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Bernie Nicholls: 1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 160

1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 160 Bernie Nicholls Hockey Card (Front)

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Bernie Nicholls: From Flood Lights To Bright Lights

The story of Bernie Nicholls — from grassroots hockey under the floodlights to NHL stardom and scoring success.

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1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 160 Bernie Nicholls Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Past owner of a restaurant. Named MVP in 1982 NHL Slo-Pitch softball classic. Teaches hockey school in Haliburton during off-season. Nicholls had 12 power play goals for Los Angeles in 1982-83 as rookie.

En Français

Il est copropriétaire d’un restaurant. Joueur le Plus Utile lors du grand match de balle molle de la LNH en 1982. Entre les saisons, il enseigne le hockey à Haliburton. Comme recrue en 1982-83, Nicholls marqua 12 buts sur des jeux de puissance pour Los Angeles.

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1983-84 would see continued improvement in offensive numbers for Bernie Nicholls. He scored 41 and assisted on 54 for 95 points. It was the first of three times he would score more than 40 and the first of seven times he would surpass the 30 goal plateau.

Nicholls recorded two hat tricks in 1983-84 with one a four goal game. On October 20, 1983, the Los Angeles Kings hosted the Edmonton Oilers at the Great Western Forum. The Kings came out on top 7-2 with Bernie scoring four and assisting on two more for six points. All seven goals for the Kings were scored on Andy Moog. Bernie’s second goal of the game was on the power play while the third was a shorthanded marker.

Over his career, Nicholls would reach the 100 point plateau on two occasions. The pinnacle of his career was the 1988-89 season when he scored 70 goals and assisted on 80 for 150 points playing alongside Wayne Gretzky. He remains one of eight players to score 70 or more in a season and just one of five to reach 150 points.

Between 1981-82 and 1998-99, Bernie Nicholls played in 1,127 regular season and 118 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Kings, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks.

Bernie Nicholls NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1981-82Los Angeles Kings2214183227
1982-83Los Angeles Kings71282250124
1983-84Los Angeles Kings7841549583
1984-85Los Angeles Kings80465410076
1985-86Los Angeles Kings8036619778
1986-87Los Angeles Kings80334881101
1987-88Los Angeles Kings65324678114
1988-89Los Angeles Kings79708015096
1989-90Los Angeles Kings4727487566
1989-90New York Rangers3212253720
1990-91New York Rangers7125487396
1991-92New York Rangers10000
1991-92Edmonton Oilers4920294960
1992-93Edmonton Oilers468324040
1992-93New Jersey Devils235152040
1993-94New Jersey Devils6119274686
1994-95Chicago Blackhawks4822295132
1995-96Chicago Blackhawks5919416060
1996-97San Jose Sharks6512334563
1997-98San Jose Sharks606222826
1998-99San Jose Sharks100224
Totals112747573412091292

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1981-82Los Angeles Kings1040423
1982-83Los Angeles Kings00000
1983-84Los Angeles Kings00000
1984-85Los Angeles Kings31129
1985-86Los Angeles Kings00000
1986-87Los Angeles Kings52576
1987-88Los Angeles Kings526811
1988-89Los Angeles Kings11791612
1989-90Los Angeles Kings00000
1989-90New York Rangers10751216
1990-91New York Rangers54378
1991-92New York Rangers00000
1991-92Edmonton Oilers168111925
1992-93Edmonton Oilers00000
1992-93New Jersey Devils50006
1993-94New Jersey Devils16491328
1994-95Chicago Blackhawks16111128
1995-96Chicago Blackhawks102794
1996-97San Jose Sharks00000
1997-98San Jose Sharks60558
1998-99San Jose Sharks00000
Totals1184272114164

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