Did you know Connie Broden is the only person to ever win the World Championships and the Stanley Cup in the same year?
Did you know that he won two Stanley Cups despite only playing 13 games?
This is Connie's only card ever issued. I finally managed to track down two copies and send them off to Mr Broden to be signed last year.
Connie Broden passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the age of 81.
If you'd like to take two minutes and read about him and his career, including some great quotes, please go HERE . It's well worth it and far more eloquent than I could ever be.
Great card, interesting story. Thanks very much for posting the link.
ReplyDeleteAmazing he didn't play more NHL games.
Further to my comment, I was doing a bit of twitter-surfing and found some solid articles on Mr. Brodin. He seemed like a great person. Take a moment everyone to read into him. You will not be disappointed.
DeleteThat's Broden with an E. My apologies.
DeleteConnie was my first coach when he was about 16 and I was 10. He coached near his home at McDonald Park. At the request of my dad who was at the tryouts, Connie threw me the last available team sweater, so I "made" the team. Ten years later I played pickup hockey with him at Loyola College rink where he had attended college. He skated easily around everone on the ice, and you had to blink when he took a shot towards the net (it was sooo fast). Murray Veroff, California
ReplyDeleteConnie was my first coach when he was about 16 and I was 10. He coached near his home at McDonald Park. At the request of my dad who was at the tryouts, Connie threw me the last available team sweater, so I "made" the team. Ten years later I played pickup hockey with him at Loyola College rink where he had attended college. He skated easily around everone on the ice, and you had to blink when he took a shot towards the net (it was sooo fast). Murray Veroff, California
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