Mike Walton: 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 94

1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 94 Mike Walton Hockey Card (Front)

1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 94 Mike Walton Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

A versatile performer, Mike can play either left or right wing as well as centre. He is also a good point man on power plays. Mike scored 28 goals last year for his best season since 1967-68.

En Français

Mike peut occuper n’importe laquelle des trois positions l’avant. Il est aussi très efficace durant les jeux de puissance. Mike revint en bonne forme l’an dernier et compta 28 buts.

Details

Mike Walton’s 28 goals scored in 1971-72 was the third best of his NHL career. He put up a career high of 30 goals in 1967-68 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and scored 29 with the Vancouver Canucks in 1977-78. During his three year stint in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, he took his goal-scoring to another level with 57, 48 and 31.

Walton’s numbers in 1972-73 were still impressive. He scored 25 goals but while playing just 56 games for the Boston Bruins. On February 10, 1973 in a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Garden, Mike put up the second of three hat tricks over his NHL career.

In that match, Mike scored a pair of goals in the first two minutes of the game to give the Bruins an early 2-0 lead. Fred Stanfield assisted on both goals. The hat trick goal came at 13:28 of the first period, unassisted. Walton was responsible for eight of the 38 shots put on Pittsburgh goalie Cam Newton. The game featured Gordie Howe Hat Tricks by both Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr.

In 1971-72, Walton had a five point game on January 16, 1972 in a 9-2 home win over the Detroit Red Wings. Mike scored his 13th of the season and assisted on three goals by Derek Sanderson and one by Ed Westfall. The trio of Walton, Sanderson and Westfall combined for 15 points in the game.

Between 1965-66 and 1978-79, Mike Walton played 588 regular season and 47 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks. Mike also played three years in the WHA between 1973-74 and 1975-76, all with the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

Mike Walton NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	1	3	4	0
1966-67	Toronto Maple Leafs	31	7	10	17	13
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	73	30	29	59	48
1968-69	Toronto Maple Leafs	66	22	21	43	34
1969-70	Toronto Maple Leafs	58	21	34	55	68
1970-71	Toronto Maple Leafs	23	3	10	13	21
1970-71	Boston Bruins	22	3	5	8	10
1971-72	Boston Bruins	76	28	28	56	45
1972-73	Boston Bruins	56	25	22	47	37
1975-76	Vancouver Canucks	10	8	8	16	9
1976-77	Vancouver Canucks	40	7	24	31	32
1977-78	Vancouver Canucks	65	29	37	66	30
1978-79	St. Louis Blues	22	7	11	18	6
1978-79	Boston Bruins	14	4	2	6	0
1978-79	Chicago Blackhawks	26	6	3	9	4
	Totals	588	201	247	448	357

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1966-67	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	4	3	7	2
1967-68	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1968-69	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	0	0	0	4
1969-70	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Boston Bruins	5	2	0	2	19
1971-72	Boston Bruins	15	6	6	12	13
1972-73	Boston Bruins	5	1	1	2	2
1975-76	Vancouver Canucks	2	0	0	0	5
1976-77	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
1977-78	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
1978-79	St. Louis Blues	0	0	0	0	0
1978-79	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1978-79	Chicago Blackhawks	4	1	0	1	0
	Totals	47	14	10	24	45