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Classic Sports Card of The Day

14 Sep

1970 Topps hockey card of Pat Quinn, who had a nine year career as an NHL defenseman, followed by a long stretch as a head coach. Quinn was drafted twice in NHL expansion drafts, first by the Vancouver Canucks when they entered the league in 1970, and then again by the Atlanta Flames in 1972. He served as the Flames’ team captain. As a coach, he reached the Stanley Cup finals 3 times, twice with Philadelphia and most recently with the Canucks in 1994, but never won the Cup. Quinn is also a member of the induction committee for the NHL’s Hall of Fame.

 

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