1972-73 O-Pee-Chee Simon Nolet #125 Base Set Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Card

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1972-73 O-Pee-Chee Simon Nolet #125 Base Set Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Card Add a piece of early Flyers history to your vintage collection with this 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee Simon Nolet #125 Base Set Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Card. The portrait presents Nolet in the club’s red jersey against the familiar blue background, with Philadelphia printed vertically along the left side and his name highlighted on the yellow strip. Its orange-and-cream reverse follows the Canadian O-Pee-Chee format, combining a bilingual biography with career statistics. This standard base card is a natural fit for a Flyers team set or for collectors interested in the dependable forwards who helped establish the franchise before its championship years. Nolet brought a skilled, hard-working style to Philadelphia and became a useful two-way forward, trusted for his skating, shot and penalty-killing ability. He earned a place in the NHL All-Star Game during the early 1970s and was a member of the Flyers team that won the Stanley Cup in 1974. Before becoming a regular NHL contributor, he made a name for himself with the Quebec Aces in the American Hockey League, where he won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the league’s leading scorer in 1968. Nolet’s career later connected him to the expansion-era Kansas City Scouts, for whom he scored the franchise’s first goal. This card captures his Philadelphia period, linking his earlier minor-league success and later NHL chapters to the team where he became a Stanley Cup champion. The card has mildly softened lower corners and light rubbing at the upper corners, with a small amount of whitening visible along portions of the bottom edge. The outer border shows gentle age toning, and a few tiny specks are visible in the blue field; the name bar, team lettering and portrait remain clear. Edge chipping appears minor, with no large chips or areas of paper loss apparent in the scan. The layout looks close to centered, with a slight vertical shift but no severe miscut visible. I do not see a definite major crease or deep wrinkle across the front. The reverse is the Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual English and French biography and statistics back, not a puzzle back. It has the original orange information panel and career table, with age-related paper tone visible in the supplied image. Nolet’s combination of AHL scoring recognition, NHL All-Star experience and a Stanley Cup season gives this card more context than a simple portrait might suggest. It also adds depth to a Flyers collection by representing an important contributor from the club’s formative years rather than only its headline stars. The visible condition is presentable, though the corner wear and small surface specks should be reflected in a raw listing. Based on the scan, EX 5 is a cautious grade estimate, allowing for the vintage paper and edge wear without overcalling the card. It will display well in a team page and pairs naturally with other 1972-73 Philadelphia O-Pee-Chee cards. Grade Estimate: EX 5