1964-65 Topps 64 Jim Pappin Hockey Card (Front)
1964-65 Topps 64 Jim Pappin Hockey Card (Back)
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Card Notes
One of the better rookies in the NHL last year, Jim was picked up by a Leaf scout after he’d been passed up in a Red Wing tryout camp at age 16 after a bout with the flu. Jim was in sixth year as pro when Leafs called him up. Can play either wing. Jim was born in a mining region of Northern Ontario.
En Français
Une des meilleurs recrues de la dernières saison, Jim passa aux Leafs après un court séjour dans l’organisation des Red Wings. Il se joingnit aux Leafs après sa sixième saison comme joueur professionnel. Il joue aussi bien à l’aile droite qu’à celle de gauche. Jim est natif d’un region miniere du Nord de L’Ontario.
Details
In his final year of junior hockey, 1959-60, Jim Pappin finished third in the OHA Junior A (OHL) with 40 goal, eight behind co-leaders Ray Cullen and Wayne Connelly. In the race for the Eddie Powers Trophy, Pappin’s 74 points placed him sixth, 18 behind leader Chico Maki and three ahead of Dave Keon.
Still, Jim was stuck in the minors for over three years before he got his NHL start with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1963-64. He started the year in the AHL with the Rochester Americans but came up the big leagues for 50 regular season and eleven playoff games. He helped the Leafs capture the Stanley Cup title, the first of two during his NHL career.
1964-65 was a bit of a setback for Pappin. He started the year with the Maple Leafs, playing 44 games and scoring nine goals (two were game winners) but he finished up back in the AHL with Rochester. The silver lining was he played an important role in the Amerks Calder Cup championship, contributing eleven goals and 16 points in ten playoff games.
The mining region that Pappin came from was Copper Cliff, Ontario. Copper Cliff was annexed by Sudbury in 1973 and is now a neighbourhood on the west side of the city. Copper Cliff is home to the Inco Superstack.
Between 1963-64 and 1976-77, Jim Pappin played 767 regular season and 92 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, California Seals and Cleveland Barons. He reached the 20 goal plateau eight times and had a career best 41 with Chicago in 1972-73.