Veitch Ken Yaremchuk Also had an early pic of Jeff Reese, played his first NHL games in '87-88 as a Leaf but didn't get a card until '90-91 sets. Here is his Missing Link rookie card. Reid Bailey came to the Leafs after starting his NHL career in Philadelphia, had to create a Missing Link rookie for him as well. Current Senators coach Dave Cameron is a hometown boy, not just from PEI but actually from my little village !! He never had a card issued so when I found these pics of him we ended up with a Colorado Rockies Missing Link rookie and a New Jersey Devils CTNW. Adding a couple of 50's cards that were also created when I stumbled across the pics. Some time ago did a '55-56 card featuring the St. Louis Arena so when the old Chicago Stadium popped up had to do one for it as well. Then while working on another group of coaches cards this vintage Milt Schmidt appeared so now he has a '55-56 coach card as well. Dave Dryden played a single NHL game as a Ranger in '61-62 but didn't get another NHL start until he joined the Blackhawks in '65-66 so here's his '66-67 CTNW. Had a request from big Blues fan for a Gary Edwards card in St. Louis uniform, he played single games as a Blue in both '68-69 and '69-70 before getting sent to L.A. were he got a rookie card as part of the '71-72 OPC set. Here is his Missing Link Blues rookie. Graeme Townshend became the first Jamaican born NHL player when he suited up for 4 games with the Bruins in '89-90. He would appear in 45 games over 5 seasons with the Bruins, Islanders and Senators without getting a card. Has another "hometown" connection, saw him play here on PEI as a member of the AHL PEI Senators. Here is his '89-90 Bruins Missing Link rookie. While creating the Maple Leaf card for Darren Veitch I noticed he broke in as a Capital in '80-81 playing 59 games. Although he would add another 260 games as a Capital being a trade to Detroit in '85-86 his rookie card is as a Red Wing in the '87-88 OPC and Topps sets. Here is his Missing Link rookie. And finally an "upgraded" Mike Stothers Flyers Rookie Card. You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders.
As the revolving door in Toronto keeps turning the new 2015-16 Maple Leaf CTNW set keeps expanding !! We'll start this post with 3 new Leaf creations, Connor Brown, Milan Michalek and Rinat Valiev. Also had a request for a couple of '15-16 Washington Capitals, Mike Richard and Justin Williams. The same request also included 4 1970's cards, will add them here as well. Gord Brooks Glen Burdon Barry Cummins Pete Vipond Thanks to Doug Ball for these requests. I'll add a group of 4 Newfoundland born players that went out to the "Big Rock" recently. Start with a '64-65 Tallboys Alex Faulkner card, the first native Newfoundlander to make the NHL. Brian Gibbons Bob Gladney Don Howse You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders.
This post will be a bit of everything again in my effort to get up to date.I'll start with a batch of '50's and '60's Bruins and Rangers, Here are a pair of '62-63 Topps creations. Don Head Doug Harvey Bob Perreault from '63-64 And a group of 9 from '65-66. Lou Angotti John Brenneman Larry Cahan Larry Hillman Wayne Hillman Earl Ingarfield Forbes Kennedy Wayne Rivers Brit Selby Thanks to Bob Fulton for his ongoing patronage. And I'll finish with a pair from '68-69 - Dick Mattiussi Gord Fashoway Thanks to Doug Nicol and Darryl Babineau.
