1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 98 Andre Lacroix Hockey Card (Front)
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 98 Andre Lacroix Hockey Card (Back)
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Speedy “Frenchy” Lacroix was a real find for Philadelphia fans. Always a star in junior hockey, Andre was twice picked as league MVP over Bobby Orr. Had four-point game for spectacular NHL debut. He’s a good skater.
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Andre Lacroix was definitely a star in junior hockey. Playing for the Peterborough Petes in what is now the OHL, Lacroix won the Red Tilson Trophy as the league’s most outstanding player in both 1964-65 and 1965-66. In 1965-66, he led the league with 120 points, earning the Eddie Powers Trophy. Andre had 119 points in 1964-65 but fell four points behind Ken Hodge of the St. Catharines Blackhawks for the league lead.
Lacroix would go on to be a two-time scoring champion in the World Hockey Association. He led the WHA in 1972-73 with 124 points for the Philadelphia Blazers. Two years later, in 1974-75, he led the league with 147 points as a member of the San Diego Mariners.
The Four Point Night
A bit of an error on the back of this card, Andre Lacroix did have a spectacular four point night at the start of his career but it wasn’t his first game. It was his second.
On February 22, 1968, in a game played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Andre Lacroix did put up four points. The Flyers beat the Minnesota North Stars by a score of 7-3. Andre had a goal and three assists. All three helpers were on goals by Leon Rochefort. However, Lacroix’s goal was his second of the season and it was his second game of the year (and NHL career).
The night before, the Flyers played the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Lacroix scored the lone Philadelphia goal at 4:40 of the second period, assisted by Jean-Guy Gendron.
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