Al MacAdam: 1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 301

1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 301 Al MacAdam Hockey Card (Front)

1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 301 Al MacAdam Hockey Card (Back)

1974-75 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

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Card Notes

Al comes off the roster of the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers, and the Seals moved quickly to acquire his services during the off-season. He can play both right or left wing, and caught the attention of scouts while playing for the University of Prince Edward Island. Two good years with the Richmond Robins of the American Hockey League earned Al his chance at NHL glory.

En Français

Les Seals s’assurèrent les services de MacAdam entre les saisons; il jouait aupraravant pour les Flyers, les détenteurs de la Coupe Stanley. Al, qui peut jouer à l’aile droite ou gauche, fut remarqué par les dépisteurs alors qu’il jouait pour l’Université de l’Ile-du-Prince-Edouard.

Details

Al MacAdam did get to play five regular season games and a single Stanley Cup playoff game with the Flyers in 1973-74, enough to earn a championship ring. He came over the California Seals in a May 24, 1974 trade with Larry Wright, in exchange for Reg Leach. I would have to say that the Flyers won that trade.

MacAdam scored 18 goals in his rookie season with California and nearly doubled that for 1975-76 with 32. Al was a major part of the team’s 3M Line that also included Bob Murdoch and Dennis Maruk.

In 1974-75, Al scored his first career game winning goal in a 5-3 home win over the Minnesota North Stars on December 6, 1974. At 10:20 of the third period, he scored his third of the 1974-75 NHL season, assisted by Larry Patey and Joey Johnston, to put the Seals up 4-0. They nearly blew that lead, allowing three straight, including two by Bill Goldsworthy. MacAdam also had a first period fight with Lou Nanne but missed out on the Gordie Howe Hat Trick, not recording an assist.

His greatest NHL season offensively came in 1979-80 with the Minnesota North Stars, scoring 42 goals and assisting on 51 for 93 points. The following year, he helped the team to the Stanley Cup final before losing out to the New York Islanders.

Al played 864 regular season games in the NHL between 1973-74 and 1984-85. Along with the Flyers, Golden Seals and North Stars, MacAdam also wore the jersey of the Cleveland Barons and Vancouver Canucks.

Al MacAdam NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	5	0	0	0	0
1974-75	California Seals	80	18	25	43	55
1975-76	California Seals	80	32	31	63	49
1976-77	Cleveland Barons	80	22	41	63	68
1977-78	Cleveland Barons	80	16	32	48	42
1978-79	Minnesota North Stars	69	24	34	58	30
1979-80	Minnesota North Stars	80	42	51	93	24
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars	78	21	39	60	94
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars	79	18	43	61	37
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars	73	11	22	33	60
1983-84	Minnesota North Stars	80	22	13	35	23
1984-85	Vancouver Canucks	80	14	20	34	27
	Totals	864	240	351	591	509

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	5	0	0	0	0
1974-75	California Seals	80	18	25	43	55
1975-76	California Seals	80	32	31	63	49
1976-77	Cleveland Barons	80	22	41	63	68
1977-78	Cleveland Barons	80	16	32	48	42
1978-79	Minnesota North Stars	69	24	34	58	30
1979-80	Minnesota North Stars	80	42	51	93	24
1980-81	Minnesota North Stars	78	21	39	60	94
1981-82	Minnesota North Stars	79	18	43	61	37
1982-83	Minnesota North Stars	73	11	22	33	60
1983-84	Minnesota North Stars	80	22	13	35	23
1984-85	Vancouver Canucks	80	14	20	34	27
	Totals	864	240	351	591	509