1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 14 Bobby Clarke Hockey Card (Front)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 14 Bobby Clarke Hockey Card (Back)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Hard work is Bobby’s style, and he was picked as winner of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy last season for “sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” In addition to his regular turn, Bobby also kills penalties and works the power play for the Flyers. He jumped right from junior hockey into the NHL.
Bobby won the Inver House Award in 1970-71.
En Français
Bobby est un joueur travaillant. Il décrocha le Trophée commémoratif Bill Masterton l’an dernier pour “son esprit sportif et son dévouement au hockey”. Bobby est habile à gagner du temps durant les punitions.
Bobby gagna le trophée Inver House en 1970-71.
Details
Bobby Clarke was the fifth winner of the Bill Masterton Trophy. The award was introduced for the 1967-68 season in honour of Masterton, a player for the Minnesota North Stars who died on January 15, 1968 as the result of an-ice injury. The first winner was Claude Provost of the Montreal Canadiens.
In 1970-71, Clarke was given the Inver House Cup as Philadelphia’s most valuable player. Ironically, the present day award given by the Flyers to their team MVP is the Bobby Clarke Trophy.
1972-73 would be a huge season for Clarke. He upped his point total to 104 on 37 goals and 67 assists. This was the first of three times over his NHL career that Bobby topped the 100 point plateau. Rick MacLeish and Bill Flett scored more goals for the Flyers but Clarke led the team in points, four more than MacLeish. He was second in the race for the Art Ross Trophy, 26 points behind leader Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins.
Clarke played 1,144 regular season and 136 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1969-70 and 1983-84, all with the Flyers. He won the Hart Trophy three times, led the Flyers to two Stanley Cup championships and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.