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.
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.
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.
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.
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