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Classic Sports Card of The Day

25 Jul

1988 Opeechee hockey card of former NHL player Mark Napier, courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com . Napier played 19 seasons of pro hockey, starting in 1975 with the World Hockey Association before moving to the NHL. He was a part of Stanley Cup winning teams in Montreal and Edmonton. He did a lot of charity work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation during his career, and  when he joined the Buffalo Sabres in 1987 he donned the jersey number 65, to draw attention to the foundation, since some children who suffer from the disease but have trouble pronouncing it refer to it as “65 roses”. Napier currently serves as president of the NHL Alumni Association.

 

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