1974-75 O-Pee-Chee WHA 50 Bobby Hull Hockey Card (Front)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee WHA 50 Bobby Hull Hockey Card (Back)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee WHA Checklist
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Card Notes
To many people, Bobby Hull is Mr. Hockey. He is one of the few people with more than 600 goals in the NHL. He led or tied for the league lead in goals scored 7 times. The Golden Jet has been a first-team all-star selection twelve times. In his 17 seasons as a pro, he has totaled more than 1350 points. Was leading point-getter in Team Canada, USSR series.
En Français
Bobby Hull est Monsieur Hockey pour beaucoup de gens. Il est l’un des rares joueurs à avoir plus de 600 buts dans la LNH. Il fut le meilleur compteur de buts de la ligue à 7 reprises. En outre, le “Jet Doré” fut choisi sur la première équipe d’étoiles 12 fois. En 17 saisons comme professionnel, il a accumulé plus de 1350 points. Bobby fut aussi le meilleur compteur pour l’Equipe Canada durant la série contre les Russes.
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Bobby Hull finished his National Hockey League career with 610 goals. Hull scored another 303 regular season goals over seven seasons in the WHA. Both leagues combined, Bobby also scored 105 goals in post season action.
Hull remains one of just 20 players to score 600 or more goals in a NHL career. His 610 goals place him 18th all-time, just two goals ahead of Dino Ciccarelli. However, Dino played 169 more games over his career.
The Canada vs. USSR series noted on the back of the card is the 1974 Summit Series that pitted a team of WHA players against the Soviets. Unlike the 1972 Summit Series, Canada did not come out on top. The Russians won four games and tied three while Canada won just a single game.
Bobby led the 1974 series with seven goals and nine points. Alexander Yakushev was a close second with five goals and eight points. Ralph Backstrom from Canada also totaled eight points with four goals and four assists.