This is a 1973-74 O-PEE-CHEE NHL Hockey Card #230 Lorne John "Gump" Worsley HOF of the Minnesota North Stars, KSA Graded 7 NM.

Gump Worsley was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, 'Gump' was given his nickname because friends thought he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump. He played for 4 teams in the NHL (New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars).

Career achievements and facts:

• Won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1953.
• Stanley Cup champion in 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969.
• Won the Vezina Trophy in 1966 and 1968.
• Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1968.
• Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1966.
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1961, 1962, 1965, and 1972.
• Tied with Curtis Joseph for the second-most career losses in the NHL with 352.
• Currently 7th in all-time games played, 15th in career wins and 24th in shutouts.
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1980.
• One of the last two goaltenders (the other being Andy Brown) to play in the NHL without a face mask, doing so until his final season.
• Was affectionately known to Minnesota North Stars fans as "the Gumper".
• This is where the popular term "Stacking the Gumpers" originated. Stacking the Gumpers is how a goaltender makes a save by lying on his side and making a "wall" out of his leg pads or "Gumpers."
• In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 17 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.

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