1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 42 Leo Boivin Hockey Card (Front)
1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 42 Leo Boivin Hockey Card (Back)
1970-71 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
This 18 year NHL veteran is still rated as the hardest body-checker in the league. Long ago nicknamed “The Bouncer”, Leo is one of the most popular players in the NHL with fans and players alike – a rugged competitor, Leo is at his best if the opposition attempts to rough it up a bit.
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Léo a 18 ans d’expérience dans la LNH et ses mises en échec au corps sont encore très redoutées. Boivin est l’un des joueurs les plus populaires dans la LNH auprès des spectateurs comme auprès des autres joueurs. Léo est à son meilleur quand l’équipe adverse essaie de jouer dur.
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Leo Boivin would not play in 1970-71, instead retiring following the 1970 playoff run with the Minnesota North Stars. Still, 1969-70 saw Boivin appear in 69 of Minnesota’s 76 games. His three goals and 12 assists from the blue line were not far off from his career average.
His first of the three goals in 69-70 came on opening night in a 4-0 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The final goal of his NHL career came on the night of January 25, 1970 in another home game against the Oakland Seals. Boivin scored on Gary Smith just 1:22 into the game, assisted by J.P. Parise and Tommy Williams. It would be the only goal of the game for the North Stars in a 4-1 loss and the only one of 43 shots to get past Smith.
The only championship Leo would win came in the AHL in 1951-52. He helped the King Clancy coached Pittsburgh Hornets to the title, taking out the Providence Reds in the final. That Hornets team also had future defensive star Tim Horton on the blue line.
Between 1951-52 and 1969-70, Leo Boivin played 1,150 regular season and 54 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars. He went to the Stanley Cup final three times, twice with the Bruins and once with the Wings. Leo was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.