1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 195 Bobby Clarke Hockey Card (Front)
1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 195 Bobby Clarke Hockey Card (Back)
1970-71 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
One of only two Flyers who played all 76 games in 1969-70, Bob made the big jump right from junior hockey (Flin Flon, Manitoba Bombers) to the NHL. He is a solid penalty-killer for Flyers and also plays on the powerplay – expected to become a leader of the team – most popular player of the team with the fans.
En Français
Seulement deux Flyers, dont l’un est Bob, ont participé à toutes leurs 76 joutes en 1969-70. Bob passa directement du hockey junior (Bombers de Flin Flon, Man.) à la LNH. Il est excellent pour tuer les punitions et il participe aussi aux jeux de puissance. Il est très populaire auprès des spectateurs.
Details
Bobby Clarke and Larry Hillman were the only two members of the Philadelphia Flyers to appear in all 76 games for the club in 1969-70. Interestingly, Hillman assisted on Clarke’s first ever goal in the National Hockey League.
Clarke didn’t get his first career NHL goal until the seventh game of the 1969-70 season. But, when that milestone came, it was a big one. On October 30, 1969, The Flyers were hosting the New York Rangers at the Spectrum. The Blue Shirts were powered by future Hockey Hall of Fame members Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert and Ed Giacomin, all in the prime of their careers.
At the start of the third period, Vic Hadfield put the Rangers up 3-2. Then, at 16:36 of the third, Clarke put one behind Giacomin with assists from Hillman and Bill Sutherland to tie the game. That’s the game ended, Philly’s fifth tie over the first seven games of the campaign.
Of course, as the back of the card predicted, Clarke definitely became a leader for the Flyers. He took over as team captain from Ed Van Impe during the 1972-73 season. Mel Bridgman and Bill Barber took over the role between 1979-80 and 1982-83 with Clarke again donning the “C” from mid 1982-83 to the end of the 1983-84 season.
Between 1969-70 and 1983-84, Bobby Clarke appeared in 1,144 regular season and 136 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Philadelphia Flyers. The three time Hart Trophy winner and two time Stanley Cup champion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.