Blow Out the Candles July 29

Hall of Fame left winger Ted Lindsay is celebrating his 87th birthday today.

His nickname was "Terrible Ted".

The Production Line--Lindsay, Abel and Howe

Ted after  one (1954) of his four Stanley Cup wins.

Autographed Cards A-Z Hockey Edition J-L

When I got back into collecting five or so years ago one of the things that excited me was the availability of autographed cards.  Perhaps I went a little overboard but I think I picked up some nice cards.  This will be an A-Z series of posts with varying numbers of cards.

Doug was a mainstay on defense for the Blackhawks teams I grew up with.

 1968-69 Topps #13

I saw this certified auto after I had purchased the card above.

 2009 ITG#A-DJ

Jari is a five time Stanley Cup champion and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001

 2007 Parkhurst #51

Another Hall of Famer, Guy Lapointe won six Cups with Montreal in the 1970's.

 2001 Fleer Greats of the Game

Hall of Famer, "Terrible Ted" Lindsay won four Stanley Cups.

 2006-07 Ultimate Signatures #US-TL

After captaining the Blackhawks to their first Stanley Cup championship in over two decades, Eddie went on to win another three with the Maple Leafs.

1994 Parkhurst Missing Link #24

Parkhurst Retro Favorites Detroit Red Wings

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 Detroit Red Wings:

#65

#57

#56

#58

#47

#51

#63

#64

#62

#55

#46

#53