1957-58 Topps 10 John Bucyk Hockey Card (Front)
1957-58 Topps 10 John Bucyk Hockey Card (Back)
Card Notes
He’s known as “the beast” in hockey circles. Johnny jumped to Detroit after 30 goal year at Edmonton, but failed to fulfil potential. Bruins got him as part of Sawchuk trade.
Who holds the record for most Lady Byng titles? Frank Boucher – 7
En Français
Puissamment bati, il est appellé “le bête.” Johnny passa au Détroit après une année de 30 buts à Edmonton mail faillit à la tache. Les Bruins l’ont aquis dans la transaction Sawchuk.
Qui gagna le plus souvent la “Lady Byng”? Frank Boucher – 7 fois.
Details
John Bucyk’s 30 goal season with the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL, 1954-55, earned him rookie of the year honours in the league. The Flyers dominated both the regular season and playoffs with the likes of Bucyk, Bronco Horvath, Norm Ullman and Glenn Hall leading the way. Johnny finished third in the WHL with 60 assists and second in overall scoring, behind Horvath, with 88 points.
After two seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, Bucyk was shipped to the Boston Bruins on July 10, 1957 with Terry Sawchuk going in the other direction. John would remain with the Bruins for the rest of his career. In all, he appeared in 1,540 regular season and 124 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1955-56 and 1977-78.
The trivia snippet on the back of the 1957-58 Topps John Bucyk rookie card had some coincidental foresight. Johnny would win the Lady Byng Trophy twice over his career, 1970-71 and 1973-74. Over his 1,540 regular season games, Bucyk accumulated just 497 penalty minutes.
Bucyk didn’t appear in the post season for eight consecutive seasons from 1959-60 to 1966-67. However, he played a major role in the Boston Bruins winning the Stanley Cup championship in 1969-70 and 1971-72. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981 and his jersey number 9 was retired by the Bruins in 1980.