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Ed Westfall: 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 29

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 29 Ed Westfall Hockey Card (Front)

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 29 nhl hockey card ed westfall boston bruins

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 29 Ed Westfall Hockey Card (Back)

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 29 nhl hockey card ed westfall boston bruins

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

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One of the most popular players in the NHL, Ed is also highly underrated. He plays forward and defense and excels in killing penalties. Ed is always cast in the role of a “shadow” for the opposition’s best forwards.

En Français

Un des joueurs les plus populaires de la LNH, Ed est aussi sous-estimé. Il joue avant et défense et excelle durant les punitions. Ed est toujours classé comme l’ombre des meilleurs joueurs avant du côté adverse.

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The 1968-69 Stanley Cup playoffs saw an excellent performance by Ed Westfall as he helped the Boston Bruins to their first playoff series win since the 1957-58 NHL season. Westfall had ten points over ten games as Boston swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening round before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens.

Perhaps his best game of the opening round against Toronto came in a 4-3 game three win. Westfall scored the first goal of the game, short-handed, assisted by Derek Sanderson. He and Bobby Orr assisted on Sanderson’s game winning goal in the third period. In between Ed had a first period fight with Rick Ley for the Gordie Howe Hat Trick. Westfall and Eddie Shack would assist on Sanderson’s series winning goal in game four.

After winning two Stanley Cups with the Bruins, Westfall would be the fifth pick of the New York Islanders at the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft. He became the franchise’s first ever team captain and held onto that role until the end of the 1976-77 season. Clark Gillies stepped in to wear the ‘C’ in 1977-78. Ed scored the first goal in Islanders history on October 7, 1972 in a 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Flames. The goal was scored on Atlanta goalie Phil Myre.

Between 1961-62 and 1978-79, Ed Westfall appeared in 1,226 regular season and 95 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Bruins and Islanders. He was the Bill Masterton Trophy winner for the 1976-77 season. That year, despite just four minor penalties, Westfall was not in the running for the Lady Byng Trophy.

Ed Westfall 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 29 [YouTube Shorts]

Ed Westfall NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1961-62Boston Bruins63291153
1962-63Boston Bruins481111234
1963-64Boston Bruins5515635
1964-65Boston Bruins6812152765
1965-66Boston Bruins599213042
1966-67Boston Bruins7012243626
1967-68Boston Bruins7314223638
1968-69Boston Bruins7018244222
1969-70Boston Bruins7214223628
1970-71Boston Bruins7825345948
1971-72Boston Bruins7718264419
1972-73New York Islanders6715314625
1973-74New York Islanders6819234228
1974-75New York Islanders7322335528
1975-76New York Islanders8025315627
1976-77New York Islanders791433478
1977-78New York Islanders715192414
1978-79New York Islanders55511164
Totals1226231394625544

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1961-62Boston Bruins00000
1962-63Boston Bruins00000
1963-64Boston Bruins00000
1964-65Boston Bruins00000
1965-66Boston Bruins00000
1966-67Boston Bruins00000
1967-68Boston Bruins42022
1968-69Boston Bruins10371011
1969-70Boston Bruins143584
1970-71Boston Bruins71232
1971-72Boston Bruins1543710
1972-73New York Islanders00000
1973-74New York Islanders00000
1974-75New York Islanders175101512
1975-76New York Islanders82350
1976-77New York Islanders121560
1977-78New York Islanders20000
1978-79New York Islanders61230
Totals9522375941

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