Bill Derlago: 1984-85 O-Pee-Chee 300

1984-85 O-Pee-Chee 300 Bill Derlago Hockey Card (Front)

1984-85 O-Pee-Chee 300 Bill Derlago Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Bill’s 2 3rd period goals lifted Toronto to a 4-4 tie with Sabres, 10-12-83. He led team with 3 game tying goals.

En Français

En marquant 2 buts durant la 3ème période, le 12-10-83, Bill permit aux Leafs de faire match nul 4 à 4 contre les Sabres. Meneur de son équipe pour les buts égalisateurs en 83-84, avec 3.

Details

On October 12, 1983 at Maple Leaf Gardens, the Buffalo Sabres entered the third period with a 4-2 lead on a pair of goals by Real Cloutier and singles by Bill Hajt and Larry Playfair. Toronto’s goals both came off the stick of Rick Vaive. At 6:34 of the third, Bill Derlago scored his second of the 1983-84 NHL season, assisted by Pat Graham. At 16:52, Graham and Frank Nigro set up Derlago for the game tying goal.

This was one of eight two-goal games for Bill in 1983-84, part of a career best 40 goal campaign, three of them included game winners. Included were a pair at the Boston Garden, helping the Leafs take down the powerful Bruins 6-3. Toronto had a pair of goals each from Derlago, John Anderson and Peter Ihnacak. Allan Bester stood tall making 49 saves on 52 shots in the match.

Playing just 62 games for the Maple Leafs in 1984-85, Derlago still put up great numbers with 31 goals and 31 assists for 62 points. Included were three hat tricks and one was particularly unique. On December 14, 1984 at Winnipeg Arena, Bill had three of Toronto’s goals in a 6-4 loss to the Jets. Two of those three were scored shorthanded.

Two of those 1984-85 hat tricks came in losses. On April 3, 1985 in a 9-7 road loss to the Minnesota North Stars, Derlago had a five point game on three goals and assists on a pair of John Anderson goals.

Between 1978-79 and 1986-87, Bill Derlago played 555 regular season and 13 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques. In four seasons during his short career, he scored no less than 31 goals.

Bill Derlago NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978-79	Vancouver Canucks	9	4	4	8	2
1979-80	Vancouver Canucks	54	11	15	26	27
1979-80	Toronto Maple Leafs	23	5	12	17	13
1980-81	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	35	39	74	26
1981-82	Toronto Maple Leafs	75	34	50	84	42
1982-83	Toronto Maple Leafs	58	13	24	37	27
1983-84	Toronto Maple Leafs	79	40	20	60	50
1984-85	Toronto Maple Leafs	62	31	31	62	21
1985-86	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	0	0
1985-86	Boston Bruins	39	5	16	21	15
1985-86	Winnipeg Jets	27	5	5	10	6
1986-87	Winnipeg Jets	30	3	6	9	12
1986-87	Quebec Nordiques	18	3	5	8	6
	Totals	555	189	227	416	247

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978-79	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	0	0	0	4
1980-81	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	1	0	1	2
1981-82	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1982-83	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	3	0	3	2
1983-84	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1984-85	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	Winnipeg Jets	3	1	0	1	0
1986-87	Winnipeg Jets	0	0	0	0	0
1986-87	Quebec Nordiques	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	13	5	0	5	8