Bobby Hull: 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 16

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 16 Bobby Hull Hockey Card (Front)

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 16 Bobby Hull Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Hockey’s biggest name at the present time, Hull has three times hit for 50 goals in one season. His slap shot, the hardest in the game, has been clocked at 120 miles per hour. Plays more minutes per game than anyone else, and is reported to be hockey’s highest paid player.

En Français

Le plus grand nom dans le hockey à l’heure actuelle, Hull a compté 50 buts en une saison à trois reprises. Son lancer claqué peut atteindre 120 milles à l’heure. Passe plus de temps sur la glace que n’importe quel autre joueur. Son salaire serait le plus élevé dans ce sport.

Details

The actual “hardest shot” that Bobby Hull was measured with was 118.3 miles per hour. Although the Golden Jet definitely had a boomer of a shot, it’s hard to compare to the more modern measurements taken at the NHL Skills Competition. At the time, Hull was skating with the puck. Today, the shots are taken from a standing position.

1968-69 would see Hull surpass the 50 goal plateau for the fourth time in his career. He would reach the mark one more time, in 1971-72. His total of 58 goals in 1968-69 set an NHL record but it would last just a season before Phil Esposito would shatter the mark with 76 in 1970-71.

His 50th of the season came in a 4-4 tie with the New York Rangers at Chicago Stadium on March 5, 1969. He put his 49th of the campaign past New York goalie Ed Giacomin with two minutes left in the first period. His second of the match and 50th of the 1968-69 NHL season was scored at 1:43 of the third. Chico Maki assisted on both and scored one of his own. Hull had eight of the 31 shots put toward Giacomin in the game.

Between 1957-58 and 1979-80, Bobby Hull appeared in 1,063 regular season and 119 playoff games in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers. He also played in 411 regular season and 60 playoff games in the WHA between 1972-73 and 1978-79, all with the Jets.

Over his NHL career, Hull won the Art Ross Trophy three times and the Hart Trophy twice. He was a Stanley Cup champion once with Chicago and was part of three Avco World Trophy wins with Winnipeg. Bobby was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983.

Bobby Hull NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1957-58	Chicago Blackhawks	70	13	34	47	62
1958-59	Chicago Blackhawks	70	18	32	50	50
1959-60	Chicago Blackhawks	70	39	42	81	68
1960-61	Chicago Blackhawks	67	31	25	56	43
1961-62	Chicago Blackhawks	70	50	34	84	35
1962-63	Chicago Blackhawks	65	31	31	62	27
1963-64	Chicago Blackhawks	70	43	44	87	50
1964-65	Chicago Blackhawks	61	39	32	71	32
1965-66	Chicago Blackhawks	65	54	43	97	70
1966-67	Chicago Blackhawks	66	52	28	80	52
1967-68	Chicago Blackhawks	71	44	31	75	39
1968-69	Chicago Blackhawks	74	58	49	107	48
1969-70	Chicago Blackhawks	61	38	29	67	8
1970-71	Chicago Blackhawks	78	44	52	96	32
1971-72	Chicago Blackhawks	78	50	43	93	24
1979-80	Winnipeg Jets	18	4	6	10	0
1979-80	Hartford Whalers	9	2	5	7	0
	Totals	1063	610	560	1170	640

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1957-58	Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0	0
1958-59	Chicago Blackhawks	6	1	1	2	2
1959-60	Chicago Blackhawks	3	1	0	1	2
1960-61	Chicago Blackhawks	12	4	10	14	4
1961-62	Chicago Blackhawks	12	8	6	14	12
1962-63	Chicago Blackhawks	5	8	2	10	4
1963-64	Chicago Blackhawks	7	2	5	7	2
1964-65	Chicago Blackhawks	14	10	7	17	27
1965-66	Chicago Blackhawks	6	2	2	4	10
1966-67	Chicago Blackhawks	6	4	2	6	0
1967-68	Chicago Blackhawks	11	4	6	10	15
1968-69	Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Chicago Blackhawks	8	3	8	11	2
1970-71	Chicago Blackhawks	18	11	14	25	16
1971-72	Chicago Blackhawks	8	4	4	8	6
1979-80	Winnipeg Jets	0	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Hartford Whalers	3	0	0	0	0
	Totals	119	62	67	129	102