1954-55 Parkhurst Hockey Cards
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1954-55 Parkhurst Hockey had competition for the first time in its history. Topps issued a set of hockey cards that only featured players from the four American NHL teams. Unlike later years, the two companies did not split the teams, as Parkhurst focused on each squad in its own set. In addition, they spotlighted All-Star players, action photos and even featured variation backs.
The front of 1954-55 Parkhurst Hockey base cards show a game-action picture of a player along with a facsimile autograph. A red box in the upper-right corner contains a card number. The only other feature is the white border that surrounds the card. Backs feature two different versions. The regular back is vertically oriented and has the player's name, team and position running along the top, with a line of statistics from the previous season following that. The rest of the card is essentially divided into two parts. The first part leads off with vital stats and then gives a short biography of the player. A black box then details a send-in offer for an album that holds the complete set. The second part is a French translation of the first, including the offer in the black box. Cards 1 through 88 can also be found with one of three Lucky Premium backs that can be redeemed for gifts or a catalog. Though the premium backs are scarcer, there is no added value to either version.
Cards 89 through 100 in 1954-55 Parkhurst Hockey feature action shots, and have no autographs on the front. They also have a bilingual description of the action on the backs. All-Star players are given a solid white background on their cards, as well as a star in the upper left corner. A red star indicates that player was a first-team All-Star, and a blue star is for the second-team unit.
The main rookie in 1954-55 Parkhurst Hockey is Johnny Bower, whose name is incorrectly spelled on the back. Since this was never corrected, there is no added value to the error. In the action subset, a card of Jacques Plante is featured, which predates his official rookie card by one year.
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Set Checklist
1954-55 Parkhurst Hockey Cards Set Checklist
2 Dickie Moore
3 Jean Beliveau
4 Eddie Mazur
5 Bert Olmstead
6 Emile "Butch" Bouchard
7 Maurice "Rocket" Richard
8 Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion
9 John McCormack
10 Tom Johnson
11 Calum MacKay
12 Ken Mosdell
13 Paul Masnick
14 Doug Harvey
15 Floyd Curry
16 Harry Lumley
17 Harry Watson
18 Jim Morrison
19 Eric Nesterenko
20 Fern Flaman
21 Rudy Migay
22 Sid Smith
23 Ron Stewart
24 George Armstrong
25 Earl Balfour RC
26 Leo Boivin
27 Gord Hannigan
28 Bob Bailey RC
29 Ted Kennedy
30 Tod Sloan
31 Tim Horton
32 Jim Thomson
33 Terry Sawchuk
34 Marcel Pronovost
35 Metro Prystai
36 Alex Delvecchio
37 Earl "Dutch" Reibel
38 Benny Woit
39 Bob Goldham
40 Glen Skov
41 Gordie Howe
42 Leonard "Red" Kelly
43 Marty Pavelich
44 Johnny Wilson
45 Tony Leswick
46 Ted Lindsay
47 Keith "Bingo" Allen RC
48 Bill Dineen
49 Jim Henry
50 Fleming Mackell
52 Hal Laycoe
53 Cal Gardner
54 Joe Klukay
55 Bob Armstrong
56 Warren Godfrey
57 Doug Mohns RC
58 Dave Creighton
59 Milt Schmidt
60 Johnny Peirson
61 Leo Labine
62 Gus Bodnar
63 Real Chevrefils
64 Ed Sandford
65 Johnny Bower RC
66 Paul Ronty
67 Leo Reise
68 Don Raleigh
69 Bob Chrystal RC
70 Harry Howell
71 Wally Hergesheimer
72 Jack Evans
73 Camille Henry RC
74 Dean Prentice RC
75 Nick Mickoski
76 Ron Murphy RC
77 Al Rollins
78 Al Dewsbury
79 Lou Jankowski RC
80 George "Hully" Gee
81 Gus Mortson
82 Fred Sasakamoose RC
83 Ike Hildebrand RC
84 Lee Fogolin
85 Larry Wilson
86 Pete Conacher
87 Bill Gadsby
88 Jack McIntyre
89 Floyd Curry goes up-and-over
90 Delvecchio finds Leaf defense hard
91 Battle of All-Stars
92 Lum stops Howe with help of Stewart's stick
93 Netminders nightmare
94 Meger goes down and under
95 Harvey takes a nose-dive
96 Terry boots out Teeder's blast
97 Reibel tests Habs rookie
98 Plante protects against slippery Sloan
99 Placid Plante foils tireless Teeder
100 Sawchuk stops Boom-Boom
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