1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 133 Jim Pappin Hockey Card (Front)
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 133 Jim Pappin Hockey Card (Back)
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
JIm was hottest player in NHL at start of last season, and he finished with his best year ever. He’s been a consistently high scorer, especially in playoff competition. Led NHL’s playoff scorers during 1966-67 season.
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Jim était un joueur prometteur au début de la saison dernière et il en a fait sa meilleure année. Il a compté régulièrement surtout dans les éliminatoires. Il a mené parmi les meilleurs compteurs dans les éliminatoires de la LNH en 1966-67.
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To say Jim Pappin was the hottest player in the NHL to start the 1968-69 season is almost an understatement. In his first three games, he scored six goals for the Chicago Blackhawks. That total was powered by a four point night on October 16, 1968 during a 10-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars. Jim scored his 4th, 5th and 6th goals of the season, which just happened to be Chicago’s 4th, 5th and 6th goals of the game.
That was Pappin’s first of two hat tricks on the campaign. He scored three during a January 30, 1969 12-0 beatdown of the Philadelphia Flyers. Teammates Dennis Hull and Pit Martin had five point nights while goaltender Denis DeJordy actually had to earn the shutout, turning away 37 shots. The Hawks put 49 shots toward the Flyers duo of Bernie Parent and Doug Favell.
His 70 points in 1968-69 placed him third on the Blackhawks, behind Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita. It was his best offensive output to that point but his 1972-73 season would bring career highs. That year, he scored 41 and assisted on 51 for 92 points to lead Chicago in overall scoring. He tied with Garry Unger and Jean Ratelle for the sixth spot in goal scoring and was tenth in the race for the Art Ross Trophy.
In the 1966-67 playoffs, Pappin’s 15 points in 12 games led all players. He helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win their final Stanley Cup championship but was denied the Conn Smythe Trophy with teammate Dave Keon taking the honour.
Between 1963-64 and 1976-77, Jim Pappin appeared in 767 regular season and 92 playoff games in the National Hockey League. Originally a product of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, he played his best hockey with the Blackhawks. He finished up his NHL career with the California Seals and Cleveland Barons.