Andy Bathgate: 1962-63 Topps 52

1962-63 Topps 52 Andy Bathgate Hockey Card (Front)

1962-63 Topps 52 Andy Bathgate Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Last year’s NHL all-star at right wing, Andy got an additional $1,000 for finishing in tie with Chicago’s Bobby Hull for scoring lead. A brilliant playmaker and shooter, Andy also ranks as one of Canada’s top amateur golfers.

En Français

Obtenu $1,000.00 l’année dernière pour avoir terminé en tête des compteurs avec B. Hull en plus d’être choisi tout étoile comme A.D. Un brilliant fabriquant de jeux et possédant un très bon lancé. Andy demeure un des meilleurs golfeurs amateur au Canada.

Details

For the first time since the introduction of the Art Ross Trophy, there was a tie for the lead in 1961-62. Andy Bathgate and Bobby Hull both finished with 84 points. The first of three Art Ross Trophy tie-breaker rules states that the player with the most goals wins the award. Hull finished the season with 50 goals while Bathgate had 28, meaning Bobby’s name is on the trophy and Andy’s is not.

Interestingly, the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers met in the final game of the 1961-62 season for both teams. Hull and Bathgate both went into the game with 83 points. Bobby scored the first goal of the match, his 50th of the season, at 4:58 of the first period, assisted by Reg Fleming. Andy responded later in the period, scoring his 28th at 10:19, assisted by Earl Ingarfield and Dean Prentice. Neither would get another point in the game and history was made.

1962-63 saw Bathgate finish as the runner-up for the Art Ross again. His 81 points were five behind leader Gordie Howe. His 35 goals were good for fourth, just three goals behind leader Howe. Bobby Hull dropped off significantly, scoring 31 and finishing tied for sixth with teammate Stan Mikita.

Between 1952-53 and 1970-71, Andy Bathgate appeared in 1,069 regular season and 54 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. The Hart Trophy winner in 1958-59 and a Stanley Cup champion with the Maple Leafs, Bathgate was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.

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Andy Bathgate NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952-53	New York Rangers	18	0	1	1	6
1953-54	New York Rangers	20	2	2	4	18
1954-55	New York Rangers	70	20	20	40	37
1955-56	New York Rangers	70	19	47	66	59
1956-57	New York Rangers	70	27	50	77	60
1957-58	New York Rangers	65	30	48	78	42
1958-59	New York Rangers	70	40	48	88	48
1959-60	New York Rangers	70	26	48	74	28
1960-61	New York Rangers	70	29	48	77	22
1961-62	New York Rangers	70	28	56	84	44
1962-63	New York Rangers	70	35	46	81	54
1963-64	New York Rangers	56	16	43	59	26
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	15	3	15	18	8
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	55	16	29	45	34
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	70	15	32	47	25
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	60	8	23	31	24
1967-68	Pittsburgh Penguins	74	20	39	59	55
1970-71	Pittsburgh Penguins	76	15	29	44	34
	Totals	1069	349	624	973	624

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952-53	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1953-54	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1954-55	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1955-56	New York Rangers	5	1	2	3	2
1956-57	New York Rangers	5	2	0	2	7
1957-58	New York Rangers	6	5	3	8	6
1958-59	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1959-60	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	New York Rangers	6	1	2	3	4
1962-63	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	14	5	4	9	25
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	1	0	1	6
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	12	6	3	9	6
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	54	21	14	35	56