Don McKenney: 1965-66 Topps 112

1965-66 Topps 112 Don McKenney Hockey Card (Front)

1965-66 Topps 112 Don McKenney Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Effortless skater who scored 20 or more goals for Bruins six straight years. Then came series of quick trades. Last summer, Wings drafted vet center from Maple Leafs.

En Français

Don, qui patine sans effort, a compte au moins 20 buts par saison avec les Bruins pendant six saisons consécutives. Ensuite vinrent maints échanges. L’été dernier les Wings l’ont acquis des Maple Leafs.

Details

Between his last game with the Boston Bruins and his first with the Detroit Red Wings, Don McKenney was involved in two trades. The first sent him from Boston to the New York Rangers on February 6, 1963 for Dean Prentice. The second occurred on February 22, 1964 when he was shipped to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Andy Bathgate for Arnie Brown, Bill Collins, Dick Duff, Bob Nevin and Rod Seiling.

He arrived in Toronto just in time to capture his only Stanley Cup championship. McKenney was a major offensive contributor in the 1964 playoffs, totaling 12 points on four goals and eight assists over 12 games.

One of those four goals was the game winner in game six of the semi-final against the Montreal Canadiens. On April 7, 1964 at Maple Leaf Gardens, Don scored his third of the playoffs at 8:59 of the second, the first goal of the game in a 3-0 Toronto victory. Allan Stanley and Dave Keon assisted and the goal was scored on Montreal goalie Charlie Hodge. This tied the series at 3-3. Toronto won game 7 to advance to the final.

His time with the Red Wings was short. McKenney played just 24 games with the club in 1965-66 before being relegated to the minors. He scored just a single goal for Detroit, ironically in a game against the Maple Leafs.

Between 1954-55 and 1967-68, Don McKenney played 798 regular season and 58 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues. He led the NHL in assists for the 1959-60 season, just one ahead of Andy Bathgate.

Don McKenney NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1954-55	Boston Bruins	69	22	20	42	34
1955-56	Boston Bruins	65	10	24	34	20
1956-57	Boston Bruins	69	21	39	60	31
1957-58	Boston Bruins	70	28	30	58	22
1958-59	Boston Bruins	70	32	30	62	20
1959-60	Boston Bruins	70	20	49	69	28
1960-61	Boston Bruins	68	26	23	49	22
1961-62	Boston Bruins	70	22	33	55	10
1962-63	New York Rangers	21	8	16	24	4
1962-63	Boston Bruins	41	14	19	33	2
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	15	9	6	15	2
1963-64	New York Rangers	55	9	17	26	6
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	52	6	13	19	6
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	24	1	6	7	0
1967-68	St. Louis Blues	39	9	20	29	4
	Totals	798	237	345	582	211

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1954-55	Boston Bruins	5	1	2	3	4
1955-56	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1956-57	Boston Bruins	10	1	5	6	4
1957-58	Boston Bruins	12	9	8	17	0
1958-59	Boston Bruins	7	2	5	7	0
1959-60	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	4	8	12	0
1963-64	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	0	0	0	0
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	St. Louis Blues	6	1	1	2	2
	Totals	58	18	29	47	10