Gerry Fleming Card

This card is from probably my favorite American Hockey League card set. The team set of the Fredericton Canadiens is from 1992-93. This set was sponsored by Ben's Bakery, Village, and Pepsi. Notable baby Habs in this set besides Fleming include Oleg Petrov, Paul Dipietro, Donald Brashear, Turner Stevenson, and Jesse Belanger.

Here is the listing of all cards in this set: https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/cards/setdetail.php?set_id=424

The 6’5, 240 lbs Fleming, has ties to PEI.Fleming played four seasons with the UPEI Panthers from 1986-87 to 1990-91. He also played on the Allan Cup-winning Armour Fence Islanders team in 1990-91.

Stats with UPEI according to Legends of Hockey Website: https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14949

UPEI Statistics

Season          GP      G        A      Pts.
1986-87         20       19       11       30
1987-88         23       11       15       26
1988-89         17       11       23       34
1990-91         9          2          6        8

Fleming was one of my favorite Fredericton Canadiens players. I watched him play numerous times at the Charlottetown Civic Centre whenever the Canadiens were in town to face the PEI Senators. His highest point total in the American Hockey League occurred in the 1992-93 season, where in 64 games played, 9 goals, 17 assists, 26 points and 262 PIMS. In 11 NHL games, he was held pointless but had 42 PIMS.

For additional information on Fleming’s time in PEI, here is a great story in the Guardian Newspaper:

https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/sports/hockey/former-panther-gerry-fleming-enjoying-time-developing-future-nhlers-105956/