June 29–Craig Hartsburg

Craig Hartsburg

Signed with Birmingham (WHA) as an underage free agent in July 1978.

Hartsburg amassed nine goals and 40 assists in his rookie professional season

Selected in first round by Minnesota North Stars, number 6 overall in the 1979 NHL Draft.

 

CAREER NHL STATISTICS Years Teams GP G A TP PIM 1979-1988 Minnesota 570 98 315 413 818

CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS Years Teams GP G A TP PIM 1980-1986 Minnesota 61 15 27 42 70

The Calgary Flames announced June 6, 2011 that Craig Hartsburg has been named associate coach.  Hartsburg joins the Flames after leading the Everett Silvertips (WHL) as the head coach for the last two seasons compiling a 75-54-16 (.569) record. Hartsburg has 14 years of NHL coaching experience having served as the head coach for the Chicago Blackhawks (1995-98), the Anaheim Ducks (1998-2001) and the Ottawa Senators (2008-09). He was an assistant coach with the Minnesota North Stars (1989-90) and the Philadelphia Flyers (1990-94, 2002-04).

I believe I received these IP during two different years. I’m pretty sure it was at the NHL Slo-Pitch tournament in the 80’s ( blue ink signed and black sharpie signed)

June 29–Craig Hartsburg

Craig Hartsburg

Signed with Birmingham (WHA) as an underage free agent in July 1978.

Hartsburg amassed nine goals and 40 assists in his rookie professional season

Selected in first round by Minnesota North Stars, number 6 overall in the 1979 NHL Draft.

 

CAREER NHL STATISTICS Years Teams GP G A TP PIM 1979-1988 Minnesota 570 98 315 413 818

CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS Years Teams GP G A TP PIM 1980-1986 Minnesota 61 15 27 42 70

The Calgary Flames announced June 6, 2011 that Craig Hartsburg has been named associate coach.  Hartsburg joins the Flames after leading the Everett Silvertips (WHL) as the head coach for the last two seasons compiling a 75-54-16 (.569) record. Hartsburg has 14 years of NHL coaching experience having served as the head coach for the Chicago Blackhawks (1995-98), the Anaheim Ducks (1998-2001) and the Ottawa Senators (2008-09). He was an assistant coach with the Minnesota North Stars (1989-90) and the Philadelphia Flyers (1990-94, 2002-04).

I believe I received these IP during two different years. I’m pretty sure it was at the NHL Slo-Pitch tournament in the 80’s ( blue ink signed and black sharpie signed)

June 28–Gaye Stewart

Gaye Stewart

 He started the 1941-42 season with the Marlboro juniors. Shortly thereafter, he was bumped up to the Marlboro seniors. He then got the nod to join the Hershey Bears of the AHL near the end of the campaign and was then called up to join the Maple Leafs in time for the playoffs. By season’s end he had played junior, senior, minor pro and pro, all in one season, and got a Stanley Cup win to top things off.

In 1942-43, Stewart completed his first full season as a Leaf and outdid rookie Rocket Richard to take the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie of that year. 

In all, Gaye Stewart played for five of the NHL’s Original Six teams, all except the Boston Bruins. He played 502 career NHL games, scoring 185 goals and 159 assists for 344 points.

Received this black sharpie signed card IP in the summer of 1998. I did something that I had never done before or since. I was living in Burlington at the time and knew he lived there also. I looked him up in the phone book and gave him a call on a Monday. He answered and said he was leaving for a few days but could I call him on Thursday. I did and he invited me over . We sat in his back yard and talked hockey, from the days he played to the present. Talked about his grandsons playing and how things had changed. This was the summer the Leafs signed Curtis Joseph and we discussed that at length. He introduced me to his wife when she returned home. It was a great experience and I have that as a memory. That’s almost better than getting an autograph.

P.S. At the time, I did not realize that we shared the same birthday. Celebrated mine today both at work and at home.

June 28–Gaye Stewart

Gaye Stewart

 He started the 1941-42 season with the Marlboro juniors. Shortly thereafter, he was bumped up to the Marlboro seniors. He then got the nod to join the Hershey Bears of the AHL near the end of the campaign and was then called up to join the Maple Leafs in time for the playoffs. By season’s end he had played junior, senior, minor pro and pro, all in one season, and got a Stanley Cup win to top things off.

In 1942-43, Stewart completed his first full season as a Leaf and outdid rookie Rocket Richard to take the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie of that year. 

In all, Gaye Stewart played for five of the NHL’s Original Six teams, all except the Boston Bruins. He played 502 career NHL games, scoring 185 goals and 159 assists for 344 points.

