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Butch Goring: 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 67

1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 67 Butch Goring Hockey Card (Front)

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1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 67 Butch Goring Hockey Card (Back)

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1977-78 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

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Card Notes

A great stickhandler, he’s one of the best one-on-one players. When he gets the puck he can be at full speed in only one step. Butch wears the same helmet he’s had since age 13.

En Français

Très habile avec son bâton, ce centre est très efficace contre “son” homme. Lorsqu’il prend la rondelle, il démarre immédiatement à toute vitesse. Butch porte le même casque protecteur depuis l’âge de 13 ans.

Details

After sitting just 36 minutes in penalties over his first eight seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, 1977-78 would finally be the year Butch Goring took home the Lady Byng Trophy. He was within the top five for voting in the previous four seasons. Despite a career total of 102 PIM over 1,107 regular season NHL games, he would never get any real consideration for the award again.

1977-78 would also see a career high of 37 goals for Butch. His 87 points the following season would stand as a personal best. Between 1971-72 and 1980-81, Goring had a string of ten consecutive seasons topping the 20 goal plateau. Included in that run were four straight seasons of 30 or more with the Kings.

His best individual numbers occurred while in Los Angeles. However, it was after a March 10, 1980 trade sent him to the New York Islanders for Billy Harris and Dave Lewis when he found his greatest success. Goring played an important role in the Islanders four year run at the Stanley Cup championship.

Between 1969-70 and 1984-85, Butch Goring appeared in 1,107 regular season and 134 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Kings, Islanders and Boston Bruins. Not a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, for some reason, Goring was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner in 1980-81 and had his number 91 retired in 2020.

Butch Goring 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 67 [YouTube Shorts]

Butch Goring NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1969-70Los Angeles Kings591323368
1970-71Los Angeles Kings192572
1971-72Los Angeles Kings742129502
1972-73Los Angeles Kings672831592
1973-74Los Angeles Kings702833612
1974-75Los Angeles Kings602733606
1975-76Los Angeles Kings803340738
1976-77Los Angeles Kings783055856
1977-78Los Angeles Kings803736732
1978-79Los Angeles Kings8036518716
1979-80Los Angeles Kings6920486812
1979-80New York Islanders1265112
1980-81New York Islanders782337600
1981-82New York Islanders6715173210
1982-83New York Islanders751920398
1983-84New York Islanders712224468
1984-85New York Islanders292572
1984-85Boston Bruins391321346
Totals1107375513888102

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1969-70Los Angeles Kings00000
1970-71Los Angeles Kings00000
1971-72Los Angeles Kings00000
1972-73Los Angeles Kings00000
1973-74Los Angeles Kings50110
1974-75Los Angeles Kings30000
1975-76Los Angeles Kings92354
1976-77Los Angeles Kings975120
1977-78Los Angeles Kings20002
1978-79Los Angeles Kings20000
1979-80Los Angeles Kings00000
1979-80New York Islanders21712192
1980-81New York Islanders181010206
1981-82New York Islanders19651112
1982-83New York Islanders2048124
1983-84New York Islanders211562
1984-85New York Islanders00000
1984-85Boston Bruins51120
Totals13438508832

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