You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders. Having trouble keeping up to demand which means getting new creations to my website has been slow !! Here is a real "dog's breakfast" featuring a little bit of everything. I'll start with a bakers dozen of 1969-70 creations featuring the expansion coaches and the '68-69 league leaders. Keith Allen Wren Blair Scotty Bowman Fred Glover Red Kelly John Muckler George "Red" Sullivan Goal Leaders - Bobby Hull / Phil Esposito / Frank Mahovlich Assist Leaders - Phil Esposito / Stan Makita / Gordie Howe Points Leaders - Phil Esposito / Bobby Hull / Gordie Howe GAA Leaders - Jacques Plante / Glenn Hall / Gump Worsley Shutout Leaders - Glenn Hall / Ed Giacomin / Jacques Plante / Gump Worsley Penalty Leaders - Forbes Kennedy / Jim Dorey / John Ferguson Thanks to Darryl Babineau for this request !! Next we will go back to the early days of cards for a set of the 1924-25 William Paterson Boston Bruins reprints. Bill Cook - Carson Cooper - Norman "Heck" Fowler Henry "Smoky" Harris - Fern "Gopher" Headley - Jim Herberts Stan Jackson - Herbie Mitchell - George Redding Werner Schnarr - Alf Skinner - William "Red" Stuart Thanks to John Lehman for his ongoing Boston Bruin requests !!
You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders. Another 20 CTNW creations from the 1948 Leaf Knock-Out Bubble Gum Boxing card series. Carmen Basilio Battling Levinsky Harold Dade Tiger Flowers Abe Goldstein Babe Herman Tom Hyer Louis Kaplan Rocky Marciano Sam McVey Freddie Mills Rinty Monaghan Archie Moore Manuel Ortiz Pascual Perez Paddy Ryan Pancho Villa Jersey Joe Walcott Jimmy Wilde Ike Williams Thanks to Onofrio Giammaria for his ongoing requests !!
You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders. The 1967-68 NHL season marked the California Seals debut and it would be an eventful season. Before they even got to the Expansion Draft they fired their general manager, Rudy Pilous, starting the year with Bert Olmstead filling in as well as coaching. He wouldn't last the season as coach being replaced by Gord Fashoway with 10 games left. Only a month into the season they became the Oakland Seals and would be the opposition on the night in Minnesota when Bill Masterton sustained head injuries that would cause his death 2 days later. 25 skaters and 2 goalies wore the Seal uniform, 20 acquired in the Expansion Draft, 3 in the Amateur Draft and 4 more were acquired in trades. They finished last in the new division picking up just 15 wins in 74 games. Here are my latest Seals CTNW creations. Bob Baun was selected from Toronto in the Expansion Draft after 11 seasons with the Maple Leafs. He would appear in 67 games and, after only one season in California, asked to be traded back to one of the Original Six teams. 1968-69 would find him wearing a Detroit Red Wings jersey. Wally Boyer was also picked up in the Expansion Draft after 2 NHL seasons in Toronto and Chicago. He would play in all 74 games finishing 3rd in goal scoring and 4th in points on the team. He also would be in another uniform in 1968-69 with a trade to Montreal and then on to Pittsburgh. Charlie Burns was playing in the WHL with the California Seals when his NHL rights were transferred to Oakland. He had spent 5 seasons in the NHL with Detroit and Boston before a 4 year stint in the minors. He led the team in assists and finished 3rd in scoring earning him a selection by the Penguins for 1968-69. Larry Cahan had already played 14 years of pro hockey in the WHL, AHL and NHL when the Seals claimed him from the Rangers in the Expansion Draft. He finished 5th on the team in scoring but a year later he was acquired by L.A. via Montreal in a trade. Jean Cusson's NHL career came in 1967-68 when the Seals signed him to a three game amateur tryout contract. He had played with the Canadian National team where he spent three seasons and participated in the World Championships in 1967. Cusson played only two games with Oakland and was limited to just 1 shot and no points retiring from hockey after his short time in the NHL Kent Douglas was claimed from Toronto by the expansion Oakland Seals but 40 games into the '67-68 they sent him to Detroit for a fistful of players. During the 1967-68 season Ron Harris played for the Seals after they claimed him from Boston in the Expansion Draft of 1967. He added 54 NHL games as a Seal to the 4 he had previously played as a Bruin. The end of the season saw Harris and Bob Baun going to Detroit as part of a 6 player trade. Mike Laughton made his NHL debut as a Seal in '67-68 after they claimed him from Toronto in the Expansion Draft. He saw action in 35 NHL games and another 23 with the WHL Vancouver Canucks. He would be one of the longer serving Seals spending parts of 4 seasons with them before spending a year in the Montreal farm system and then 3 seasons in the WHA. Tracy Pratt played 34 games as a Seal in his NHL rookie season after being claimed from Chicago. He would spend part of the season, and the next one, in the WHL with Vancouver. Tracy would go on to a solid NHL career adding another 546 games over 11 seasons in Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Vancouver, Colorado and Toronto where he retired in 1977 after playing only 15 games. Thanks to Darryl Babineau for his continuing pursuit of a "complete" 1968-69 set.