Received this black sharpie signed card IP in the summer of 1998. I did something that I had never done before or since. I was living in Burlington at the time and knew he lived there also. I looked him up in the phone book and gave him a call on a Monday. He answered and said he was leaving for a few days but could I call him on Thursday. I did and he invited me over . We sat in his back yard and talked hockey, from the days he played to the present. Talked about his grandsons playing and how things had changed. This was the summer the Leafs signed Curtis Joseph and we discussed that at length. He introduced me to his wife when she returned home. It was a great experience and I have that as a memory. That’s almost better than getting an autograph.

P.S. At the time, I did not realize that we shared the same birthday. Celebrated mine today both at work and at home.

June 27–Don Raleigh

Don (Bones) Raleigh

Scouted and signed by Rangers as a free agent in 1943.

With the ranks of the NHL having been depleted by the call to enlist for World War II, young players such as 17-year-old Raleigh were called up to fill out the NHL’s rosters.

Raleigh spent his entire ten year NHL career with the Rangers. In 535 regular season games, he scored 101 goals, 219 assists for a total of 320 points with only 96 PIMS. He finished among the NHL’s top ten scorers four times reaching as high as 4th. In 18 playoff games, Raleigh scored 6 goals and added 5 assists for 11 points (6 PIMS)

Received this blue ink signed card TTM. I also have the envelope and index cards somewhere.



June 27–Don Raleigh

Don (Bones) Raleigh

Scouted and signed by Rangers as a free agent in 1943.

With the ranks of the NHL having been depleted by the call to enlist for World War II, young players such as 17-year-old Raleigh were called up to fill out the NHL’s rosters.

Raleigh spent his entire ten year NHL career with the Rangers. In 535 regular season games, he scored 101 goals, 219 assists for a total of 320 points with only 96 PIMS. He finished among the NHL’s top ten scorers four times reaching as high as 4th. In 18 playoff games, Raleigh scored 6 goals and added 5 assists for 11 points (6 PIMS)

Received this blue ink signed card TTM. I also have the envelope and index cards somewhere.



June 26–Kirk McLean

Kirk McLean

 

 Selected in the sixth round by the New Jersey Devils, number 107 overall in the 1984 NHL Draft. Over the next two seasons, 1985-86 and ’86-87, he appeared in just six games for the Devils, a situation created by an overabundance of strong netminding. At the time, New Jersey had Craig Billington, Alain Chevrier, Bob Sauve, Sean Burke, and Chris Terreri in their system, all competing for the two goaltending spots available.

He was packaged in September 1987 with Greg Adams and a draft choice to Vancouver for Patrick Sundstrom and two draft choices.

During 1997-98, McLean was traded not once, but twice. He began the season in Vancouver, but moved to Carolina as part of a deal with Martin Gelinas for Sean Burke, Geoff Sanderson, and Enrico Ciccone. Then, after just eight games, he was sent to Florida where the Panthers traded Ray Sheppard to get him. McLean played one full season with the Panthers in 1998-99 before signing as a free agent with the New York Rangers for the 1999-00 season. McLean went on to play two seasons with the Rangers before ending his playing career after the 2001-02 season.

CAREER NHL STATISTICS Years Teams GP W-L-T GAA SO SV% 1985-2001 N.J., Vancouver, Car., Florida, N.Y. Rangers 612 245-262-72 3.26 22 .
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
	Years	Teams	GP	W-L	GAA	SO	SV%
	1989-1996	Vancouver	68	34-34	2.84	6	.907

 

Received this blue sharpie signed card IP. The Vancouver Canucks were the parent of the AHL Hamilton Canucks and played a pre-season game in Hamilton.

June 26–Kirk McLean

Kirk McLean

 

 Selected in the sixth round by the New Jersey Devils, number 107 overall in the 1984 NHL Draft. Over the next two seasons, 1985-86 and ’86-87, he appeared in just six games for the Devils, a situation created by an overabundance of strong netminding. At the time, New Jersey had Craig Billington, Alain Chevrier, Bob Sauve, Sean Burke, and Chris Terreri in their system, all competing for the two goaltending spots available.

He was packaged in September 1987 with Greg Adams and a draft choice to Vancouver for Patrick Sundstrom and two draft choices.

During 1997-98, McLean was traded not once, but twice. He began the season in Vancouver, but moved to Carolina as part of a deal with Martin Gelinas for Sean Burke, Geoff Sanderson, and Enrico Ciccone. Then, after just eight games, he was sent to Florida where the Panthers traded Ray Sheppard to get him. McLean played one full season with the Panthers in 1998-99 before signing as a free agent with the New York Rangers for the 1999-00 season. McLean went on to play two seasons with the Rangers before ending his playing career after the 2001-02 season.

CAREER NHL STATISTICS Years Teams GP W-L-T GAA SO SV% 1985-2001 N.J., Vancouver, Car., Florida, N.Y. Rangers 612 245-262-72 3.26 22 .
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
	Years	Teams	GP	W-L	GAA	SO	SV%
	1989-1996	Vancouver	68	34-34	2.84	6	.907

 

Received this blue sharpie signed card IP. The Vancouver Canucks were the parent of the AHL Hamilton Canucks and played a pre-season game in Hamilton.

