Frank Mahovlich: 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 62

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 62 Frank Mahovlich Hockey Card (Front)

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 62 Frank Mahovlich Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Toronto once turned down $1 million which was offered for “The Big M”, and it was a smart move. The former rookie of the year in NHL was Leafs’ top star for over a decade. When he’s “on”, there’s none better.

En Français

Toronto a déjà refusé un million de dollars pour le gros “M”, et c’est tant mieux. L’ancienne recrue de l’année de la LNH fut le joueur étoile des Leafs pendant plus de dix ans. Quand il s’y met, on n’en trouve pas de meilleur.

Details

Back in 1962, it was the Chicago Blackhawks that offered $1,000,000 for Frank Mahovlich and the deal nearly went through. Mahovlich on the Hawks in the early 60’s would most likely have created a Stanley Cup dynasty in Chicago.

Mahovlich was awarded the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 1957-58. The voting was extremely tight between Frank and runner-up Bobby Hull with Phil Goyette, Marcel Paille and Bob Baun also in the mix. That year, Mahovlich scored 20 goals for the Leafs over 67 games.

Frank arrived in Detroit late in the 1967-68 NHL season after a March 3, 1968 trade. Carl Brewer, Pete Stemkowski and Garry Unger also went to the Red Wings while Doug Barrie, Paul Henderson, Floyd Smith and Norm Ullman went to Toronto.

In his first full season with the Wings, 1968-69, Mahovlich scored a career high 49 goals, tying Phil Esposito for second in the NHL, nine goals behind leader Bobby Hull. He had four hat tricks, including a four goal game against the Oakland Seals and a five point night (3 goals, 2 assists) against the Los Angeles Kings.

Between 1956-57 and 1973-74, Frank Mahovlich played 1,181 regular season and 137 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. He also appeared in 237 regular season and nine playoff games in the WHA between 1974-75 and 1977-78 with the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls.

Frank Mahovlich NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1956-57	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	1	0	1	2
1957-58	Toronto Maple Leafs	67	20	16	36	67
1958-59	Toronto Maple Leafs	63	22	27	49	94
1959-60	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	18	21	39	61
1960-61	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	48	36	84	131
1961-62	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	33	38	71	87
1962-63	Toronto Maple Leafs	67	36	37	73	56
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	26	29	55	66
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	59	23	28	51	76
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	68	32	24	56	68
1966-67	Toronto Maple Leafs	63	18	28	46	44
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	50	19	17	36	30
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	13	7	9	16	2
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	76	49	29	78	38
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	74	38	32	70	59
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	35	14	18	32	30
1970-71	Montreal Canadiens	38	17	24	41	11
1971-72	Montreal Canadiens	76	43	53	96	36
1972-73	Montreal Canadiens	78	38	55	93	51
1973-74	Montreal Canadiens	71	31	49	80	47
	Totals	1181	533	570	1103	1056

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1956-57	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1957-58	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1958-59	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	6	5	11	18
1959-60	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	3	1	4	27
1960-61	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	1	1	2	6
1961-62	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	6	6	12	29
1962-63	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	0	2	2	8
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	14	4	11	15	20
1964-65	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	0	3	3	9
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	1	0	1	10
1966-67	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	3	7	10	8
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Detroit Red Wings	4	0	0	0	2
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Montreal Canadiens	20	14	13	27	18
1971-72	Montreal Canadiens	6	3	2	5	2
1972-73	Montreal Canadiens	17	9	14	23	6
1973-74	Montreal Canadiens	6	1	2	3	0
	Totals	137	51	67	118	163

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