Mike Pelyk: 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 92

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 92 Mike Pelyk Hockey Card (Front)

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 92 Mike Pelyk Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Young, good-looking Mike Pelyk is one of several “New Breed” Toronto players. Top skater, especially for a defenseman. Aggressive type, and no stranger to the penalty box. Turned pro a year earlier than most players. A hard worker, Mike has improved play each year. Mike’s Toronto Marlboro squad won the Memorial Cup in 1967

En Français

Mike Pelyk est un joueur jeune et de belle apparence. Bon patineur, spécialement pour un joueur de défense. Agressif et souvent puni. Devint professionnel un an plus tot que la plupart des joueurs. Un travailleur qui s’améliore constamment. Mike aida les Marlboros à gagner le Coupe Mémoriale en 1967.

Details

Mike Pelyk did help the Toronto Marlboros to a Memorial Cup championship in 1966-67. The team tied for second overall during the regular season with the Niagara Falls Flyers, eight points behind the first place Kitchener Rangers. In the league playoffs, it was the Marlboros ousted the Hamilton Red Wings in the final to earn the J. Ross Robertson Cup. They won the Memorial Cup, taking out Port Arthur in the final.

In 1971-72, Pelyk played just 46 regular season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite getting 58 shots on net, Mike scored just a single goal for a 1.7% scoring percentage. That one goal came in a 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens on December 25, 1971. The goal was scored on Joe Daley at 2:35 of the second, assisted by Don Marshall and Guy Trottier to tie the game 3-3. Bill MacMillan had a hat trick for Toronto in the game.

Pelyk’s top offensive output in the NHL came in 1973-74 when he scored 12 goals and assisted on 19 for 31 points over 71 games. He had a pair of two goal games, including in a 6-4 win over the Bruins at Boston Garden on March 3, 1974. His first, assisted by Darryl Sittler and Rick Kehoe, tied the score at 1-1 after John Bucyk opened the scoring. The second, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Tim Ecclestone and Dave Keon, served as the game winner.

Between 1967-68 and 1977-78, Mike Pelyk played 441 regular season and 40 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played two seasons in the WHA, 1974-75 and 1975-76, with the Vancouver Blazers and Cincinnati Stingers.

Mike Pelyk NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	24	0	3	3	55
1968-69	Toronto Maple Leafs	65	3	9	12	146
1969-70	Toronto Maple Leafs	36	1	3	4	37
1970-71	Toronto Maple Leafs	73	5	21	26	54
1971-72	Toronto Maple Leafs	46	1	4	5	44
1972-73	Toronto Maple Leafs	72	3	16	19	118
1973-74	Toronto Maple Leafs	71	12	19	31	94
1976-77	Toronto Maple Leafs	13	0	2	2	4
1977-78	Toronto Maple Leafs	41	1	11	12	14
	Totals	441	26	88	114	566

Playoffs

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1968-69	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	0	0	0	8
1969-70	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	0	0	0	10
1971-72	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	0	0	0	8
1972-73	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1973-74	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	0	0	0	4
1976-77	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	0	2	2	4
1977-78	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	0	1	1	7
	Totals	40	0	3	3	41