Parker MacDonald: 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 55

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 55 Parker MacDonald Hockey Card (Front)

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 55 Parker MacDonald Hockey Card (Back)

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

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Card Notes

At just 23 years-of-age Jacques Parker has played on no less than five National Hockey League teams – Toronto, Detroit, New York, Boston and Minnesota. He potted 33 goals on a line with Gordie Howe and Alex Delvecchio 1962-63. Very deft around the net.

En Français

Avant. Parker a joué pour cinq équipes de la Ligue Nationale: Toronto, Détroit, New-York, Boston et Minnesota. En 1962-63, il produisit 33 buts alors qu’il jouait avec Gordie Howe et Alex Delvecchio. Très habile autour des filets.

Details

ERROR – or, should I say, ERROR Bonanza! First, Parker MacDonald was 35 when this card came out, not the spry age of 23. At 23, MacDonald had played for just the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers and that was back in the late 1950’s.

I’m not sure where the name Jacques Parker came from but there has never been an NHL player by that name. MacDonald is wearing number 8 on the front of the card. He wore numbers 16 and 14 during his time with the North Stars. In fact, he never wore number 8 during his entire NHL career. It was a Minnesota thing in this 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee set – for example, Cesare Maniago is wearing number 2 on the front of his card.

Parker did, however, score 33 goals with the Detroit Red Wings in 1962-63. This number placed him fifth in the National Hockey League but only five goals less than leader and teammate Gordie Howe who led with 38. This would prove to be MacDonald’s career year.

1965 proved to be an interesting year for Parker. After the end of the 1964-65 NHL season, on May 31, 1965, MacDonald was traded, along with Bob Dillabough, Ron Harris and Al Langlois to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Bob McCord, Ab McDonald and Ken Stephanson. After playing just 29 games for the Bruins to start 1965-66, he was dealt back to the Red Wings for Pit Martin.

This 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee card would prove to be his last. MacDonald played just 35 games for the North Stars that year before calling it a career. Between 1952-53 and 1968-69, Parker played 676 regular season and 75 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars.

Parker MacDonald NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952-53	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	0	0
1954-55	Toronto Maple Leafs	62	8	3	11	36
1956-57	New York Rangers	45	7	8	15	24
1957-58	New York Rangers	70	8	10	18	30
1959-60	New York Rangers	4	0	0	0	0
1960-61	Detroit Red Wings	70	14	12	26	6
1961-62	Detroit Red Wings	32	5	7	12	8
1962-63	Detroit Red Wings	69	33	28	61	32
1963-64	Detroit Red Wings	68	21	25	46	25
1964-65	Detroit Red Wings	69	13	33	46	38
1965-66	Boston Bruins	29	6	4	10	6
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	37	5	12	17	24
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	16	3	5	8	2
1967-68	Minnesota North Stars	69	19	23	42	22
1968-69	Minnesota North Stars	35	2	9	11	0
	Totals	676	144	179	323	253

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952-53	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1954-55	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	0	0	0	4
1956-57	New York Rangers	1	1	1	2	0
1957-58	New York Rangers	6	1	2	3	2
1959-60	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	Detroit Red Wings	9	1	0	1	0
1961-62	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Detroit Red Wings	11	3	2	5	2
1963-64	Detroit Red Wings	14	3	3	6	2
1964-65	Detroit Red Wings	7	1	1	2	6
1965-66	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	9	0	0	0	2
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Minnesota North Stars	14	4	5	9	2
1968-69	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	75	14	14	28	20