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1959-60 Topps NHL Hockey Cards

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The 1959-60 Topps NHL hockey card set consists of 66 cards featuring players from the four U.S. based teams: Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. The collection lacks any significant rookie cards and “In Action” cards are sprinkled throughout.

The top valued hockey cards in the 1959-60 set belong to the usual suspects. Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks leads the way with his second year card. Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings follows not far behind in value. Other important cards belong to Terry Sawchuk of the Red Wings, Glenn Hall of the Blackhawks and Eddie Shack of the New York Rangers.

1959-60 Topps NHL Checklist

(Video below checklist)

NumberPlayer
1Eric Nesterenko
2Pierre Pilote
3Elmer Vasko
4Pete Goegan
5Lou Fontinato
6Ted Lindsay
7Leo Labine
8Alex Delvecchio
9Don McKenney
10Earl Ingarfield
11Don Simmons
12Glen Skov
13Tod Sloan
14Vic Stasiuk
15Lorne “Gump” Worsley
16Andy Hebenton
17Dean Prentice
18Action Picture
19Fleming Mackell
20Harry Howell
21Larry Popein
22Len Lunde
23Johnny Bucyk
24Jean-Guy Gendron
25Barry Cullen
26Leo Boivin
27Warren Godfrey
28Action Picture
29Fern Flaman
30Jack Evans
31John Hanna
32Glenn Hall
33Murray Balfour RC
34Andy Bathgate
35Al Arbour
36Jim Morrison
37Nick Mickoski
38Jerry Toppazzini
39Bob Armstrong
40Charlie Burns
41Billy McNeill
42Terry Sawchuk
43Dollard St. Laurent
44Marcel Pronovost
45Norm Ullman
46Camille Henry
47Bobby Hull
48Jack Evans [Action Picture]
49Lou Marcon RC
50Earl Balfour
51Jim Bartlett
52Forbes Kennedy
53John Hanna [Action Picture]
54Harry Howell [Action Picture]
55Brian Cullen
56Bronco Horvath
57Eddie Shack
58Doug Mohns
59George “Red” Sullivan
60Fleming Mackell [Action Picture]
61Ed Litzenberger
62Bill Gadsby
63Gordie Howe
64Claude LaForge
65Leonard “Red” Kelly
66Ron Murphy

1959-60 NHL Season

1959-60 certainly marked the end of an era in the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens won their fifth of five consecutive Stanley Cup championships. The Habs did it in style, taking only eight games. Montreal swept the Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round and then swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in the final. Each series ended with a shutout victory.

The legendary Maurice Richard played his final NHL game on April 14, 1960. That was game four of the final series and was played at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens. The Rocket assisted on Montreal’s third goal scored by brother Henri Richard. That goal was scored on Toronto goalie Johnny Bower. Jacques Plante turned away 30 shots in the 4-0 shutout win.

The Canadiens didn’t dominate the individual awards the way they dominated the regular season and playoffs. Doug Harvey won the Norris and Jacques Plante was handed the Vezina. However, it was Bobby Hull winning the Art Ross Trophy and Gordie Howe taking home the Hart Trophy as most valuable player.

Hull won the Art Ross by the slimmest of margins. He finished just a single point ahead of Bronco Horvath with Horvath played two less games. The two ended up tied in the goal scoring department with 39 each. For the Golden Jet, it was his first of three career Art Ross wins.

Interestingly, Horvath was the more consistent scorer. Hull had four hat tricks in 1959-60 while Bronco spread out his offense with no three goal games. Bobby was the only player in 1959-60 to score four goals in a game. In a February 21, 1960 7-5 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Bobby scored his 30th, 31st, 32nd and 33rd goals of the season. He added an assist on a Murray Balfour goal for a five point night. Johnny Bower was in the Toronto nets and faced 42 shots.

1959-60 NHL Standings

TeamGPWLTPtsGFGA
Montreal Canadiens7040181292255178
Toronto Maple Leafs703526979199195
Chicago Blackhawks7028291369191180
Detroit Red Wings7026291567186197
Boston Bruins702834864220241
New York Rangers7017381549187247

1959-60 NHL Scoring Leaders

PlayerTeamGPGAPts
Bobby HullChicago Black Hawks70394281
Bronco HorvathBoston Bruins68394180
Jean BeliveauMontreal Canadiens60344074
Andy BathgateNew York Rangers70264874
Henri RichardMontreal Canadiens70304373
Gordie HoweDetroit Red Wings70284573
Bernie GeoffrionMontreal Canadiens59304171
Don McKenneyBoston Bruins70204969
Vic StasiukBoston Bruins69293968
Dean PrenticeNew York Rangers70323466

1959-60 Topps NHL Hockey Card Collection [Video]

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