1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 57 Guy Charron Hockey Card (Front)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 57 Guy Charron Hockey Card (Back)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
Last season was the best ever for Guy, as the quick skating forward proved he is a natural goal scorer. He can play either left or right wing. An extremely fast and elusive skater, Guy came out of the Montreal farm system. He starred in amateur hockey with the Montreal Junior Canadiens. Detroit got him as part of the big trade for Mickey Redmond in 1971.
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Guy Charron’s best offensive years were still to come with a string of four straight years from 1975-76 to 1978-79 where he would score at least 27 goals in each season. He had two 30+ goal campaigns with the Washington Capitals, 36 in 1976-77 and 38 in 1977-78.
Charron had an outstanding season for the Montreal Junior Canadiens in 1968-69, his only year with the club. Although his 54 points in 50 regular season games were nothing spectacular, he exploded offensively in the playoffs. Guy had 26 points in 14 games as the Junior Canadiens captured the J. Ross Robertson Cup. He added another 12 points in eight games as the team captured the Memorial Cup championship.
The trade the card speaks of happened on January 13, 1971, bringing Charron, Bill Collins and Mickey Redmond to the Detroit Red Wings, in exchange for Frank Mahovlich. Over parts of two seasons, Charron had appeared in just 20 games for the Montreal Canadiens.
Not long after this card was issued, Charron was gone from Detroit. On December 15, 1974, he was traded to the Kansas City Scouts, along with Claude Houde for Bart Crashley, Larry Giroux and Ted Snell.
Guy Charron played 734 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1969-70 and 1980-81 with the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals. Playing for low-end teams, Charron has the distinction of never playing a game in the NHL post season.