1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 117 Ken Shinkel Hockey Card (Front)
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 117 Ken Shinkel Hockey Card (Back)
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Card Notes
Pleasant, affable Ken Schinkel is one of the top defensive forwards in the NHL. He’s a perfectionist and seldom caught out of position. Good penalty killer. Broke in with New York Always a hard worker.
En Français
Plaisant, affable, Ken est un des meilleurs défenses avant de la LNH. C’est un perfectionniste, il ne laisse jamais sa position. Il remplace bien pendant les punitions. Il a commencé avec New-York; il travaille toujours fort.
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Ken Schinkel spent six years in the minors before getting his start in the NHL with the New York Rangers. 1959-60 was his first season in the league and Ken did well with 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points with the Blue Shirts.
That year, Schinkel finished third in the running for the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year behind winner Bill Hay and runner-up Murray Oliver. Interestingly, he finished ahead of fourth place Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks, a future Hall of Famer.
Left unprotected by the Rangers, Ken was selected 58th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He put in six seasons with the Pens before retiring as a player following the 1972-73 NHL season.
Schinkel has the distinction of sitting the first minor penalty in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. In their inaugural game on October 11, 1967 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, Ken was assessed a minor for cross checking at 8:42 of the first period.
Andy Bathgate recorded the first ever hat trick for the Penguins on October 18, 1967. Three days later, Schinkel put up the second in franchise history. On October 21, 1967, again at home, Ken had three in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, including the game winner. He scored the three on his five shots directed at Chicago goalie Denis DeJordy.
Between 1959-60 and 1972-73, Ken Schinkel played 636 regular season and 19 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He put up a career high 20 goals with the Pens in 1969-70. After retiring, he spent time as head coach of the franchise.