1976-77 O-Pee-Chee 38 Bob MacMillan Hockey Card (Front)
1976-77 O-Pee-Chee 38 Bob MacMillan Hockey Card (Back)
1976-77 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Bob can play left wing, if needed, and his defensive capabilities are also considerable. He’s durable, and rarely misses a game. Bob’s brother plays for the Islanders.
En Français
Bob est un gars vraiment versatile. Au besoin, il peut aussi jouer à l’aile gauche. Ses talents défensifs ne sont pas à négliger. C’est un gars résistant qui manque rarement un match. Son frère joue pour les Islanders de N.Y.
Details
1976-77 would be Bob MacMillan’s second and last full season with the St. Louis Blues. Early in the 1977-78 NHL season, on December 12, he was traded, along with Yves Belanger and Dick Redmond, to the Atlanta Flames for Curt Bennett, Barry Gibbs and Phil Myre. MacMillan responded to the trade by scoring at a torrid pace. In his first 52 games with the Flames, he scored 31 goals.
In 1978-79, Bob would be immortalized in Atlanta Flames history by setting team records with 71 assists and 108 points. Of course, the team moved to Calgary a few years later. That season, he tied Marcel Dionne for third in the assists category and finished fifth in the race for the Art Ross Trophy, 26 behind leader Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders.
Brother Bill MacMillan was nine years older than Bob. Billy played 446 regular season and 53 playoff games in the NHL between 1970-71 and 1976-77 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders. Bill and Bob did not play in Atlanta at the same time.
Between 1974-75 and 1984-85, Bob MacMillan appeared in 753 regular season and 31 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks. Despite being a first round pick by the Rangers in 1972, his major league career started with two seasons in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, 1972-73 and 1973-74.