Jean Ratelle: 1962-63 Topps 58

1962-63 Topps 58 Jean Ratelle Hockey Card (Front)

1962-63 Topps 58 Jean Ratelle Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Always a high scorer in junior hockey, Jean started first pro year as Ranger in 1961-62, but was dropped to Eastern Pro league at the half-way mark. Big center has all the tools for stardom once he matures professional.

En Français

Toujours en tête des compteurs dans le hockey. Jean commença sa lère année à New-York en 1961-62 mais fût retourné à L’EPL à la mi-saison. Le gros centre a tous les atouts pour briller aussitôt qu’il deviendra prôfessionnel.

Details

In his final season of Junior A hockey with the Guelph Royals, Jean Ratelle scored 40 goals and added 61 assists for 101 points over just 47 games. He led the league in assists and was just two points behind teammate Rod Gilbert in the race for the Eddie Powers Trophy as the league’s top scorer.

Success at the National Hockey League level certainly wasn’t immediate for Jean. It wasn’t until 1965-66 when Ratelle left splitting time with the minors for good. He split three seasons between the Rangers and the Baltimore Clippers of the AHL.

In 1962-63, Ratelle seemed to settle in early with the Rangers. He had a four game scoring streak starting in the third game of the season. In the first of those four, he put in the game winner in a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden. His marker at 5:50 of the third on Toronto goalie Johnny Bower made the score 4-2.

The last of that four game stretch included a two goal performance against the same Maple Leafs. This time, in a 5-1 win at Maple Leaf Gardens on October 27, 1962. Both were scored on Bower and both were assisted by Rod Gilbert.

However, once his NHL career caught on, Ratelle became one of the game’s major players. He finished up with 1,281 regular season and 123 playoff games played between 1960-61 and 1980-81 with the Rangers and Boston Bruins. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.

Jean Ratelle 1962-63 Topps 58

Jean Ratelle NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960-61	New York Rangers	3	2	1	3	0
1961-62	New York Rangers	31	4	8	12	4
1962-63	New York Rangers	48	11	9	20	8
1963-64	New York Rangers	15	0	7	7	6
1964-65	New York Rangers	54	14	21	35	14
1965-66	New York Rangers	67	21	30	51	10
1966-67	New York Rangers	41	6	5	11	4
1967-68	New York Rangers	74	32	46	78	18
1968-69	New York Rangers	75	32	46	78	26
1969-70	New York Rangers	75	32	42	74	28
1970-71	New York Rangers	78	26	46	72	14
1971-72	New York Rangers	63	46	63	109	4
1972-73	New York Rangers	78	41	53	94	12
1973-74	New York Rangers	68	28	39	67	16
1974-75	New York Rangers	79	36	55	91	26
1975-76	New York Rangers	13	5	10	15	2
1975-76	Boston Bruins	67	31	59	90	16
1976-77	Boston Bruins	78	33	61	94	22
1977-78	Boston Bruins	80	25	59	84	10
1978-79	Boston Bruins	80	27	45	72	12
1979-80	Boston Bruins	67	28	45	73	8
1980-81	Boston Bruins	47	11	26	37	16
	Totals	1281	491	776	1267	276

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960-61	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1966-67	New York Rangers	4	0	0	0	2
1967-68	New York Rangers	6	0	4	4	2
1968-69	New York Rangers	4	1	0	1	0
1969-70	New York Rangers	6	1	3	4	0
1970-71	New York Rangers	13	2	9	11	8
1971-72	New York Rangers	6	0	1	1	0
1972-73	New York Rangers	10	2	7	9	0
1973-74	New York Rangers	13	2	4	6	0
1974-75	New York Rangers	3	1	5	6	2
1975-76	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1975-76	Boston Bruins	12	8	8	16	4
1976-77	Boston Bruins	14	5	12	17	4
1977-78	Boston Bruins	15	3	7	10	0
1978-79	Boston Bruins	11	7	6	13	2
1979-80	Boston Bruins	3	0	0	0	0
1980-81	Boston Bruins	3	0	0	0	0
	Totals	123	32	66	98	24