Rick MacLeish: 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 15

1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 15 Rick MacLeish Hockey Card (Front)

1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 15 Rick MacLeish Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

The Flyers’ club leader in post-season play after the 1973-74 and 1974-75 campaigns, he has exceptional skating ability for club.

En Français

Meneur des Flyers après les saisons de 1973-74 et 1974-75, ce centre est un patineur exceptionnel.

Details

Even today, nearly 50 years after the Philadelphia Flyers won back to back Stanley Cup championships in the 1970’s, Rick MacLeish remains fourth all-time in playoff scoring for the team with 105 points in 108 games. Ahead of him are Bobby Clarke, Brian Propp and Bill Barber. His 53 goals ties him with Barber for the most all-time in a Flyers jersey.

In 1977-78, his goal scoring numbers dropped from 49 in 1976-77 to 31. Still, he played an important role for the Flyers and his skills shone through on December 29, 1977 in a 5-2 home win over the Minnesota North Stars.

In that game, MacLeish scored three of the five goals, his 10th, 11th and 12th of the season. His second goal, scored on Minnesota goalie Pete LoPresti and assisted by Andre Dupont at 1:37 of the third stood as the game winner. His final goal was scored shorthanded, assisted by Don Saleski, while Bobby Clarke was in the box.

In 1973-74, Rick had 13 goals in 17 playoff games as the Broad Street Bullies captured their first title with a win over the Boston Bruins in the final. The following year, he scored eleven in 17 games as Philadelphia won the Stanley Cup again, this time taking out the Buffalo Sabres in the final.

Rick MacLeish played 846 regular season and 114 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1970-71 and 1983-84 with the Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings.

Rick MacLeish NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970-71	Philadelphia Flyers	26	2	4	6	19
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	17	1	2	3	9
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	50	100	69
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	78	32	45	77	42
1974-75	Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	41	79	50
1975-76	Philadelphia Flyers	51	22	23	45	16
1976-77	Philadelphia Flyers	79	49	48	97	42
1977-78	Philadelphia Flyers	76	31	39	70	33
1978-79	Philadelphia Flyers	71	26	32	58	47
1979-80	Philadelphia Flyers	78	31	35	66	28
1980-81	Philadelphia Flyers	78	38	36	74	25
1981-82	Hartford Whalers	34	6	16	22	16
1981-82	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	13	12	25	28
1982-83	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	0	5	5	2
1983-84	Philadelphia Flyers	29	8	14	22	4
1983-84	Detroit Red Wings	25	2	8	10	4
	Totals	846	349	410	759	434

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970-71	Philadelphia Flyers	4	1	0	1	0
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	10	3	4	7	2
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	17	13	9	22	20
1974-75	Philadelphia Flyers	17	11	9	20	8
1975-76	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
1976-77	Philadelphia Flyers	10	4	9	13	2
1977-78	Philadelphia Flyers	12	7	9	16	4
1978-79	Philadelphia Flyers	7	0	1	1	0
1979-80	Philadelphia Flyers	19	9	6	15	2
1980-81	Philadelphia Flyers	12	5	5	10	0
1981-82	Hartford Whalers	0	0	0	0	0
1981-82	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	1	1	2	0
1982-83	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
1983-84	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
1983-84	Detroit Red Wings	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	114	54	53	107	38