Carol Vadnais: 1967-68 Topps 9

1967-68 Topps 9 Carol Vadnais Hockey Card (Front)

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1967-68 Topps 9 Carol Vadnais Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Audio Version:

Carol is a young, solid hitting defenseman who will be trying hard to “stick” with the Canadiens. He had an 11-game tryout with Montreal last year and Toe Blake is giving him a chance to play steady this season.

En Français

Carol est un jeune joueur de défense bien solide qui fera son possible pour rester avec les Canadiens. L’an passé, il porta l’uniforme de Montréal pour 11 joutes. Cette saison, Toe Blake lui donne la chance de jouer régulièrement.

Details

Carol Vadnais would play 31 regular season and one playoff games with the Montreal Canadiens in 1967-68, his last action with the club. He was picked up by the Oakland Seals in the off-season and instantly became a NHL regular with that club in 1968-69.

That one post season game with the Habs in 1967-68 technically made him a Stanley Cup champion. He would play a much bigger role with the Boston Bruins in 1971-72 in getting his second of two championships. He played all 15 games for the Bruins in their playoff run after coming over to Boston in a February 23, 1972 trade with Don O’Donoghue for Reggie Leach, Rick Smith and Bob Stewart.

The next big trade in his NHL career came on November 7, 1975 when he was shipped to the New York Rangers with Phil Esposito for Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi. In 1978-79, Carol reached the Stanley Cup final again but the Rangers fell to the Montreal Canadiens.

Between 1966-67 and 1982-83, Carol Vadnais played in 1,087 regular season and 106 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Oakland Seals, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. His time with the Devils was limited to 51 games in 1982-83.

Carol Vadnais NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966-67	Montreal Canadiens	11	0	3	3	35
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	31	1	1	2	31
1968-69	Oakland Seals	76	15	27	42	151
1969-70	Oakland Seals	76	24	20	44	212
1970-71	California Golden Seals	42	10	16	26	91
1971-72	California Golden Seals	52	14	20	34	106
1971-72	Boston Bruins	16	4	6	10	37
1972-73	Boston Bruins	78	7	24	31	127
1973-74	Boston Bruins	78	16	43	59	123
1974-75	Boston Bruins	79	18	56	74	129
1975-76	Boston Bruins	12	2	5	7	17
1975-76	New York Rangers	64	20	30	50	104
1976-77	New York Rangers	74	11	37	48	131
1977-78	New York Rangers	80	6	40	46	115
1978-79	New York Rangers	77	8	37	45	86
1979-80	New York Rangers	66	3	20	23	118
1980-81	New York Rangers	74	3	20	23	91
1981-82	New York Rangers	50	5	6	11	45
1982-83	New Jersey Devils	51	2	7	9	64
	Totals	1087	169	418	587	1813

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966-67	Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	0	2
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	0	2
1968-69	Oakland Seals	7	1	4	5	10
1969-70	Oakland Seals	4	2	1	3	15
1970-71	California Golden Seals	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	California Golden Seals	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Boston Bruins	15	0	2	2	43
1972-73	Boston Bruins	5	0	0	0	8
1973-74	Boston Bruins	16	1	12	13	42
1974-75	Boston Bruins	3	1	5	6	0
1975-76	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1975-76	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1976-77	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1977-78	New York Rangers	3	0	2	2	16
1978-79	New York Rangers	18	2	9	11	13
1979-80	New York Rangers	9	1	2	3	6
1980-81	New York Rangers	14	1	3	4	26
1981-82	New York Rangers	10	1	0	1	4
1982-83	New Jersey Devils	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	106	10	40	50	187