Andy Bathgate: 1959-60 Topps 34

1959-60 Topps 34 Andy Bathgate Hockey Card (Front)

1959-60 Topps 34 Andy Bathgate Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Despite chronic knee trouble, he has developed into a star of the game. Was voted MVP and also all-star right wing last season. Finished third in the scoring race, aided by one of the hardest slap shots in the league.

En Français

Malgré une blessure au genou, Andy a réussi à se faire reconnaitre comme un joueur-étoile. Il a été le joueur le plus utile à son club en 1958-59 et il a été choisi sur l’équipe d’étoiles. Son “slap shot” inquiète les cerbères.

Details

Though he continued playing for more than a decade, that 1958-59 NHL season was the offensive pinnacle of Andy Bathgate’s career. On a Rangers team that missed the Stanley Cup playoffs by a single point, Bathgate was third in goal scoring (40), second in assists (48) and third in the race for the Art Ross Trophy (88), eight points behind leader Dickie Moore of the Montreal Canadiens.

Andy had a five point game on November 19, 1958 in a 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden. He scored a single goal, his 12th of the season, assisted by Larry Popein and Bill Gadsby. Bathgate also assisted on all four goals scored by Dean Prentice in the game.

Unfortunately, in the 70th and last game of the season for Bathgate and the Rangers, Andy was left off the scoresheet in a 4-2 home loss to the Montreal Canadiens. A win would have put them a single point ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs and a berth in the post season. New York had a tough month of March, going 3-6-1, including a pair of losses and a tie with Toronto.

Between 1952-53 and 1970-71, Andy Bathgate played 1,069 regular season and 54 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. He arrived in Toronto just in time to win a Stanley Cup in 1963-64. Bathgate also appeared in eleven WHA games in 1974-75 with the Vancouver Blazers.

Andy Bathgate NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952-53	New York Rangers	18	0	1	1	6
1953-54	New York Rangers	20	2	2	4	18
1954-55	New York Rangers	70	20	20	40	37
1955-56	New York Rangers	70	19	47	66	59
1956-57	New York Rangers	70	27	50	77	60
1957-58	New York Rangers	65	30	48	78	42
1958-59	New York Rangers	70	40	48	88	48
1959-60	New York Rangers	70	26	48	74	28
1960-61	New York Rangers	70	29	48	77	22
1961-62	New York Rangers	70	28	56	84	44
1962-63	New York Rangers	70	35	46	81	54
1963-64	New York Rangers	56	16	43	59	26
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	15	3	15	18	8
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	55	16	29	45	34
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	70	15	32	47	25
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	60	8	23	31	24
1967-68	Pittsburgh Penguins	74	20	39	59	55
1970-71	Pittsburgh Penguins	76	15	29	44	34
	Totals	1069	349	624	973	624

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952-53	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1953-54	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1954-55	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1955-56	New York Rangers	5	1	2	3	2
1956-57	New York Rangers	5	2	0	2	7
1957-58	New York Rangers	6	5	3	8	6
1958-59	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1959-60	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	New York Rangers	6	1	2	3	4
1962-63	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	14	5	4	9	25
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	1	0	1	6
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	12	6	3	9	6
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	54	21	14	35	56