Jude Drouin: 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 47

1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 47 Jude Drouin Hockey Card (Front)

1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 47 Jude Drouin Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

They call Jude “Tex” because he lives in Houston. He was second to Buffalo’s Gil Perreault in the voting for rookie of the year in 1970-71. He’s a top-notch playmaker, but five of his 13 goals were game-winners last season. He’s a battler, and is always willing to absorb a bodycheck.

En Français

On l’a surnommé “Tex” parce qu’il demeure à Houston. Deuxième après Gil Perreault comme recrue de l’année pour 1970-71. La saison dernière, cinq de ses 13 buts furent des buts gagnants. Il n’est pas peureux.

Details

Jude Drouin was second in voting for the Calder Trophy in 1970-71 but quite a distance behind Gilbert Perreault. Perreault had 57% of the votes while Drouin had 19%. Also in the running were Gilles Villemure, Tom Webster and Dale Tallon.

In that rookie season, Jude established himself as a top notch playmaker. His 52 assists put him in a four-way tie for sixth place in the NHL with Bobby Hull, J.C. Tremblay and Fred Stanfield. However, that total was just shy of half of Bobby Orr’s league leading 102 helpers.

1972-73 would turn out to be a career year offensively for Drouin with 27 goals and 73 points. This placed him third on the North Stars behind Dennis Hextall and J.P. Parise. His time in Minnesota came to an end when a January 7, 1975 trade sent him to the New York Islanders, in exchange for Craig Cameron.

Between 1968-69 and 1980-81, Jude Drouin played 666 regular season and 72 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, New York Islanders and Winnipeg Jets. He won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the top scorer in the AHL in 1969-70 when he put up 106 points with the Montreal Voyageurs. He was also handed the Dudley Red Garrett Award that season as AHL rookie of the year.

Jude Drouin NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1968-69	Montreal Canadiens	9	0	1	1	0
1969-70	Montreal Canadiens	3	0	0	0	2
1970-71	Minnesota North Stars	75	16	52	68	49
1971-72	Minnesota North Stars	63	13	43	56	31
1972-73	Minnesota North Stars	78	27	46	73	61
1973-74	Minnesota North Stars	65	19	24	43	30
1974-75	Minnesota North Stars	38	4	18	22	16
1974-75	New York Islanders	40	14	18	32	6
1975-76	New York Islanders	76	21	41	62	58
1976-77	New York Islanders	78	24	29	53	27
1977-78	New York Islanders	56	5	17	22	12
1979-80	Winnipeg Jets	78	8	16	24	50
1980-81	Winnipeg Jets	7	0	0	0	4
	Totals	666	151	305	456	346

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1968-69	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Minnesota North Stars	12	5	7	12	10
1971-72	Minnesota North Stars	7	4	4	8	6
1972-73	Minnesota North Stars	6	1	3	4	0
1973-74	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
1974-75	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
1974-75	New York Islanders	17	6	12	18	6
1975-76	New York Islanders	13	6	9	15	0
1976-77	New York Islanders	12	5	6	11	6
1977-78	New York Islanders	5	0	0	0	5
1979-80	Winnipeg Jets	0	0	0	0	0
1980-81	Winnipeg Jets	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	72	27	41	68	33