John Bucyk: 1962-63 Topps 11

1962-63 Topps 11 John Bucyk Hockey Card (Front)

1962-63 Topps 11 John Bucyk Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Lone Bruins survivor of once-famed “Uke Line,” he came to Hub in straight swap with Detroit for Terry Sawchuk in 1957. Has averaged 20 goals a year since. The Chief is unusually strong and powerful, rates high at left wing.

En Français

Le seul survivant de la fameuse “Uke Line” à Boston il vint à Boston dans un échange avec Détroit pour Terry Sawchuk en 1957. A obtenu une moyenne de 20 buts par année depuis. Le chef est fort et puissant à l’aile gauche.

Details

Bucyk started his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings, appearing in 38 games in 1955-56 and 66 the following year. On June 10, 1957, he was traded to the Boston Bruins for Terry Sawchuk. His impact was immediate, more than doubling his 1956-57 offensive numbers in his first year with Boston.

To that point in his NHL career, John Bucyk put up highs for goals with 27 and points with 66 in 1962-63. He opened the season with a three point performance against the Montreal Canadiens at Boston Garden on October 11, 1963. In the 5-0 shutout win over the Habs, Bucyk had two goals and an assist for the Bruins.

John opened the scoring at 4:23 of the first, putting one past Jacques Plante, assisted by Wayne Connelly and Murray Oliver. That goal held on as the game winner. Shortly after, he set up a Doug Mohns goal and put Boston up 3-0 with his second goal of the game near the end of the second period. Bob Perreault earned the shutout, making 28 saves and Mohns also had two goals and a helper.

That was the first of three game winning goals for Bucyk in 1962-63, the other two against the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. His goal at 17:58 of the first period on January 1, 1963 at Boston Garden was all the Bruins needed to beat the Leafs, though they would score two more in the match. That was just Boston’s sixth win in 35 games.

Between 1955-56 and 1977-78, John Bucyk played 1,540 regular season and 124 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. The two-time Lady Byng Trophy winner helped the Bruins to two Stanley Cup championships and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.

John Bucyk NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1955-56	Detroit Red Wings	38	1	8	9	20
1956-57	Detroit Red Wings	66	10	11	21	41
1957-58	Boston Bruins	68	21	31	52	57
1958-59	Boston Bruins	69	24	36	60	36
1959-60	Boston Bruins	56	16	36	52	26
1960-61	Boston Bruins	70	19	20	39	48
1961-62	Boston Bruins	67	20	40	60	32
1962-63	Boston Bruins	69	27	39	66	36
1963-64	Boston Bruins	62	18	36	54	36
1964-65	Boston Bruins	68	26	29	55	24
1965-66	Boston Bruins	63	27	30	57	12
1966-67	Boston Bruins	59	18	30	48	12
1967-68	Boston Bruins	72	30	39	69	8
1968-69	Boston Bruins	70	24	42	66	18
1969-70	Boston Bruins	76	31	38	69	13
1970-71	Boston Bruins	78	51	65	116	8
1971-72	Boston Bruins	78	32	51	83	4
1972-73	Boston Bruins	78	40	53	93	12
1973-74	Boston Bruins	76	31	44	75	8
1974-75	Boston Bruins	78	29	52	81	10
1975-76	Boston Bruins	77	36	47	83	20
1976-77	Boston Bruins	49	20	23	43	12
1977-78	Boston Bruins	53	5	13	18	4
	Totals	1540	556	813	1369	497

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1955-56	Detroit Red Wings	10	1	1	2	8
1956-57	Detroit Red Wings	5	0	1	1	0
1957-58	Boston Bruins	12	0	4	4	16
1958-59	Boston Bruins	7	2	4	6	6
1959-60	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1966-67	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Boston Bruins	3	0	2	2	0
1968-69	Boston Bruins	10	5	6	11	0
1969-70	Boston Bruins	14	11	8	19	2
1970-71	Boston Bruins	7	2	5	7	0
1971-72	Boston Bruins	15	9	11	20	6
1972-73	Boston Bruins	5	0	3	3	0
1973-74	Boston Bruins	16	8	10	18	4
1974-75	Boston Bruins	3	1	0	1	0
1975-76	Boston Bruins	12	2	7	9	0
1976-77	Boston Bruins	5	0	0	0	0
1977-78	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	124	41	62	103	42

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