The 1957-58 Topps set consists of 66 vintage hockey cards. The Glenn Hall (Chicago Blackhawks) rookie card heads the rookie class in importance and value. The RC’s of Johnny Bucyk (Boston Bruins), Norm Ullman (Detroit Red Wings) and Pierre Pilote (Chicago Blackhawks) are also of great relevance. Other important hockey cards in the collection include Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings), Terry Sawchuk (Detroit Red Wings) and Gump Worsley (New York Rangers).
As with the other early years with Topps and Parkhurst sharing the National Hockey League, Topps featured players from the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers. Parkhurst covered the Canadian teams in the league, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens.
1957-58 Topps NHL Checklist
Number | Player |
1 | Real Chevrefils |
2 | Jack Bionda RC |
3 | Bob Armstrong |
4 | Fern Flaman |
5 | Jerry Toppazzini |
6 | Larry Regan RC |
7 | Bronco Horvath RC |
8 | Jack Caffery |
9 | Leo Labine |
10 | Johnny Bucyk RC |
11 | Vic Stasiuk |
12 | Doug Mohns |
13 | Don McKenney |
14 | Don Simmons RC |
15 | Allan Stanley |
16 | Fleming Mackell |
17 | Larry Hillman RC |
18 | Leo Boivin |
19 | Bob Bailey |
20 | Glenn Hall RC |
21 | Ted Lindsay |
22 | Pierre Pilote RC |
23 | Jim Thomson |
24 | Eric Nesterenko |
25 | Gus Mortson |
26 | Ed Litzenberger RC |
27 | Elmer Vasko RC |
28 | Jack McIntyre |
29 | Ron Murphy |
30 | Glen Skov |
31 | Hec Lalande RC |
32 | Nick Mickoski |
33 | Wally Hergesheimer |
34 | Alex Delvecchio |
35 | Terry Sawchuk |
36 | Guyle Fielder RC |
37 | Tom McCarthy RC |
38 | Al Arbour |
39 | Billy Dea RC |
40 | Lorne Ferguson |
41 | Warren Godfrey |
42 | Gordie Howe |
43 | Marcel Pronovost |
44 | Billy McNeill RC |
45 | Earl “Dutch” Reibel |
46 | Norm Ullman RC |
47 | Johnny Wilson |
48 | Red Kelly |
49 | Bill Dineen |
50 | Forbes Kennedy RC |
51 | Harry Howell |
52 | Jean-Guy Gendron RC |
53 | Lorne “Gump” Worsley |
54 | Larry Popein |
55 | Jack Evans |
56 | George “Red” Sullivan |
57 | Gerry Foley RC |
58 | Andy Hebenton RC |
59 | Larry Cahan |
60 | Andy Bathgate |
61 | Danny Lewicki |
62 | Dean Prentice |
63 | Camille Henry |
64 | Lou Fontinato RC |
65 | Bill Gadsby |
66 | Dave Creighton |
1957-58 Topps NHL Hockey Card Collection [Video]
1957-58 NHL Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 96 | 250 | 158 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 77 | 195 | 188 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 70 | 176 | 207 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 69 | 199 | 194 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 55 | 163 | 202 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 53 | 192 | 226 |
1957-58 NHL Scoring Leaders
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
Dickie Moore | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 65 |
Henri Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 67 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 56 |
Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers | 65 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 42 |
Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 64 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 40 |
Bronco Horvath | Boston Bruins | 67 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 71 |
Ed Litzenberger | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 63 |
Fleming Mackell | Boston Bruins | 70 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 72 |
Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens | 55 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 93 |
Alex Delvecchio | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 22 |
Don McKenney | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 22 |
1957-58 NHL Season
1957-58 saw Dickie Moore of the Montreal Canadiens take his first of two consecutive Art Ross Trophy wins. Moore finished with 84 points, four more than teammate Henri Richard. The following year, Dickie would up the ante with an at the time record of 96 points.
The performance got Moore a First Team All-Star selection but he was denied the Hart Trophy. Instead, that award went to Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings. In fact, Dickie was a lowly eighth in the voting for the MVP award.
The Montreal Canadiens dominated the regular season with 43 wins and 96 points, 19 points ahead of the second place New York Rangers. In a rarity, the Toronto Maple Leafs finished in last place and out of post season contention.
The Habs marched to their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship in what would be a string of five straight. After a first round sweep of the Detroit Red Wings, it took six games to eliminate the Boston Bruins in the final.
In the days before the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP, the award most likely would have gone to Maurice Richard. The Rocket scored eleven goals in ten playoff games for the Canadiens while also adding four assists for 15 points to lead the champions.
Jacques Plante would have been another candidate. Playing all ten games for Montreal, Plante posted a 1.94 goals against average with a single shutout (game 3 against Boston in the final series). Jacques did capture some hardware in 1957-58, taking home the Vezina Trophy. He was also a Second Team All-Star with Glenn Hall of the Blackhawks taking First Team honours.