1982-83 O-Pee-Chee Joel Quenneville

I posted a Joel Quenneville "Card That Never Was" on Saturday to bring my Blackhawks luck. The Hawks came through.  Now to keep that luck going for what could be tonight's Cup winner, here is another card of Coach Q. Quenneville was a defense-man for the Colorado Rockies since 1979. When the Rockies moved to Jersey and became the Devils, Quenneville went with them. He played only one season in a Devils uniform before being traded to the Hartford Whalers.

Although Quenneville was rockin' a 'stache on his rookie card for the Maple Leafs, it was noticeably missing on his Rockies cards.This would have been the first card of Coach Q with his current mustache. He apparently grew it towards the end of his time on the Rockies. That makes Coach Q's mustache older than 72% of the current Blackhawks players.

1984-85 O Pee Chee Rocky Trottier

Here is a card created simply for my own self interest and amusement.  Rocky Trottier is the younger brother of Hall of Famer, Bryan Trottier. Rocky was selected in the 1st round (8th overall) in the 1982 NHL draft. He was the 1st New Jersey Devil in history to be awarded a penalty shot. He was on a break away skating toward the Edmonton net when Wayne Gretzky threw his stick at him. Rocky then scored on Andy Moog. Rocky played in only 38 NHL games over two seasons, 1983-84 and 1984-85, but would play in the minors and in Europe until 1990.

After his playing career Rocky and his other brother Monty ran a hockey clinic in Indiana. When my son was 5 and just beginning to play hockey he used to attend these clinics. Rocky was just terrific with these kids and my son just loved him.