Blow Out the Candles June 24

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey was born in Manassa, Colorado on this date in 1895.

Jack clowning with Houdini

Celtics great Sam Jones is celebrating his 79th birthday today.

Sam Jones and K.C. Jones 1961

Another Boston mainstay Bruins captain Wayne Cashman is celebrating his 67th birthday today.

Parkhurst Retro Favorites Boston Bruins

It's hard to believe but for the quarter century prior to 1967 the NHL consisted of only six teams, the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Bruins, Red Wings and Blackhawks.

In the mid-nineties, Parkhurst commemorated the 1964-65 NHL season by producing a set of "Tall Boy" cards featuring players and coaches from the "Original Six" teams. I'll be sharing my favorites in coming posts.

Here are my favorites from the Boston Bruins:

#22 Milt Schmidt

#20 Gary Dornhoefer

#18 Wayne Cashman

#14 Ab McDonald

#8 Reg Fleming

#7 Orland Kurtenbach

#9 Leo Boivin

#11 Bob Leiter

#15 Ed Johnston

#1 John Bucyk