Here’s a quiz question that could stump even the biggest hockey fan: Name the only person in history to win the Stanley Cup as a player, manager and general manager?
Stumped? The answer is Jack Adams.
If that name is familiar it’s because Adams has a trophy named after him: the Jack Adams Award. It is given each year to the coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success.”
Who was Adams?
Why does he still matter?
Should collectors even consider chasing his cards?
These are the questions I was searching the answers for when I read recently that Adams’ rookie card had turned 100 years old.
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