Bill Barber: 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 227

1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 227 Bill Barber Hockey Card (Front)

1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 227 Bill Barber Hockey Card (Back)

1977-78 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

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Card Notes

Has proved invaluable to the Flyers at the left point on the power play and as a penalty killer. Scored 10 game-winning goals during the 1975-76 season, ranking second on club. Had 9 assists in 1975 playoffs.

En Français

Très utile pour les Flyers à la pointe gauche du jeu de puissance et durant les punitions. Cet ailier gauche marqua 10 buts gagnants durant 1975-76. Il produisit 9 assistances durant les éliminatoires de 1975.

Details

After a serious drop in numbers for the 1976-77 NHL season when he scored just 20 goals in 73 games, Bill Barber was back on top of his game in 1977-78 with 41 in 80. Included were nine game winners and four shorthanded goals. Two of those shorties came in the same game on the same penalty kill.

Though his numbers were down in 1976-77, Barber was still able to produce a 5-point game against the Washington Capitals on February 10, 1977. In a 9-2 win at the Spectrum, Bill scored his 18th of the season while assisting on two goals by Rick MacLeish and singles by Ross Lonsberry and Bob Dailey.

In the 1975-76 season mentioned, Barber did have ten game winners amongst his 50 goals. He also led the league with 380 shots on net. Reg Leach led the Flyers with eleven GWG and also led with 61 goals. The two finished third and fourth in the NHL behind a first place tie between Montreal’s Guy Lafleur and Yvan Cournoyer, each with 12.

Three of Barber’s ten GWG that year came against the New York Rangers. On October 26, 1975, he score three of Philadelphia’s goals in a 7-2 win at Madison Square Garden. It was his first of the game that held on as the game winner. Bill also assisted on a Bobby Clarke goal for a 4-point game.

Between 1972-73 and 1983-84, Bill Barber played 903 regular season and 129 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Philadelphia Flyers. The two-time Stanley Cup champion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.

Bill Barber NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	69	30	34	64	46
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	75	34	35	69	54
1974-75	Philadelphia Flyers	79	34	37	71	66
1975-76	Philadelphia Flyers	80	50	62	112	104
1976-77	Philadelphia Flyers	73	20	35	55	62
1977-78	Philadelphia Flyers	80	41	31	72	34
1978-79	Philadelphia Flyers	79	34	46	80	22
1979-80	Philadelphia Flyers	79	40	32	72	17
1980-81	Philadelphia Flyers	80	43	42	85	69
1981-82	Philadelphia Flyers	80	45	44	89	85
1982-83	Philadelphia Flyers	66	27	33	60	28
1983-84	Philadelphia Flyers	63	22	32	54	36
	Totals	903	420	463	883	623

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	11	3	2	5	22
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	17	3	6	9	18
1974-75	Philadelphia Flyers	17	6	9	15	8
1975-76	Philadelphia Flyers	16	6	7	13	18
1976-77	Philadelphia Flyers	10	1	4	5	2
1977-78	Philadelphia Flyers	12	6	3	9	2
1978-79	Philadelphia Flyers	8	3	4	7	10
1979-80	Philadelphia Flyers	19	12	9	21	23
1980-81	Philadelphia Flyers	12	11	5	16	0
1981-82	Philadelphia Flyers	4	1	5	6	4
1982-83	Philadelphia Flyers	3	1	1	2	2
1983-84	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	129	53	55	108	109