Frank Mahovlich 1961-62 Parkhurst #2

Card number 2 of 51 in the 1961-62 Parkhurst hockey card set belongs to Frank Mahovlich of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Book value for the Mahovlich card is $80, making it of equal value with Henri Richard and Jean Beliveau from the same season. This is a far cry from the $500 book value of the 1957-58 Parkhurst Frank Mahovlich rookie card, a treasure for all vintage hockey cards collectors.

The back of the card celebrates Mahovlich’s 1960-61 season with the Maple Leafs. Frank scored 48 goals and assisted on 36 for 84 points while playing the full 70 game regular season schedule. He led Toronto in goals and points. His goal total was second in the National Hockey League, behind Bernie Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens. Bernie became the second player to ever score 50 goals in a NHL season with exactly 50. Mahovlich’s 84 points placed him third behind Geoffrion and Jean Beliveau.

Frank Mahovlich – Playing Career

Frank played parts of four seasons in the OHA Junior A with Toronto St. Michael’s from 1953-54 to 1956-57. In his final year, he was awarded the Red Tilson Trophy as league MVP. Over 49 regular season games with St. Michael’s, Mahovlich scored 52 goals and assisted on 36 for 88 points. He placed first in the league for goals, tied for seventh in assists and third in the race for the Eddie Powers Trophy behind Bill Sweeney and Eddie Shack, both of the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters.

The following year, Mahovlich was the 1957-58 recipient of the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. On a last place Toronto Maple Leafs team, Frank managed to score 20 goals and total 36 points over 67 games.

Frank played in the NHL until 1973-74, also appearing with the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. He played 1,181 regular season NHL games, scoring 533 goals and assisting on 570 for 1,103 points. Mahovlich also played in 137 playoff games, scoring 51 goals and assisting on 67 for 118 points. He was a member of six Stanley Cup champions, four with Toronto and two with Montreal.

His personal high for goals came in 1968-69 with the Red Wings. Frank scored 49 goals over 76 games and tied for second in the league with Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins, nine goals behind Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Mahovlich jumped to the World Hockey Association for the 1974-75 season and stayed for four years before retiring from the games. His first two years were with the Toronto Toros before moving with the franchise to Birmingham and playing two more years with the Birmingham Bulls. Over his WHA career, Frank scored 89 goals and assisted on 143 for 232 points over 237 games. He appeared in just nine playoff games, adding five points.

Frank Mahovlich – Honours and Accolades 

Frank played for Canada at the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. He then played for Canada again on an all-WHA team at the 1974 Summit Series. He appeared in six games at each of the showdowns.

Mahovlich was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981. Nine years later, Frank was honoured by the Canada Sports Hall of Fame. In 2001, the Toronto Maple Leafs honoured his number 27.