Fivers - Netminder's Nightmare!

Fivers is an aptly named series of ongoing posts, each of which will feature a single card that cost me $5 (give or take).  Today's entry is from a small eBay order I put in a week or two ago as a reward for making it through the first few weeks of sheltering in place.  It was actually $5, exactly...

Yes, it's my latest Parkhurst hockey card!  All five of the cards in this small order were actually vintage Parkhurst, including the two I showed off last week.

This particular gem is from the 1954-55 set, and I just love the in-game hockey action cards from these releases.  I love the giant, unorganized cluster of players bearing down on the net in this one, as the puck skids off in the foreground.

Yes, there is a surface crease going through the entire card top to bottom about 2/3 of the way to the right, but this is still a fantastic looking vintage hockey card in my eyes.  If I could find wrinkled versions of all the '50s Parkhurst I still need that looked this good for $5 a piece, I'd snatch 'em all up.

The write-up is spectacular as well, as is the case with so many of these.  Click for a larger version if you'd like, it's worth the quick read.  If you want to practice your French you can give the bottom half a shot.  It's not every day that you hear the term "squeeze play" in reference to ice hockey!

That's all I've time for today, thanks as always for stopping by!