1966-67 Topps 43 Roger Crozier Hockey Card (Front)
1966-67 Topps 43 Roger Crozier Hockey Card (Back)
1966-67 Topps NHL Hockey Card Checklist
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Roger is one of the smallest goalies in the NHL. He was named “Rookie of the Year,” his first season in the NHL. Last year Roger received his 2nd award in as many years when he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the “Most Valuable Player” in the Stanley Cup play-offs.
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Un des petits gardien de but de la LHN, Roger a remplacé Terry Sawchuk à Détroit. Nommé “Recrue de l’Année” pour sa première saison dans la LHN. L’an passé, Roger a reçu son deuxième trophee lorsqu’il s’est mérité le Trophée Conn Smythe pour avoir été le “Joueur le plus utile” à son club.
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In 1964-65, it was a battle between Roger Crozier and Ron Ellis of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. Also in the running were Denis DeJordy, Rod Seiling and Fred Stanfield. Appearing in all 70 of Detroit’s regular season games, the “acrobat” posted a 2.42 goals against average with six shutouts.
In the 1965-66 playoffs, Roger appeared in all of Detroit’s 12 games. He helped the Red Wings, a team that finished in the fourth and final playoff spot during the regular season, to a visit with the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup final. Montreal came out on top in six games for the title but Crozier was named the Conn Smythe winner as playoff MVP.
Crozier was just the second winner of the Conn Smythe with the trophy introduced for the 1964-65 season (Jean Beliveau of the Canadiens was the first winner). He was the first of just five players to win the award from the team that lost in the final. The other four include Glenn Hall, Reg Leach, Ron Hextall and Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
Roger played in 518 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1963-64 and 1976-77 with the Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals. He posted a career 3.04 goals against average with 30 shutouts.