1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 27 Grant Fuhr Hockey Card (Front)
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 27 Grant Fuhr Hockey Card (Back)
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Card Notes
Grant assisted on Wayne Gretzky record-breaking 50th goal in 39 games during the 1981-82 season. Played 1981-82 season with chronic shoulder dislocation which required surgery during off-season. Fuhr lost only five games in 48 appearances during his rookie season of 1981-82 with Edmonton.
En Français
Grant aida Wayne Gretzky à marquer son fameux 50e but en 39 parties, durant la saison 1981-82. Il souffrit d’une dislocation chronique d’une épaule en 1981-82 et subit une opération entre les saisons.
Details
On December 30, 1981, Wayne Gretzky scored his 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and 50th goals of the 1981-82 NHL season in just his 39th game. The final goal was scored into an empty net with just three seconds left in the game, assisted by Grant Fuhr and Glenn Anderson. Grant also made 27 saves in the 7-5 Edmonton win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
In that rookie 1981-82 season for Grant, his record over 48 games was 28-5-14. He was runner-up for the Vezina Trophy and placed third in voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year behind Dale Hawerchuk and Barry Pederson.
After reduced action in 1982-83 and time in the AHL with the Moncton Alpines, Fuhr was back in form for 1983-84. In 45 regular season games, he was 30-10-4 and recorded his first NHL shutout. On December 30, 1983, the Oilers hosted the Boston Bruins at Northlands Coliseum for a showdown between two of the league’s best teams. Grant stopped all 36 shots put his way and scored the game winner shorthanded just 3:32 into the game in the 2-0 Edmonton win.
Between 1981-82 and 1999-00, Grant Fuhr played 868 regular season and 150 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames. The four time Stanley Cup champion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.