You can purchase these cards, or any of my Missing Link creations, for $10 each postpaid, or $7.95 for 3 or more. Email me at: [email protected], volume discounts available on larger orders. Trying to keep track of the Leafs lineup lately has been interesting, to say the least !!! Not much seniority left but lots of new faces getting their first NHL shot. Here's my latest batch of Maple Leaf CTNW's. Connor Carrick was a 5th round pick, 137th overall, by the Capitals in the 2012 Entry Draft. He played in 34 games with them in 2013-14 but spent last season in the AHL with Hershey Bears. Played in another 3 NHL games with the Caps this season before his trade to Toronto where he made his debut last night. Colin Greening was a 7th round pick, 204th overall, by Ottawa in the 2005 Entry Draft. He played 256 NHL games with them before his trade to Toronto as part of the long awaited Dion Phaneuf trade. Zach Hyman was a 5th round pick, 123rd overall, by the Florida Panthers in 2010. He opted for 4 years varsity hockey at U. of Michigan and came to the Leafs in a June 2015 trade for Greg McKegg. He had 54 games with the Marlies prior to his NHL debut last night. Kasperi Kapanen was a 1st round pick, 22nd overall, by Pittsburgh in the 2014 Entry Draft. He got to play 3 games with their AHL farm team before coming to Toronto in the long overdue July 2015 Phil Kessel trade. He has the genes to be an NHLer, his dad Sami spent 12 seasons in the NHL scoring 189 goals and 269 assists in 831 games. The Leafs lent him to Team Finland for the World Juniors and he scored the Gold Medal game winner in overtime. He had 32 AHL games with the Marlies prior to his NHL rookie appearance last night. Brooks Laich, a 6th round pick, 193rd overall, in the 2001 Entry Draft by the Senators, also came to Toronto from Washington with Connor Carrick. He's played 744 NHL games with all but his first game, which was in Ottawa, and his last, which was in Toronto last night, as a Capital. Brendan Leipsic was a 3rd round pick, 89th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2012 Entry Draft. He came to the Leafs as part of the February 2015 trade that also brought Olli Jokinen. Spent 76 games with the Marlies over last 2 seasons and 4 with the Maple Leafs. Scored his first NHL goal, the game winner, in his first NHL game. Viktor Loov was a Maple Leaf 7th round pick, 209th overall, in the 2012 Entry Draft. Spent 2 seasons in the Swedish league before joining the Marlies in 2014-15. Has played 123 AHL games, and 4 NHL games, with a reputation for physical punishing checks. William Nylander was a 1st round pick, 8th overall, by the Leafs in the 2014 Entry Draft. Born in Calgary but raised in Sweden he, like Kasperi Kapanen, also has a former NHLer as a father. Michael Nylander 19 seasons in North America picking up 209 goals and 470 assists in 920 NHL games. The two played together in 2013 in the Swedish league. Ben Smith was a 6th round pick, 169th overall, by Chicago in the 2008 Entry Draft. Over parts of 6 seasons in Chicago and San Jose he had 181 NHL games before coming to Toronto in the "stinker" trade that sent our top goalie, James Reimer, packing for San Jose. Nikita Soshnikov was undrafted in North America and playing his second season in the KHL when he signed with the Leafs in March 2015. He had played 50 AHL games with the Marlies prior to his NHL debut last evening.
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AuthorI am a lifelong Maple Leaf fan, now retired, who started creating custom cards for myself of Toronto players who never had a card issued in the Maple Leaf uniform. From posting some of these on eBay it has become the proverbial "snowball down hill" !!! Archives
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