Johnny Bower and the Rookie Card Class of the 1954-55 Parkhurst Series 5

The 1954-55 Parkhurst series was made up of 100 hockey cards and currently a full set is valued at as much as $4000. Perhaps the most common card will be the series is presently worth approximately $25, consistent with Beckett Hockey Monthly. 1954-55 marked the most important year that Parkhurst shared the cardboard glory with Topps, a once a year duo designed to last through to the 1963-64 season.Four rookie cards were involved in the 1954-55 Parkhurst series which have been of significance. Gordie Howe will surely have the best valued card at $600 though the rookie card of goaltender Johnny Bower is not really far behind at $400.The number 65 card of Johnny Bower can be an uncorrected error, by using his name spelled Bowers. Bower played all 70 games to the New york city Rangers in their rookie season, 1953-54. However, Johnny played just five games in 1954-55 and two more in 1956-57. It wasn't until 1958-59, after shifting to your Toronto Maple Leafs organization that Bower became a standard for great. Bower played for Toronto until retiring after playing one particular game in 1969-70.Johnny Bower was obviously a two-time Vezina Trophy winner with Toronto. Johnny had been a huge a part of the Leafs winning four Stanley Cups throughout the 1960's. In 1976, he was awarded with a Hockey Hall of Fame.Another most worthy for the rookie hockey cards out of the 1954-55 set is almost of an oddity. Fred Sasakamoose played just 11 games usually in the 1953-54 season using the Chicago Black Hawks and do not played another NHL game again. The 1954-55 Parkhurst number 82 may be the only hockey card of Sasakamoose. Will be significance? Fred will be first Aboriginal to try out with the NHL.The second two significant rookie cards fall under two players which had somewhat parallel hockey careers. The 57 of Doug Mohns plus the 74 of Dean Prentice are generally valued at $40. Each played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association all through the 1951-52 and 1952-53 season. However, Prentice moved close to the NHL in that season, whereas Mohns didn't begin his pro career until 1953-54. Each played 22 seasons on the NHL with Mohns playing 1390 games to Prentice's 1378.After two Memorial Cup championship seasons while using Barrie Flyers of this OHA, Doug Mohns went with the the NHL being regular using the Boston Bruins. Mohns took part in the NHL until the end with the 1974-75 season while using Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Minnesota North Stars, Atlanta Flames and Washington Capitals.Interestingly, Mohns could be the singular for the four mentioned here which has a card with the 1954-55 Topps series. The number 18 card from the Topps set is furthermore considered a rookie card as well as worth somewhat more when compared to the Parkhurst card at $125.Dean Prentice played his OHA hockey using the Guelph Biltmores. He started the 1952-53 season with Guelph but finished track of 55 games together with the California Rangers. Prentice played until 1973-74 with the Rangers, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars.