Bill Flett: 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 161

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 161 Bill Flett Hockey Card (Front)

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 161 Bill Flett Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Bill is one of the original members of the Kings. Has been with them since the team was formed in the 1967 NHL expansion. Nicknamed “Cowboy” because he rides in rodeos in the off season, he has two seasons of 26 and 24 goals in his first NHL action.

En Français

Bill est l’un des membres originaux de l’équipe de Los Angeles. Débuta avec les Kings lors de l’expansion de la LNH en 1967. Son surnom est “Cowboy” car il participe à des rodéos entre les saisons. Il compta 26 et 24 buts durant ses deux premières saisons dans lan LNH.

Details

After spending four years in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, exclusively with their minor league clubs, Bill Flett was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings 103rd overall at the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He went from career minor leaguer to Calder Trophy candidate in his first year with the Kings. He would eventually return to Toronto later in his career and play for the Maple Leafs.

In 1967-68, Flett scored 26 goals in 73 games and finished fourth in voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year, a considerable distance behind winner Derek Sanderson of the Boston Bruins. He led Los Angeles in goal scoring and his 46 points were second on the team, eleven behind leader Eddie Joyal.

Of his 26 goals, six were scored over two games at Detroit Olympia against the Detroit Red Wings. His first NHL hat trick came on November 5, 1967 in a 6-4 road win over the Red Wings. Flett scored his 4th, 5th and 6th goals of the 1967-68 NHL season on Detroit goalie Roger Crozier. He was responsible for nine of the 41 shots put toward Crozier in the game.

1970-71 saw his numbers drop to 13 goals over 64 games. The following year, he started the season with the Kings, appearing in 45 games before a January 28, 1972 trade sent him to the Philadelphia Flyers with Jean Potvin, Ross Lonsberry and Eddie Joyal for Jim Johnson, Bill Lesuk, Larry Brown and Serge Bernier. With the Flyers, Bill would go on to a career best 43 goal season and a Stanley Cup championship.

Between 1967-68 and 1979-80, Bill Flett played 689 regular season and 52 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames and Edmonton Oilers. Flett also played 195 regular season and 15 playoff games in the WHA between 1976-77 and 1978-79 with the Oilers.

Bill Flett NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967-68	Los Angeles Kings	73	26	20	46	97
1968-69	Los Angeles Kings	72	24	25	49	53
1969-70	Los Angeles Kings	69	14	18	32	70
1970-71	Los Angeles Kings	64	13	24	37	57
1971-72	Los Angeles Kings	45	7	12	19	18
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	31	11	10	21	26
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	69	43	31	74	53
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	67	17	27	44	51
1974-75	Toronto Maple Leafs	77	15	25	40	38
1975-76	Atlanta Flames	78	23	17	40	30
1976-77	Atlanta Flames	24	4	4	8	6
1979-80	Edmonton Oilers	20	5	2	7	2
	Totals	689	202	215	417	501

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967-68	Los Angeles Kings	7	1	2	3	8
1968-69	Los Angeles Kings	10	3	4	7	11
1969-70	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	11	3	4	7	0
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	17	0	6	6	21
1974-75	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	0	0	0	2
1975-76	Atlanta Flames	2	0	0	0	0
1976-77	Atlanta Flames	0	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Edmonton Oilers	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	52	7	16	23	42