1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 16 Andre Dupont Hockey Card (Front)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 16 Andre Dupont Hockey Card (Back)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Andre earned his nickname, “Moose,” early in his career because of his hard-hitting style of play. He led the Central League with 308 minutes in penalties during the 1970-71 season. He was also rookie of the year in the CHL. He broke in briefly with New York but had to be traded because of a surplus of their defensemen.
En Français
En 1970-71, il fut le joueur le plus puni de la Ligue Centrale avec 302 minutes. Il fut aussi “recrue de l’année” et “joueur le plus utile” durant son séjour dans cette ligue. Il joua brièvement pour les Rangers, mais fut échangé parce que ce club avait un surplus de défenseurs.
Details
During his two seasons with the Omaha Knights in the CHL, Andre Dupont won three major individual awards. The English version above refers to just one while the French is a little better with two. In 1969-70, Andre was Rookie of the Year. The following year, he was both the CHL most valuable player and top defenseman. And yes, he led the league in penalty minutes in 1970-71 after finishing second in 1969-70 behind Dennis O’Brien.
Dupont was a first round pick by the New York Rangers at the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft after a year with the Montreal Junior Canadiens. He appeared in just seven games with the Blue Shirts and was traded to the St. Louis Blues on November 15, 1971. Going with him to St. Louis were Jack Egers and Mike Murphy while Wayne Connelly, Gene Carr and Jim Lorentz went to the Big Apple.
His time in St. Louis was short and just 25 games into the 1972-73 NHL season, Dupont was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. On December 14, 1972, he headed east in exchange for Brent Hughes and Pierre Plante. Of course, it was with the Broad Street Bullies where he had the most success. He helped the team to consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 1973-74 and 1974-75.
Between 1970-71 and 1982-83, Moose Dupont appeared in 810 regular season and 140 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Rangers, Blues, Flyers and Quebec Nordiques. A native of Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Dupont returned to his home province to play for the Nordiques in 1980-81.