Borje Salming: 1976-77 O-Pee-Chee 22

1976-77 O-Pee-Chee 22 Borje Salming Hockey Card (Front)

1976-77 O-Pee-Chee 22 Borje Salming Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Borje is a former member of the Swedish National Team, and has adapted to the North American style of play. A smooth skater and excellent puck handler.

En Français

Borje, une ancienne vedette de l’Equipe nationale de la Suède, s’est très bien adapté au style de jeu nord-américain. Il patine bien et il sait manier la rondelle.

Details

Borje Salming arrived on the NHL scene with a bang in 1973-74. From the blue line, he scored five goals and assisted on 34 for 39 points over 76 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Salming finished third in the voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year behind winner Denis Potvin and runner-up Tom Lysiak. He also was fifth in the voting for the Norris Trophy as top defenseman, an award that went to Bobby Orr.

Never a Norris winner, Borje was always in the running. In 1976-77 he had an extremely tight battle with Larry Robinson of the Montreal Canadiens. Robinson won the award with 40% of the votes while Salming was a close second with 34%.

He was selected a First Team All-Star once, in 1976-77. He was a Second Team selection five times. Between 1973-74 and 1989-90, Salming appeared in 1,148 regular season and 81 playoff games in the National Hockey League. The majority of his NHL career was with the Maple Leafs, along with 49 games with the Detroit Red Wings in his final season.

Borje was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996, the first Swedish born player to enter. Two years later, he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. The Maple Leafs retired his jersey number 21 in 2006.

Borje Salming NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973-74	Toronto Maple Leafs	76	5	34	39	48
1974-75	Toronto Maple Leafs	60	12	25	37	34
1975-76	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	16	41	57	70
1976-77	Toronto Maple Leafs	76	12	66	78	46
1977-78	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	16	60	76	70
1978-79	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	17	56	73	76
1979-80	Toronto Maple Leafs	74	19	52	71	94
1980-81	Toronto Maple Leafs	72	5	61	66	154
1981-82	Toronto Maple Leafs	69	12	44	56	170
1982-83	Toronto Maple Leafs	69	7	38	45	104
1983-84	Toronto Maple Leafs	68	5	38	43	92
1984-85	Toronto Maple Leafs	73	6	33	39	76
1985-86	Toronto Maple Leafs	41	7	15	22	48
1986-87	Toronto Maple Leafs	56	4	16	20	42
1987-88	Toronto Maple Leafs	66	2	24	26	82
1988-89	Toronto Maple Leafs	63	3	17	20	86
1989-90	Detroit Red Wings	49	2	17	19	52
	Totals	1148	150	637	787	1344

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973-74	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	0	1	1	4
1974-75	Toronto Maple Leafs	7	0	4	4	6
1975-76	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	3	4	7	9
1976-77	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	3	6	9	6
1977-78	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	2	2	4	6
1978-79	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	0	1	1	8
1979-80	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	1	1	2	2
1980-81	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	0	2	2	4
1981-82	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1982-83	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	1	4	5	10
1983-84	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1984-85	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	1	6	7	14
1986-87	Toronto Maple Leafs	13	0	3	3	14
1987-88	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	1	3	4	8
1988-89	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1989-90	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	81	12	37	49	91