Dick Duff: 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 11

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 11 Dick Duff Hockey Card (Front)

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 11 Dick Duff Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Dick announced his retirement this year after training camp, but coach Claude Ruel still hopes Dick will reconsider – one of the truly all time left wingers of the modern NHL era.

En Français

Dick a annoncé sa retraite après son entrainement cette année, mais l’instructeur Claude Ruel espère qu’il va revenir sur sa décision. Il est un des meilleurs ailiers gauche de notre époque.

Details

Dick Duff would reconsider his retirement and return to the Montreal Canadiens in 1969-70, returning to the club for their 16th match of the season on November 15, 1969, a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. However, after 17 games with the Habs, Duff was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on January 23, 1970 for Dennis Hextall and a second round draft pick that turned out to be Larry Robinson.

His time with the Kings was limited and lackluster. He appeared in 32 games over the remainder of 1969-70, scoring five goals. He started the 1970-71 campaign in L.A. but was traded to the Buffalo Sabres with Eddie Shack after just seven games.

In the 1968-69 Stanley Cup playoffs with the Canadiens, Duff played the final 14 post season games of his career. Dick was outstanding, recorded 14 points in those 14 games and six over the four game sweep of the St. Louis Blues in the final series. He scored the game winner in game 2 and had a three point game in the third match.

In that game 3 4-0 shutout win, Duff assisted on the opening goal of the game by Serge Savard. After Jacques Lemaire made it 2-0, Dick scored the final two for the Habs. Rogie Vachon made 29 saves for the blank, the first of just two playoff shutouts over his NHL career.

Between 1954-55 and 1971-72, Dick Duff played 1,030 regular season and 114 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres. The 6-time Stanley Cup champion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.

Dick Duff NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1954-55	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	0	0	0	2
1955-56	Toronto Maple Leafs	69	18	19	37	74
1956-57	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	26	14	40	50
1957-58	Toronto Maple Leafs	65	26	23	49	79
1958-59	Toronto Maple Leafs	69	29	24	53	73
1959-60	Toronto Maple Leafs	67	19	22	41	51
1960-61	Toronto Maple Leafs	67	16	17	33	54
1961-62	Toronto Maple Leafs	51	17	20	37	37
1962-63	Toronto Maple Leafs	69	16	19	35	56
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	52	7	10	17	59
1963-64	New York Rangers	14	4	4	8	2
1964-65	New York Rangers	29	3	9	12	20
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	40	9	7	16	16
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	63	21	24	45	78
1966-67	Montreal Canadiens	51	12	11	23	23
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	66	25	21	46	21
1968-69	Montreal Canadiens	68	19	21	40	24
1969-70	Montreal Canadiens	17	1	1	2	4
1969-70	Los Angeles Kings	32	5	8	13	8
1970-71	Los Angeles Kings	7	1	0	1	0
1970-71	Buffalo Sabres	53	7	13	20	12
1971-72	Buffalo Sabres	8	2	2	4	0
	Totals	1030	283	289	572	743

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1954-55	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1955-56	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	1	4	5	2
1956-57	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1957-58	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1958-59	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	4	3	7	8
1959-60	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	2	4	6	6
1960-61	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	0	1	1	2
1961-62	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	3	10	13	20
1962-63	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	4	1	5	2
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	13	3	6	9	17
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	10	2	5	7	2
1966-67	Montreal Canadiens	10	2	3	5	4
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	13	3	4	7	4
1968-69	Montreal Canadiens	14	6	8	14	11
1969-70	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	114	30	49	79	78