1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 18 Bob Berry Hockey Card (Front)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 18 Bob Berry Hockey Card (Back)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
An all-around athlete who also excels at baseball, football and boxing, Bob is the highest scoring left wing in Los Angeles history. He’s a real marksman around the net, and paced the Kings with eight power play goals last season. Bob is a graduate of Sir George Williams University in Montreal, and in four short years has become the Kings’ second leading all-time scorer.
En Français
En plus d’être un des meilleurs compteurs des Kings, Bob excelle aussi au baseball, au football et à la boxe. L’an dernier, il profita des jeux de puissance pour marquer huit buts. Bob est un diplômé de l’Université Sir George Williams (maintentant Concordia) de Montréal.
Details
Bob Berry took the long away around to get to his NHL career. Initially, he went down the major junior hockey route but appeared in just eleven games for the Peterborough TPT’s in 1963-64. That Peterborough team had a few young stars on the team, including Danny Grant and Mickey Redmond.
Instead, Berry went through the Canadian university system and was 25 before he got his first taste of NHL action. Even then, it was just two games with the Montreal Canadiens in 1968-69. His career came to life in 1970-71, now 27, when he was sold to the Kings. In his first year, he scored 25 goals but was not in contention for the Calder Trophy, an award that went to Gilbert Perreault of the Buffalo Sabres.
Berry topped out in 1972-73 with a 36 goal season for Los Angeles, a single goal behind team leader Mike Corrigan. The effort couldn’t help the Bob Pulford Kings reach the post season, finishing three points behind the St. Louis Blues for the last playoff spot in the Western Division.
Between 1968-69 and 1976-77, Bob Berry played in 541 regular season and 26 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Canadiens and Kings. He went on to a lengthy coaching career that saw him behind the bench with the Kings, Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks.