Jude Drouin: 1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 93

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 93 Jude Drouin Hockey Card (Front)

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 93 Jude Drouin Hockey Card (Back)

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

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Card Notes

Jude has a deadly wrist shot.

En Français

Jude a un lancer foudroyant du poignet.

Details

As the front of this 1978-79 O-Pee-Chee hockey card states, Jude Drouin was an unsigned free agent and would not play for the New York Islanders again after 1977-78. In fact, he missed the entire 1978-79 NHL season before returning to action with the Winnipeg Jets the following year.

Drouin’s numbers were down drastically in 1977-78, scoring just five goals in 56 games. The year prior, Jude scored a near-career high of 24 goals for the Islanders. His best season offensively came in 1972-73 when he scored 27 and assisted on 46 for 73 points in 78 games with the Minnesota North Stars.

Six of his 22 points in 1977-78 came in games against the St. Louis Blues. In a 7-2 win over the Blues on December 3, 1977 at the Checkerdome, Drouin scored his third of the season and assisted on goals by Clark Gillies and Bryan Trottier for a three point game. Trottier put up the Gordie Howe Hat Trick with a goal, assist and a fight with Len Frig just 20 seconds into the match.

Jude’s lone NHL hat trick came on January 6, 1976 in an 8-1 home win over the Kansas City Scouts. Drouin scored three, all on the power play, while putting six shots on K.C. goalie Bill McKenzie. He also had a single playoff overtime game winner the year before, scoring at 1:53 of the first extra period on Philadelphia goalie Bernie Parent to give the Islanders a 4-3 win.

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. In 1970-71, he was a distant second behind Gilbert Perreault in voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL 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