1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 101 Barry Gibbs Hockey Card (Front)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 101 Barry Gibbs Hockey Card (Back)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
Tough is the word for Barry Gibbs. The rugged defenseman is always among the leaders in penalty minutes. In fact, he led the Central League with 194 minutes in just 55 games during 1968-69. Barry’s 90-foot shot put the North Stars into the playoffs on the second-last day of the 1969-70 season.
En Français
Barry èst un gars dur. Il est très souvent puni. Il reçut 194 minutes en seulement 55 parties dans la Ligue Centrale durant 1968-69.
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It’s true. In 1968-69, playing for the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League, Barry Gibbs led with 194 penalty minutes. Teammate Ross Lonsberry finished third with 169. Both were on that team as prospects of the Boston Bruins. In fact, Gibbs was the first overall pick by the Bruins at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. Gibbs was named the CHL Most Valuable Defenseman that year.
On April 4, 1970, the Minnesota North Stars were on the road at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Barry scored the only goal of the game, at 7:48 of the third period, to give the North Stars the win over the Flyers. It was just his third goal of the year and was scored on Bernie Parent. The North Stars win eliminated the Flyers from the playoffs in a very close West Division.
In 1969-70, Minnesota finished third in the West with 60 points, behind the St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins. The Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers and tied with 58 points but the Seals got in with more wins. The North Stars would lose in six games to the Blues in the opening round.
Barry Gibbs 796 regular season and 36 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1967-68 and 1979-80 with the Bruins, North Stars, Atlanta Flames, St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings. His move from the Flames to the Blues was part of a December 12, 1977 blockbuster that saw Curt Bennett and Phil Myre also go to St. Louis in exchange for Yves Belanger, Bob MacMillan and Dick Redmond.