Eddie Joyal: 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 40

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 40 Eddie Joyal Hockey Card (Front)

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Card Notes

After a sensational junior career in Western Canada, Eddie was labeled “can’t miss” by Detroit Red Wings. Scored 32 goals in successive seasons with Tulsa (CPHL) and Rochester (AHL). Has played in four professional leagues. Eddie is nicknamed “The Jet” because of his speed.

En Français

Après une carrière junior sensationnelle dans l’Ouest Canadien, Eddie fut choisi par les Red Wings de Détroit. Il compta 32 buts durant des saisons successives avec Tulsa (LHPC) et Rochester (LAH). Il a joué dans quatre ligues professionnelles. En tête des compteurs pour les Kings l’an passé. Eddie a été surnommé “Le Jet” à cause de sa rapidité.

Details

Eddie Joyal scored 32 goals for the Tulsa Oilers in just 44 games in 1965-66. He also scored an impressive nine in nine AHL games with the Rochester Americans that year. In the 14 games he played with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 65-66, he did score and managed just a pair of assists.

Despite playing just the 44 games, Joyal was a single goal behind the team leader Lowell MacDonald who benefited from 13 more games. He added two goals and five assists over eleven playoff games, helping the Oilers reach the CPHL final before falling to the Oklahoma City Blazers in the final. The Blazers were led by the goaltending of Gerry Cheevers.

Despite his success, Eddie was relegated to a full season in the American Hockey League for 1966-67. With Rochester, Joyal was outstanding. He 32 goals and assisted on 51 for 83 points over 70 regular season games. He tied Dick Gamble for the Amerks overall scoring lead. The two tied for sixth in the AHL, 12 points behind leader Gord Labossiere.

Despite his league leading ten goals in 13 games in the Calder Cup playoffs, Joyal couldn’t push the Americans to a championship. The team was swept in the final by the Pittsburgh Hornets, managing just six goals over the four games.

At the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, Joyal was the fifth player taken by the Los Angeles Kings and 25th overall. His career took off with the Kings, scoring 23 goals for the Kings in 1967-68 and a career high of 33 the following season.

Between 1962-63 and 1971-72, Eddie Joyal played 465 regular season and 50 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers. He also appeared in 239 regular season and six playoff games in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers between 1972-73 and 1975-76.

Eddie Joyal NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1962-63	Detroit Red Wings	14	2	8	10	0
1963-64	Detroit Red Wings	47	10	7	17	6
1964-65	Detroit Red Wings	46	8	14	22	4
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	14	0	2	2	2
1967-68	Los Angeles Kings	74	23	34	57	20
1968-69	Los Angeles Kings	73	33	19	52	24
1969-70	Los Angeles Kings	59	18	22	40	8
1970-71	Los Angeles Kings	68	20	21	41	14
1971-72	Los Angeles Kings	44	11	3	14	17
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	26	3	4	7	8
	Totals	465	128	134	262	103

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1962-63	Detroit Red Wings	11	1	0	1	2
1963-64	Detroit Red Wings	14	2	3	5	10
1964-65	Detroit Red Wings	7	1	1	2	4
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Los Angeles Kings	7	4	1	5	2
1968-69	Los Angeles Kings	11	3	3	6	0
1969-70	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	50	11	8	19	18