June 25–Doug Gilmour

Doug Gilmour

Selected in seventh round by St. Louis Blues, number 134 overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER NHL STATISTICS Years Teams GP G A TP PIM 1983-2003 STL, CGY, TOR, NJ, CHI, BUF, MTL 1,474 450 964 1,414 1,301

CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS Years Teams GP G A TP PIM 1984-2002 STL, Calg., Toronto, N.J., Buff., Montreal 182 60 128 188 235

Gilmour’s size worried management in St. Louis and he almost began his pro career in Germany when he couldn’t reach a deal with the Blues. St. Louis finally signed him and he joined the team two weeks before the 1983-84 season. Gilmour found himself near the bottom of the team’s depth chart at center, but a depleted roster allowed him to play on the fourth line as a defensive specialist and he returned to his checking ways. The Blues’ captain at the time, Brian Sutter, nicknamed Gilmour “Killer” for his intensity.
After three full seasons hovering around 50 points, Gilmour began to play a more open game. In the 1986-87season, he finished the regular schedule with a career-high 42 goals and 105 points and was selected to represent Team Canada at the 1987 Canada Cup. After another solid season in St. Louis, Gilmour was traded to the Calgary Flames at the beginning of the 1988-89 campaign.  Halfway through the 1991-92 season, Gilmour became increasingly disenchanted with his pay from the Flames and an arbitrator’s decision that saw his salary increase less than he expected. He decided to leave the team, but only a few hours later he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a blockbuster deal involving 10 players, the largest trade in league history.

When the Leafs went into rebuilding mode midway through the 1996-97 season, Gilmour was sent to the New Jersey Devils. He spent one full season with the defense oriented Devils and was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks in the summer of 1998. In the spring of 2000, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Gilmour then signed on as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens in October 2001, and went on to play parts of two seasons with the Habs before he was dealt back to Toronto at the trading deadline in 2003.

Received these blue sharpie signed cards IP. When I was living in Burlington during the 90’s, Don Koharski had a facility that housed a mini rink and a card store. Doug was at one of the free signings held there. I remember standing in line and Doug asked the kid in front of me (around 10 years old), how to spell Doug. I guess the kid was shy and didn’t say anything, so Doug said “Dug” . I thought it was amusing but the kid just got an autograph.

The official website of Doug Gilmour.

http://www.douggilmour.ca/

June 25–Doug Gilmour

Doug Gilmour

Selected in seventh round by St. Louis Blues, number 134 overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER NHL STATISTICS Years Teams GP G A TP PIM 1983-2003 STL, CGY, TOR, NJ, CHI, BUF, MTL 1,474 450 964 1,414 1,301

CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS Years Teams GP G A TP PIM 1984-2002 STL, Calg., Toronto, N.J., Buff., Montreal 182 60 128 188 235

Gilmour’s size worried management in St. Louis and he almost began his pro career in Germany when he couldn’t reach a deal with the Blues. St. Louis finally signed him and he joined the team two weeks before the 1983-84 season. Gilmour found himself near the bottom of the team’s depth chart at center, but a depleted roster allowed him to play on the fourth line as a defensive specialist and he returned to his checking ways. The Blues’ captain at the time, Brian Sutter, nicknamed Gilmour “Killer” for his intensity.
After three full seasons hovering around 50 points, Gilmour began to play a more open game. In the 1986-87season, he finished the regular schedule with a career-high 42 goals and 105 points and was selected to represent Team Canada at the 1987 Canada Cup. After another solid season in St. Louis, Gilmour was traded to the Calgary Flames at the beginning of the 1988-89 campaign.  Halfway through the 1991-92 season, Gilmour became increasingly disenchanted with his pay from the Flames and an arbitrator’s decision that saw his salary increase less than he expected. He decided to leave the team, but only a few hours later he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a blockbuster deal involving 10 players, the largest trade in league history.

When the Leafs went into rebuilding mode midway through the 1996-97 season, Gilmour was sent to the New Jersey Devils. He spent one full season with the defense oriented Devils and was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks in the summer of 1998. In the spring of 2000, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Gilmour then signed on as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens in October 2001, and went on to play parts of two seasons with the Habs before he was dealt back to Toronto at the trading deadline in 2003.

Received these blue sharpie signed cards IP. When I was living in Burlington during the 90’s, Don Koharski had a facility that housed a mini rink and a card store. Doug was at one of the free signings held there. I remember standing in line and Doug asked the kid in front of me (around 10 years old), how to spell Doug. I guess the kid was shy and didn’t say anything, so Doug said “Dug” . I thought it was amusing but the kid just got an autograph.

The official website of Doug Gilmour.

http://www.douggilmour.ca/