1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 176 Don Marcotte Hockey Card (Front)
1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 176 Don Marcotte Hockey Card (Back)
1971-72 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Had six shorthand goals in 1970-71 for Bruins as he became an extremely valuable utility man, often filling in at three positions on different forward lines. Scored 15 goals. Missed first six weeks of 1971-72 season because of an injury.
En Français
Il compta six buts à court d’hommes en 1970-71 pour les Bruins. Joueur très versatile qui peut occuper n’importe laquelle des trois positions à l’avant. Compta 15 buts. Manqua les six premières semaines de la saison 1971-72 à cause d’une blessure.
Details
This 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee Don Marcotte hockey card contains a rather significant ERROR. It claims that Marcotte scored six shorthanded goals in 1970-71. The actual number is seven. It might not seem significant but, at the time, just one player had previously scored seven or more in a single NHL season.
Jerry Toppazzini, also of the Boston Bruins, scored eight shorties in 1957-58, an NHL record for many years. Dave Keon of the Toronto Maple Leafs led the league in 1970-71 with eight, equaling the league record. Marcotte’s teammate Ed Westfall also recorded seven shorthanded goals in 1970-71.
At the time, these were the only four players to record seven or more. Now, Don is tied for 24th in the history of the league. The current record belongs to Mario Lemieux with his 13 in 1988-89 with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Marcotte’s seven shorthanded goals in 1970-71 were scored over just five games. In two games, he had two shorties. On October 11, 1970, Boston’s first game of the season, Don had two within 1:04 in the third period of a 7-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings at the Boston Garden. On Christmas Day, he again had two shorties, this time in an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, again at the Garden.
Between 1965-66 and 1981-82, Don Marcotte appeared in 868 regular season and 132 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Bruins. He helped the team to two Stanley Cup championships while reaching the final on three other occasions.