1960-61 Parkhurst 29 Marcel Pronovost Hockey Card (Front)
1960-61 Parkhurst 29 Marcel Pronovost Hockey Card (Back)
1960-61 Parkhurst NHL Checklist
Card Notes
A member of the 1959-1960 NHL First All-Star Team Pronovost is starting his 11th season in the NHL. He was a member of the Second All-Star Team for the two previous years. One of the most exciting players in the circuit to watch. He has played tremendous hockey over the years for the Red Wings and is equally adept offensively and defensively. He has had his nose broken 14 times. Plays a creditable brand of golf during the summer.
Details
Along with the three all-star selections mentioned on the back of the card, Marcel Pronovost would also be named a First Team All-Star in 1961-62 as a member of the Detroit Red Wings.
A player starting his eleventh season in 1960-61 would be considered to be on the downward slope of his career. However, for Pronovost, it was barely the halfway point. He continued to play in the NHL until the 1969-70 season, appearing in 1,206 regular season and 134 playoff games.
A trade sent him to the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 20, 1965. Going with Marcel were Larry Jeffrey, Eddie Joyal, Lowell MacDonald and Autry Erickson. Heading the other way to Detroit were Andy Bathgate, Gary Jarrett and Billy Harris. Pronovost would finish his National Hockey League playing career with the Maple Leafs.
Marcel won four Stanley Cup championships with Detroit and one with Toronto. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.