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1965-66 Topps Yvan Cournoyer Rookie Card

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1965-66 Topps #76 – Yvan Cournoyer rookie card.

In the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Mastercard Memorial Cup, it was great to see Yvan Cournoyer and Guy Lafleur honoured. Seeing the two Montreal greats standing side by side was a huge reminder of how amazing it was the Cournoyer was such a star in the National Hockey League, considering he endured through most of the 1970’s. At just 5’7″, Yvan was certainly worthy of his selection into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Just the facts:

  • Cournoyer was a member of 10 Stanley Cup winning teams in Montreal.
  • Yvan’s rookie card is the fourth highest valued in the 1965-66 Topps set.
  • His rookie card is UER with Topps misspelling his first name Yvon on the front.
  • Cournoyer played all 8 games of the 1972 Summit Series for Canada.

The Yvan Cournoyer rookie card appeared as number 76 in the 1965-66 Topps set, despite having played his first games with the Canadiens two years before. At $100, the card is the fourth ranked rookie card in the set behind Phil Esposito, Gerry Cheevers and Ed Giacomin, but is the only card that was a double print. The card is an uncorrected error (UER) with his first name spelled Yvon on the front of the card, an error that would be made more than once throughout his career. The 1965-66 set featured 128 cards with a common card now valued at $8. The complete set of Topps cards is valued at $2700.


Yvan Cournoyer Collection:

1965-66 topps button

1966-67 topps button

1970-71 o-pee-chee button

1971-72 o-pee-chee button

opc 1972-73 button

opc 1974-75 button

1975-76 o-pee-chee button

opc 1976-77 button

opc 1978-79 button


Cournoyer starred in junior hockey with the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the Ontario Hockey Association for three years from 1961-62 to 1963-64. In his final year, he scored 63 goals and totaled 111 points over 53 games. He led the league in goals and finished second in points. In that final season, Yvan also played with the NHL Canadiens for five games.

Yvan played nearly 1,000 regular season games and 147 playoff games in an NHL career that spanned from 1963-64 to 1978-79, all with Montreal. He was part of ten Stanley Cup winning teams with the Habs, the second highest total in NHL history behind Henri Richard.

Cournoyer’s career highs include 87 points in 1968-69. He led the team and was sixth in the NHL that season. In 1971-72, he scored 47 goals to lead the Habs and place fourth in the NHL. He played all eight games of the 1972 Summit Series for Team Canada against the Soviet Union.

Yvan was team captain in Montreal from 1975-76 to 1978-79, his final four years in the NHL and all Stanley Cup winning seasons. Cournoyer was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982 and his number 12 was retired by the team in 2005. He shares the number with Dickie Moore.

Yvan Cournoyer Career Stats

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
1961-62 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 32 15 16 31 0
1962-63 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 36 37 27 64 0
1963-64 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 53 63 48 111 0
1963-64 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 4 0 4 0
1964-65 Quebec Aces AHL 7 2 1 3 0
1964-65 Montreal Canadiens NHL 55 7 10 17 10
1965-66 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 18 11 29 8
1966-67 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 25 15 40 14
1967-68 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 28 32 60 23
1968-69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 76 43 44 87 31
1969-70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 27 36 63 23
1970-71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 37 36 73 21
1971-72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 47 36 83 15
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 40 39 79 18
1973-74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 40 33 73 18
1974-75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 76 29 45 74 32
1975-76 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 32 36 68 20
1976-77 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 25 28 53 8
1977-78 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 24 29 53 12
1978-79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 2 5 7 2
NHL Totals 968 428 435 863 255

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