Jean Ratelle: 1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 155

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 155 Jean Ratelle Hockey Card (Front)

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Jean Ratelle was still going strong in 1978-79, closing in on 40 years old. He scored 27 goals for the Boston Bruins, marking 12 consecutive NHL seasons scoring no less than 25 goals. He finished up the regular season with a three assist game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In the 1979 Stanley Cup final series against the Montreal Canadiens, Ratelle was nothing short of stellar but couldn’t get the Bruins over the hump. In a series that went the full seven games and featured a pair of matches needed overtime, Jean had two three point games. In game 4, he had a hat trick, including the overtime game winner. In game seven, Ratelle assisted on three of Boston’s four goals in a 5-4 overtime loss.

Between 1960-61 and 1980-81, Jean Ratelle played 1,281 regular season and 123 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. While still a junior with the Guelph Royals in 1960-61, Ratelle had an excellent NHL debut with the Rangers.

On March 4, 1961, his first NHL game was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in a matchup between New York and Toronto. At 16:40 of the first period, Jean assisted on a Ted Hampson goal to put the Rangers up 2-0. He then scored New York’s fourth and final goal in the 5-4 loss at 9:32 of the third, putting one past Toronto goalie Cesare Maniago, assisted by Hampson and Bill Gadsby.

Ratelle was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985. The New York Rangers waited until 2018 to retire his jersey number 19. Never a Stanley Cup champion, Jean went to the final with Rangers once and the Bruins twice. He was a two time recipient of the Lady Byng Trophy.

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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