Gordie Howe: 1954-55 Parkhurst 41

1954-55 Parkhurst 41 Gordie Howe Hockey Card (Front)

1954-55 Parkhurst 41 Gordie Howe Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Crowned scoring king of the NHL for the 4th year in a row, Gord has established himself as one of hockey’s immortals. His scoring feats include: first to lead league 4 years in a row; first to score over 40 goals 3 years in a row; first Detroit player to win Hart Trophy 2 years in a row. He also won 1st all-star spot for the 4th straight time. This perfectly co-ordinated young giant from Western Canada is still approaching his peak, too. Fishes, golfs, plays baseball during the summer.

En Français

Il fut couronné le roi des compteurs de la Ligue Nationale pour la 4ième année consécutive. Ses exploits sont les suivant; le premier à venir en tête de la ligue 4 années de suite; le premier à compter au dessus de 40 buts en 3 années consécutives enfin le premier joueur de Détroit à gagner le trophé Hart en 2 années consécutives. Il gagna aussi la première place all-star pour la 3ième fois de suite. Il va à la pêche, joue au golf et au baseball pendant l’été.

Details

It’s amazing that they were already calling Gordie Howe one of hockey’s “immortals” in 1954-55 after just his eighth season in the NHL. If he retired at that point, he would be a legend. Of course, he didn’t retire at the point and carried on in major league hockey until 1979-80.

Howe would not get his fifth consecutive Art Ross Trophy in 1954-55, finishing fifth with 62 points while missing six games during the regular season. However, in the post season, Gordie went on a tear. Over eleven games, he scored nine and assisted on eleven for 20 points, leading the Red Wings to their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship.

Three of his nine goals were game winners, including the Cup clinching goal in a game seven win over the Montreal Canadiens in the final series. On April 14, 1955 at Detroit Olympia, Howe scored on Montreal goalie Jacques Plante with eleven seconds left in the second period, assisted by Marcel Pronovost, to make the score 2-0. The teams would trade goals in the third with 3-1 the final score.

In the series, Detroit won the first two games before the Habs came back with two straight of their own. In game 5 at Olympia, Howe took matters into his own hands, scoring three of Detroit’s goals in a 5-1 win. His first of three made the score 2-1 and was the game winner. His second was on the power play and third was scored shorthanded, both assisted by Ted Lindsay.

Between 1946-47 and 1979-80, Gordie Howe played 1,767 regular season and 157 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers. He also appeared in 419 regular season and 78 playoff games in the WHA between 1973-74 and 1978-79 with the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers.

Gordie would win the Art Ross Trophy two more times for a career total of six. The four-time Stanley Cup champion also took home the Hart Trophy six times. In 1972, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Gordie Howe NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1946-47	Detroit Red Wings	58	7	15	22	52
1947-48	Detroit Red Wings	60	16	28	44	63
1948-49	Detroit Red Wings	40	12	25	37	57
1949-50	Detroit Red Wings	70	35	33	68	69
1950-51	Detroit Red Wings	70	43	43	86	74
1951-52	Detroit Red Wings	70	47	39	86	78
1952-53	Detroit Red Wings	70	49	46	95	57
1953-54	Detroit Red Wings	70	33	48	81	109
1954-55	Detroit Red Wings	64	29	33	62	68
1955-56	Detroit Red Wings	70	38	41	79	100
1956-57	Detroit Red Wings	70	44	45	89	72
1957-58	Detroit Red Wings	64	33	44	77	40
1958-59	Detroit Red Wings	70	32	46	78	57
1959-60	Detroit Red Wings	70	28	45	73	46
1960-61	Detroit Red Wings	64	23	49	72	30
1961-62	Detroit Red Wings	70	33	44	77	54
1962-63	Detroit Red Wings	70	38	48	86	100
1963-64	Detroit Red Wings	69	26	47	73	70
1964-65	Detroit Red Wings	70	29	47	76	104
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	70	29	46	75	83
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	69	25	40	65	53
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	74	39	43	82	53
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	76	44	59	103	58
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	76	31	40	71	58
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	63	23	29	52	38
1979-80	Hartford Whalers	80	15	26	41	42
	Totals	1767	801	1049	1850	1685

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1946-47	Detroit Red Wings	5	0	0	0	18
1947-48	Detroit Red Wings	10	1	1	2	11
1948-49	Detroit Red Wings	11	8	3	11	19
1949-50	Detroit Red Wings	1	0	0	0	7
1950-51	Detroit Red Wings	6	4	3	7	4
1951-52	Detroit Red Wings	8	2	5	7	2
1952-53	Detroit Red Wings	6	2	5	7	2
1953-54	Detroit Red Wings	12	4	5	9	31
1954-55	Detroit Red Wings	11	9	11	20	24
1955-56	Detroit Red Wings	10	3	9	12	8
1956-57	Detroit Red Wings	5	2	5	7	6
1957-58	Detroit Red Wings	4	1	1	2	0
1958-59	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1959-60	Detroit Red Wings	6	1	5	6	4
1960-61	Detroit Red Wings	11	4	11	15	10
1961-62	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Detroit Red Wings	11	7	9	16	22
1963-64	Detroit Red Wings	14	9	10	19	16
1964-65	Detroit Red Wings	7	4	2	6	20
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	12	4	6	10	12
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	4	2	0	2	2
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Hartford Whalers	3	1	1	2	2
	Totals	157	68	92	160	220