Showing posts with label California Golden Seals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California Golden Seals. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Bob Baun

Mailed out: January 6, 2015
Returned: January 26, 2015
Time in mail: 20 days

Before turning professional Bob Baun won back to back Memorial Cup Championships with the OHA's Toronto Marlboros. He would join the Toronto Maple Leafs where his winning ways would continue, winning cups with the club in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967. During game 6 of the 1964 Stanley Cup Finals Baun fractured his ankle earlier in the game, but returned to the game in overtime to score the game winning goal. 

Rick Hampton

Mailed out: January 6, 2015
Returned: January 20, 105
Time in mail: 14 days

Rick Hampton was drafted 3rd overall in 1974, he was expected to become a fixture on the blue line in California. In his sophomore season with the club Hampton looked like the prized pick he was touted to be putting up 51 points. After that season he moved with the club moved to Cleveland, unfortunately his play declined from there.  

Monday, 30 June 2014

Rick Smith

Mailed out: May 28, 2014
Returned: June 30, 2014 
c/o home return #32

This has to go down as the card with the best hair! The seventh overall pick of the 1966 draft was Rick Smith, a steady defenceman. Smith helped the Bruins win the cup in 1970, and was traded to the California Golden Seals mid way through the 1972 season that saw the Bruins win the cup again. After a couple seasons in sunny California Rick made the switch to the rival WHL.