1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 11 Marc Tardif Hockey Card (Front)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 11 Marc Tardif Hockey Card (Back)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
One of the toughest players in the National Hockey League, Marc was selected as one of the Canadiens’ top amateur draft choices in 1969. He cracked the 30-goal barrier for the first time last season. Scouts call Marc a “digger”, one of the toughest players to beat in the corners.
En Français
Un des plus durs joueurs dans la LNH, Marc fut l’un des premiers choix des Canadiens au repêchage des amateurs en 1969. Il compta plus de 30 buts en une saison pour la première fois l’an passé. Marc est très efficace dans les coins.
Details
Marc Tardif scored 31 goals for the Montreal Canadiens in 1971-72, 16 behind team leader Yvan Cournoyer. His NHL best would come a decade later when he scored 39 for the Quebec Nordiques in 1981-82.
Three of his 31 goals in 1971-72 came in a 5-1 road win over the Minnesota North Stars on November 13, 1971. Claude Larose scored the first two goals of the game, including a shorthanded marker that served as the game winner. Tardif did the rest of the scoring with the hat trick on Minnesota goalie Gump Worsley. Ken Dryden came through with 41 saves for the Habs.
Tardif would depart for the WHA after the 1972-73 season but not before winning two Stanley Cup championships with the Canadiens. He was phenomenal over his time in the WHA, winning two scoring titles and a championship with the Quebec Nordiques in 1976-77.
Between 1969-70 and 1982-83, Marc Tardif played 517 regular season and 62 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Canadiens and Nordiques. Between 1973-74 and 1978-79, he played 446 regular season and 44 playoff games in the WHA with the Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags and Quebec Nordiques.