1975-76 O-Pee-Chee 33 Bob Murdoch Hockey Card (Front)
1975-76 O-Pee-Chee 33 Bob Murdoch Hockey Card (Back)
1975-76 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
Leading defensive scorer on the Kings last season. Never played junior hockey, competing instead for the Canadian National Team.
When was first game played at Detroit Olympia? November 22, 1927 – Ottawa 2, Detroit 1.
En Français
Meilleur compteur défensif des Kings la saison dernière. N’a jamais joué dans une ligue junior, mais a été membre de l’équipe nationale du Canada.
Quand joua-t-on le premier match à l’Olympia du Détroit? Nov. 22, 1927 – Ottawa 2, Detroit 1.
Details
The 13 goals and 29 assists for 42 points that put Bob Murdoch atop Los Angeles Kings defensemen scoring in 1974-75 would turn out to be career highs. He remained a member of the Kings until a January 16, 1979 trade sent him to the Atlanta Flames for Richard Mulhern.
Between 1970-71 and 1981-82, Bob played 757 regular season and 69 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Flames and Calgary Flames. He was part of two Stanley Cup championship teams in Montreal, 1970-71 and 1972-73.
Murdoch went on to a coaching career immediately after retiring as a player. He was an assistant and head coach in the NHL between 1982-83 and 1992-93 with the Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets and San Jose Sharks. He was the Jack Adams Award winner in 1989-90 with the Jets.
Trivia Snippet
The Detroit Olympia opened on October 15, 1927 and closed on February 21, 1980. On November 22, 1927, the team that would become the Red Wings was still known as the Detroit Cougars. For the Cougars, it was their third game of the season, having won their first on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates and losing their second to the Boston Bruins in Beantown.
Johnny Sheppard of the Cougars was the first to score a goal in the new building, assisted by Duke Keats. However, it would be the only goal for Detroit that night in a 2-1 loss to the Senators. Harry “Hap” Holmes was between the pipes for the home team.
Detroit’s first win at the new barn came on November 27, 1927 with a 2-0 shutout victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Percy Traub and Carson Cooper scored for the Cougars with Hap Holmes getting the shutout.