Jean Ratelle: 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 6

1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 6 Jean Ratelle Hockey Card (Front)

1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 6 Jean Ratelle Hockey Card (Back)

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The finale to a great Hockey Hall of Fame worthy career. 1980-81 would be the last in the NHL for Jean Ratelle, ending a 21 year career. He would become a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985. His jersey number 19 was retired by the New York Rangers in 2018. Despite the length of his career, Ratelle was never a Stanley Cup champion.

In his final season, Jean appeared in just 47 games for the Boston Bruins. His eleven goals and 26 assists for 37 points were decent but a far cry from his previous offensive success. Over his career, Ratelle topped the 30 goal plateau eight times with a career best of 46 during the 1971-72 season.

In 1971-72, Ratelle surpassed 100 points for the only time in his career. His 46 goals and 63 assists gave him a Rangers team leading 109 points. Overall, he finished fifth in the NHL for goal scoring, third in assists and third in points behind just Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr.

In a tight race that year for the Hart Trophy, Ratelle finished fourth, just two votes behind third place Esposito. Bobby Orr took the prize with Ken Dryden finishing second. Jean was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy by a wide margin over runner-up John Bucyk.

Between 1960-61 and 1980-81, Jean Ratelle appeared in 1,281 regular season and 123 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Bruins and Rangers. Although never a Stanley Cup winner, he went to the final with New York in 1971-72 and with the Bruins twice, 1976-77 and 1977-78.

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

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