John Tonelli: 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 146

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 146 John Tonelli Hockey Card (Front)

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 146 John Tonelli Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

John is a good forechecker and good position player at both ends for Islanders.

En Français

Expert de l’échec avant et bon joueur de position, il est efficace aux deux extrémités de la patinoire.

Details

An interesting detail about the stats on the back of this 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee John Tonelli hockey card is that the career stats include his time in the WHA. 1978-79 was his first year in the NHL but he had previously played 224 games over three seasons with the Houston Aeros.

Tonelli spent two years of major junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros, 1973-74 and 1974-75. The Islanders drafted him in the second round of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, after his second year with Houston. In 1974-75, John totaled 135 points for the Marlies on 49 goals and 86 assists over 70 games. That point total placed him fourth in the league, a distant 30 points behind leader and teammate Bruce Boudreau.

He helped the Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships but it was after that when John had his career year in the NHL. In 1984-85, he scored 42 goals and had an even 100 points for New York. That still placed him third on the team in scoring behind Mike Bossy and Brent Sutter.

Between 1978-79 and 1991-92, John Tonelli appeared in 1,028 regular season and 172 playoff games in the National Hockey League. Along with the Islanders, John also played for the Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and Quebec Nordiques.

John Tonelli NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978-79	New York Islanders	73	17	39	56	44
1979-80	New York Islanders	77	14	30	44	49
1980-81	New York Islanders	70	20	32	52	57
1981-82	New York Islanders	80	35	58	93	57
1982-83	New York Islanders	76	31	40	71	55
1983-84	New York Islanders	73	27	40	67	66
1984-85	New York Islanders	80	42	58	100	95
1985-86	New York Islanders	65	20	41	61	50
1985-86	Calgary Flames	9	3	4	7	10
1986-87	Calgary Flames	78	20	31	51	72
1987-88	Calgary Flames	74	17	41	58	84
1988-89	Los Angeles Kings	77	31	33	64	110
1989-90	Los Angeles Kings	73	31	37	68	62
1990-91	Los Angeles Kings	71	14	16	30	49
1991-92	Chicago Blackhawks	33	1	7	8	37
1991-92	Quebec Nordiques	19	2	4	6	14
	Totals	1028	325	511	836	911

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978-79	New York Islanders	10	1	6	7	0
1979-80	New York Islanders	21	7	9	16	18
1980-81	New York Islanders	16	5	8	13	16
1981-82	New York Islanders	19	6	10	16	18
1982-83	New York Islanders	20	7	11	18	20
1983-84	New York Islanders	17	1	3	4	31
1984-85	New York Islanders	10	1	8	9	10
1985-86	New York Islanders	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	Calgary Flames	22	7	9	16	49
1986-87	Calgary Flames	3	0	0	0	4
1987-88	Calgary Flames	6	2	5	7	8
1988-89	Los Angeles Kings	6	0	0	0	8
1989-90	Los Angeles Kings	10	1	2	3	6
1990-91	Los Angeles Kings	12	2	4	6	12
1991-92	Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0	0
1991-92	Quebec Nordiques	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	172	40	75	115	200