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1960-61 Parkhurst NHL Hockey Cards

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The 1960-61 Parkhurst NHL hockey card set consists of 61 hockey cards featuring players from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings. The other three teams in the league (Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks) were covered by the Topps set.

This collection is not over-run with important rookie cards. Not one player with their first card appearing in this 1960-61 Parkhurst set went on to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. However, the series does contain the RC’s of Val Fonteyne, Murray Oliver, Brian Smith, Gerry Melnyk and John McKenzie.

Big name players include: Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuk, Tim Horton, Johnny Bower, Henri Richard and Jean Beliveau.

1960-61 Parkhurst NHL Checklist

NumberPlayer
1Tim Horton
2Frank Mahovlich
3Johnny Bower
4Bert Olmstead
5Gary “Duke” Edmundson
6Ron Stewart
7Gerry James
8Gerry Ehman
9Leonard “Red” Kelly
10Dave Creighton
11Bob Baun
12Dick Duff
13Larry Regan
14Johnny Wilson
15Billy Harris
16Allan Stanley
17George Armstrong
18Carl Brewer
19Bob Pulford
20Gordie Howe
21Val Fonteyne RC
22Murray Oliver RC
23Sid Abel [Coach]
24Jack McIntyre
25Marc Reaume
26Norm Ullman
27Brian Smith RC
28Gerry Melnyk RC
29Marcel Pronovost
30Warren Godfrey
31Terry Sawchuk
32Barry Cullen
33Gary Aldcorn
34Pete Goegan
35Len Lunde
36Alex Delvecchio
37John McKenzie RC
38Dickie Moore
39Albert Langlois
40Bill Hicke
41Ralph Backstrom
42Don Marshall
43Bob Turner
44Tom Johnson
45Maurice “Rocket” Richard
46Bernie “Boom-Boom” Geoffrion
47Henri Richard
48Doug Harvey
49Jean Beliveau
50Phil Goyette
51Marcel Bonin
52Jean-Guy Talbot
53Jacques Plante
54Claude Provost
55Andre Pronovost
56McDonald [Hicke]
57Moore [Marshall]
58Pronovost [Provost]
59Marshall [Geoffrion]
60Ab McDonald
61Jim Morrison

1960-61 NHL Season

The 44th year of the National Hockey League, the 1960-61 season saw the regular season play out as usual but the post season brought some massive surprises. With the Maurice “Rocket” Richard era over for the Montreal Canadiens, the Habs still found a way to finish first overall with just a two point edge over the second place Toronto Maple Leafs.

Bernie Geoffrion led the league in scoring with 50 goals and 95 points. Boom Boom became just the second NHL player to reach the 50 goal plateau. Previously, just Rocket Richard held the distinction with his 50 goals during the 1944-45 season. Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks would become the third in the following season with again exactly 50 goals.

Geoffrion’s performance helped him capture the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player. It was his second of two Art Ross Trophy wins but the only time Boom Boom would capture the Hart. He was also named a First Team All-Star.

The Calder Trophy winner as rookie of the year was future Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Dave Keon of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jumping straight from a junior career with Toronto St. Michael’s, Keon scored 20 goals and assisted on 25 for 45 points while playing in all 70 regular season games for the Buds. Others in the running were Bob Nevin, Howie Glover, Gerry Odrowski and Allan Johnson.

1960-61 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Despite the huge gap during the regular season between Montreal and Toronto versus the rest of the league, upsets were abound in the post season. The third place Chicago Blackhawks eliminated the Canadiens in the opening round while the fourth seed Detroit Red Wings eliminated the Maple Leafs.

In that opening round series between Chicago and Montreal, the Habs got off to an early start, winning game one 6-2. However, the Hawks came back to capture game two to tie the series. Game 3 was tied 1-1 until more than halfway through the third overtime period. Murray Balfour scored for Chicago to win the game. Assists went to Pierre Pilote and Stan Mikita.

Montreal would win one more game in the set, 5-2 in game four. Then, Glenn Hall shut the door on the Habs with consecutive 3-0 shutouts in games five and six to win the series and earn a berth in the Stanley Cup final.

Meeting Detroit in the final, it was another six game series before Chicago captured their first Stanley Cup championship since the 1937-38 NHL season. Tied going into game five, the Blackhawks stepped it up with 6-3 and 5-1 wins. Ab McDonald scored the Cup winning goal for Chicago at 18:49 of the second period in game six, assisted by Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita.

1960-61 NHL Standings

TeamGPWLTPtsGFGA
Montreal Canadiens7041191092254188
Toronto Maple Leafs7039191290234176
Chicago Blackhawks7029241775198180
Detroit Red Wings7025291666195215
New York Rangers7022381054204248
Boston Bruins7015421343176254

1960-61 NHL Scoring Leaders

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Bernie GeoffrionMontreal Canadiens6450459529
Jean BeliveauMontreal Canadiens6932589057
Frank MahovlichToronto Maple Leafs70483684131
Andy BathgateNew York Rangers7029487722
Gordie HoweDetroit Red Wings6423497230
Norm UllmanDetroit Red Wings7028427034
Red KellyToronto Maple Leafs6420507012
Dickie MooreMontreal Canadiens5735346962
Henri RichardMontreal Canadiens7024446891
Alex DelvecchioDetroit Red Wings7027356226

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