Danny Grant: 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 52

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 52 Danny Grant Hockey Card (Front)

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 52 Danny Grant Hockey Card (Back)

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

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Card Notes

One of the juniors to come out of Ontario Hockey Association, Dan Grant was victim of “just too much talent” with Montreal Canadiens. So Montreal dealt him off to Minnesota where he seems destined to stick. He’s a right winger.

En Français

Un des meilleurs joueurs junior à sortir de l’Association de Hockey d’Ontario, Dan Grant n’a pu rester avec les Canadiens car ce club “a trop de talents”. Montréal le céda au Minnesota ou il semble bien qu’il restera. Il joue à l’aile droite.

Details

First off, this 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee Danny Grant rookie card contains a major error. And, no, it’s not the painted on Minnesota North Stars colours. The photo on the front of the card is not Danny. It is, in fact, John Vanderburg. John was a prospect of the Montreal Canadiens but never played a game in the NHL. Vanderburg and Grant were teammates in junior with the Peterborough TPT’s and in the CPHL with the Houston Apollos.

On June 10, 1968, the Habs shipped Grant and Claude Larose to the North Stars. With his new team, Danny became an instant star. He led the team in scoring in 1968-69 and was awarded the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year, narrowly edging out Norm Ferguson of the Oakland Seals.

The pinnacle of Grant’s NHL career came in 1974-75, after being traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Henry Boucha. Danny became the second Red Wing to have a 50 goal season, scoring exactly 50. In the previous two seasons, Mickey Redmond had reached the coveted plateau.

However, that was the last full season he would play in the NHL. He would continue playing for four more years but would not appear in more than 55 games in a single season.

Between 1965-66 and 1978-79, Danny Grant played 736 regular season and 43 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings. He was a Stanley Cup champion with the Habs in 1967-68 and has been inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.

Danny Grant NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	22	3	4	7	10
1968-69	Minnesota North Stars	75	34	31	65	46
1969-70	Minnesota North Stars	76	29	28	57	23
1970-71	Minnesota North Stars	78	34	23	57	46
1971-72	Minnesota North Stars	78	18	25	43	18
1972-73	Minnesota North Stars	78	32	35	67	12
1973-74	Minnesota North Stars	78	29	35	64	16
1974-75	Detroit Red Wings	80	50	37	87	28
1975-76	Detroit Red Wings	39	10	13	23	20
1976-77	Detroit Red Wings	42	2	10	12	4
1977-78	Detroit Red Wings	13	2	2	4	6
1977-78	Los Angeles Kings	41	10	19	29	2
1978-79	Los Angeles Kings	35	10	11	21	8
	Totals	736	263	273	536	239

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens	10	0	3	3	5
1968-69	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Minnesota North Stars	6	0	2	2	4
1970-71	Minnesota North Stars	12	5	5	10	8
1971-72	Minnesota North Stars	7	2	1	3	0
1972-73	Minnesota North Stars	6	3	1	4	0
1973-74	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
1974-75	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1975-76	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1976-77	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1977-78	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1977-78	Los Angeles Kings	2	0	2	2	2
1978-79	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	43	10	14	24	19