Category Archives: 1964-65 Topps Hockey

Another birthday – Gordie’s 85th

Posted on March 28, 2013 by 1967ers

I missed the day for Bobby Orr last week, but I won’t miss this one.  Gordie Howe is 85 this weekend.  That doesn’t make me feel old as Gordie was always old (whereas Bobby Orr is perpetually young and the … Continue reading →

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Tall Boys #6 – Terry Sawchuk and the goaltending carousel

Posted on January 8, 2013 by 1967ers

It’s not really surprising that the chatter in Toronto would move seamlessly from lockout talk to goalie talk.  In Toronto, at least to some extent, it is always about the goalies.  Even in those brief, shining moments where we’re all … Continue reading →

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Not the man I thought he was

Posted on October 5, 2012 by 1967ers

I’ve had this card for 27 years, almost 28.  I pulled it myself (and probably another dozen exactly like it) from a wax pack and regarded it while eating the plastic-like, shatter-prone, vaguely dangerous powdered gum-like substance that inexplicably came … Continue reading →

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Tall Boys #5 – The Moose (Elmer Vasko)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by 1967ers

Elmer Vasko was a coveted prospect – a big defenseman with good mobility and hands. During Chicago’s peak years in the 1960s, he played on the top pairing with Pierre Pilote and was the defensive consicence of the unit. Despite … Continue reading →

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Tall Boys #4 – John Ferguson (and the demise of the enforcer)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by 1967ers

With the demotion of Colton Orr a week or so ago, Brian Burke held a press conference in which he expressed his sorrow at the fact that the current direction of the game is one that has no room for … Continue reading →

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Tall Boys #3 – Terry Harper (the Hab defender all Leaf fans should thank)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by 1967ers

I’ve been up to my eyeballs this week and am still no further on the project that has been written in my head for about a month.  I haven’t done a Tall Boys card in ages, though, so that’s worth … Continue reading →

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Gilles Tremblay – Tall Boy #2

Posted on June 15, 2011 by 1967ers

The end of the season is nigh.  Tonight will mark the end of a lengthy Stanley Cup drought for someone, either Boston (who haven’t won since ’72) or Vancouver (joined in ’70-71 and haven’t won one at all).  This follows … Continue reading →

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Pit Martin – Tall Boy #1

Posted on April 27, 2011 by 1967ers

Good thing the Jays bats came alive last night, otherwise I’d be looking about as grim as Pit Martin does on this card.  It’s a good thing I didn’t have any money riding on any of last night’s hockey games.  … Continue reading →

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Focus – let’s have one. I hear they’re good.

Posted on March 10, 2011 by 1967ers

Every blog needs a raison d’etre, and one thing that has stopped me from writing too much on this site was that I had no real focus other than “things that don’t really make sense to post on PPP,” which … Continue reading →

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