1975-76 O-Pee-Chee 55 Ed Giacomin Hockey Card (Front)
1975-76 O-Pee-Chee 55 Ed Giacomin Hockey Card (Back)
1975-76 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Twice first team NHL All-Star. Winner of Vezina Trophy, 1970-71.
En Français
Deux fois sur le première équipe d’étoiles de la LNH. Gagnant du Trophée Vézina en 1971.
Details
Eddie Giacomin was indeed a First Team NHL All-Star on two occasions. He was honoured with the selection for the 1966-67 and 1970-71 seasons. He was also a Second Team All-Star over the three years in between, 1967-68, 1968-69 and 1969-70.
As per the front of the card, Giacomin was sold to the Detroit Red Wings on October 31, 1975. He had played four games for the New York Rangers to start the 1975-76 season, posting a dismal 4.75 goals against average.
Giacomin’s first start with the Red Wings just happened to be against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. He stopped 42 of 46 shots in a 6-4 win by Detroit. He and the Wings returned to MSG a few weeks later, this time he didn’t any offensive help in a 3-0 loss with John Davidson getting the shutout for New York.
Eddie finished out his NHL career as a backup to Jim Rutherford with the Red Wings. He played just nine games in his final year, 1977-78. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987 and his jersey number 1 was retired by the Rangers in 1989.