1957-58 Topps 46 Norm Ullman Hockey Card (Front)
1957-58 Topps 46 Norm Ullman Hockey Card (Back)
Card Notes
Norm made rapid improvement last year, his second in NHL. Won job at center on the first line. Clever and shifty type of playmaker. He can stickhandle with best in loop.
En Français
Norm fit de rapides progrès l’an dernier. Il joua d’abord au centre de la lère ligne. Sa facilité à organiser les jeux en fait un joueur intelligent et versatile.
Details
ERROR – It’s small but, Norm Ullman was born in Provost, Alberta, not Provist, Alabama (there is no Provist, Alabama).
1956-57 was Ullman’s second year in the National Hockey League and his improvement over his rookie season was massive. In 1955-56, Norm had nine goals and 18 points over 66 games with the Red Wings. He doubled his goal production and nearly tripled his point total in 1956-57.
He would lead the NHL in goal scoring in 1964-65 with 42, three more than Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks. Norm’s highest point total came during the 1970-71 season when he contributed 85 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. That number was good for sixth in the league, although a distant 67 points behind Art Ross Trophy winner Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins.
Ullman played 1,410 games in the NHL between 1955-56 and 1974-75 with the Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. That total places him 37th all-time for most games played over a National Hockey League career. Norm was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.