Eddie Joyal: 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 23

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 23 Eddie Joyal Hockey Card (Front)

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 23 Eddie Joyal Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

An outstanding junior career preceded Eddie’s arrival with Detroit in 1963. Swift skater, he’s nick-named “Jet”. Drafted from Toronto in 1967, he’s been one of steadiest L.A. performers. Eddie is the all-time Los Angeles scoring leader.

En Français

Avant d’arriver à Détroit en 1963, Eddie avait eut une belle carrière comme junior. Patineur rapide, on l’a surnommé “Jet”. Repêché de Toronto en 1967, il a donné un bon rendement régulier à L.A. Joyal est le meilleur compteur de Los Angeles.

Details

1971-72 was the end of the line in Los Angeles and the NHL for Eddie Joyal. He started the season with the Kings, playing 44 games before ending up with the Philadelphia Flyers to finish out the season. He was traded on January 28, 1972 with Bill Flett, Ross Lonsberry and Jean Potvin for Serge Bernier, Larry Brown, Bill Lesuk and Jim Johnson.

The fifth player selected by the Kings at the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, 25th overall, Joyal was the first in franchise history to be awarded a penalty shot. In a 6-1 home loss to the New York Rangers on October 31, 1967, Eddie was stopped by Ed Giacomin on the penalty shot, 1 of 4 shots he put on the New York netminder in the game.

No member of the Kings would get the chance again until February 13, 1972 when Butch Goring scored the first penalty shot goal in franchise history against those same Rangers. This time, it was Gilles Villemure in net. By this point, Joyal was no longer with the Kings, instead he was entering his third week with the Flyers.

Joyal jumped to the World Hockey Association for the rebel league’s inaugural 1972-73 season. An Alberta boy, Eddie played four years for the Edmonton Oilers before retiring from as a player. This was a homecoming after a decade away. Eddie helped the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL win a championship in 1961-62 before moving up the Detroit Red Wings the following year.

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. The three time 20 goal scorer had a career best 33 goals with the Kings in 1968-69.

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