1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 242 Paul Holmgren Hockey Card (Front)
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 242 Paul Holmgren Hockey Card (Back)
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
Paul had 3 power play goals and 2 game winning goals for Flyers in 1980-81. A physically strong player, he’s extremely skillful.
Paul was first the American-born player ever to score a hat trick in a Stanley Cup playoff game.
En Français
Paul réussit 3 buts sur des jeux de puissance et 2 buts gagnants pour les Flyers en 1980-81. Paul est un gars costaud qui est très adroit.
Paul fut le premier Américain de naissance à réussir un truc de chapeau durant un match de la Coupe Stanley.
Details
On May 15, 1980, the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders played the second game of the 1980-81 Stanley Cup final at the Spectrum. The Islanders won the first game of the series and the Flyers came out on top 8-3 to tie things up. New York would ultimately win in six games to capture the championship.
Paul Holmgren had a goal in each period, his 7th, 8th and 9th of the post season, to indeed become the first U.S. born player to record a hat trick in a NHL playoff game. Two of the goals were scored on Billy Smith and the third was on Glenn Resch. The first two goals by Holmgren were scored on the powerplay.
Holmgren was nearly a 30/300 man on two different occasions. In 1979-80, he scored the 30 goals but fell short with 267 penalty minutes. In 1980-81, the PIM’s were there with 306 but Paul scored 22 goals. That penalty minute total placed him second in the NHL behind Dave “Tiger” Williams of the Vancouver Canucks. Williams did become the first 30/300 player that year with his 35 goals.
Between 1975-76 and 1984-85, Holmgren played 527 regular season and 82 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Flyers and Minnesota North Stars. He was originally a lowly sixth round pick by Philly at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.