1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 120 Mickey Redmond Hockey Card (Front)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 120 Mickey Redmond Hockey Card (Back)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
Two straight 50-goal seasons and a pair of All-Star selections in a row have stamped Mickey as one of the NHL’s most talented performers. He has been Detroit’s top goal scorer for three straight years and is playing on a lucrative, five-year contract. Mickey was tops in the NHL with 21 power play goals last season. His brother, Dick, plays for Chicago.
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Mickey a établi sa réputation en marquant au moins 50 buts et en étant choisi comme étoile deux saisons de suite. Depuis trois ans, il est le meilleur compteur de Détroit. Mickey a un contrat lucratif de cinq ans. La saison derniére, il fut le meilleur compteur de la LNH durant les jeux de puissance avec 21 buts. Son frère Dick joue pour Chicago.
Details
Unfortunately, Mickey Redmond, one of the NHL’s most talented performers prior to the 1974-75 season was about to have his career ruined by injuries. He played just 29 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 74-75 and 37 more in 1975-76 before being forced to hang up the blades.
This represented the hard luck of the “Dead Things” in the 1970’s. Danny Grant took over as the team’s 50 goal scorer in 74-75 but he too was bit by the injury bug and would never regain his health following that season. They were left with Marcel Dionne who was shipped to the Los Angeles Kings for the start of the 1975-76 campaign.
Mickey did have consecutive 50 goal seasons. In 1972-73, he scored 52 and finished second in the league, just three goals behind Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins. His 51 goals in 1973-74 were good for third, one behind Rick Martin of the Buffalo Sabres and 17 behind Esposito.
His goal scoring prowess was honed in major junior with the Peterborough Petes. In 1966-67, he led the league with 51 goals in 48 games. The next closest competition was Derek Sanderson of the Niagara Falls Flyers with 41 goals.
Between 1967-68 and 1975-76, Redmond appeared in 538 regular season and 16 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit. He came to the Motor City via a January 13, 1971 trade with Guy Charron and Bill Collins for Frank Mahovlich.
Mickey’s brother Dick Redmond played 771 regular season and 66 playoff games in the NHL between 1969-70 and 1981-82. He was a fifth overall pick by the Minnesota North Stars at the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft after playing for the Peterborough Petes and St. Catharines Black Hawks. Dick played for the North Stars, California Golden Seals, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Flames and Boston Bruins.