Chaumont on a Rampage with the Fife Flyers of the EIHL

Whether it’s out of spite because the Braehead Clan released him after just 18 games or the chemistry is just right with the Fife Flyers, Ontario Hockey League grad Bobby Chaumont is producing at a pace unheard of throughout his junior and pro career.

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Bobby Chaumont

Traded for Paul Coffey

Often, when the discussion of who was the best defenseman to play in the NHL, the names Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque and Tim Horton often come up before Paul Coffey. Yet, in my opinion it is Coffey that was the greatest.
The Paul Coffey rookie card, number 111 in the 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee set is undervalued at $80. It is the highest valued rookie card in the set and tied with Wayne Gretzky as the most valuable overall. The 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee set consists of 396 hockey cards and is valued at $400 for a complete collection.

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I Was Traded for Paul Coffey

Paul Coffey: The Greatest Defenseman of All-Time?

Often, when the discussion of who was the best defenseman to play in the NHL, the names Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque and Tim Horton often come up before Paul Coffey. Yet, in my opinion it is Coffey that was the greatest.
The Paul Coffey rookie card, number 111 in the 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee set is undervalued at $80. It is the highest valued rookie card in the set and tied with Wayne Gretzky as the most valuable overall. The 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee set consists of 396 hockey cards and is valued at $400 for a complete collection

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Paul Coffey: The Greatest Defenseman of All-Time? - Vintage Hockey Cards Report

3 Hall of Famers Drafted in 1970

The 1970 NHL Amateur Draft was the first for the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks and saw 14 teams select 115 players over 14 rounds. 62 of the 115 players went on to play at least one game in the National Hockey League. Three of the 115 went on to have stellar NHL careers and eventually get inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Gilbert Perreault getting chosen first overall by the expansion Buffalo Sabres came down to a spin of the wheel. In deciding which of the two new teams would choose first, Buffalo and Vancouver each took a spin of ‘crown and anchor’ type wheel with Buffalo winning. The Sabres took Perreault and the Canucks took defenseman Dale Tallon...

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