Monthly Archives: December 2011

Top 11 of 2011 – a clown, the old ball yard and a moment of rememberance for Johnny Wilson

Posted on December 31, 2011 by 1967ers

Before getting back into the list of cards, I wanted to take a minute to remember Johnny Wilson – former NHL player and coach and uncle to current Leafs coach Ron Wilson.  Johnny passed away on the 27th at the … Continue reading →

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More random celebrity encounters – this time with feeeeeling

Posted on December 30, 2011 by 1967ers

I was out today on a mid-afternoon grocery run (I’m still on vacation, so I can do this sort of thing) and decided I’d fortify myself with the fine products of Tim Horton’s.  I can’t look through 99-cent pomegranites without … Continue reading →

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Top 11 of 2011 – Lipton Cup o’ Bobby and Hammerin’ Hank

Posted on December 29, 2011 by 1967ers

I woke up this morning to the sound of the kids going through the packs of hockey stickers that showed up in their stockings.  My seven-year-old was literally cheering that his sister had gotten Tyler Bozak.  I’m kind of jaded … Continue reading →

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The Top 11 of 2011 – Gordie and the Mick

Posted on December 19, 2011 by 1967ers

For me, 2011 was the year of the completed vintage set.  While I made a post about 1963-64 Topps being complete back in November, that was actually just one of eight different sets that got finished this year.  This was … Continue reading →

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A page of 1971 ball

Posted on December 12, 2011 by 1967ers

This is the first page of my 1971 binder.  I completed it about a year ago when I finally got my hands on a nice-looking Thurman Munson. The cards here aren’t perfect.  Numbers 1, 2 and 9 are kind of … Continue reading →

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Harry ‘Hap’ Holmes – one of the greatest goalies nobody remembers

Posted on December 2, 2011 by 1967ers

Goaltender Harry “Hap” Holmes won four Stanley Cups, faced Georges Vezina five separate times with either the Cup or a championship (sometimes both) on the line and was never beaten (one draw in 1919 when the flu interrupted play), is … Continue reading →

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