Phil Esposito: 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 11

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 11 Phil Esposito Hockey Card (Front)

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 11 Phil Esposito Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

After playing three years for the Black Hawks, Phil was traded to Boston and almost immediately emerged as the best center player in the NHL. His first year with Boston, he set an assist record and in his second year with the Bruins, he became a full-fledged “super-star”. Was top scorer in the NHL playoffs last year with 13 goals and 14 assists.

En Français

Après avoir joué pendant trois ans pour les Black Hawks. Phil fut échangé au Boston et il devint presque immédiatement le meilleur centre dans la LNH. Durant sa première saison avec Boston, il étalbit un record d’assistances. A sa deuxième saison avec les Bruins, il devint une vraie “super-vedette”. Meilleur compteur dans les éliminatoires l’an passé avec 13 buts et 14 assistances.

Details

Those 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points by Phil Esposito in the 1969-70 Stanley Cup playoffs were put up in just 14 games. He led the Boston Bruins with a seven point edge over Bobby Orr. However, it was Orr that was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

In that 1970 post season, Phil had points in every game except game 2 of the opening round, a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers. Esposito got the Bruins off to a quick start in game 1 with three goals and an assist for four points while also receiving a fighting major for a dust-up with Jack Egers. He led with eight shots on net while Bobby Orr was responsible for the game winner. Orr and Derek Sanderson both scored on the same penalty kill with Don Marcotte in the penalty box.

Of course, Esposito would explode for 152 points in 1970-71 with 76 goals and 76 assists. He had points in 68 of 78 games and led the league with 550 shots on net. Phil had seven hat tricks and 16 game winning goals. Still, he couldn’t help the Bruins get past the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round of the playoffs, despite contributing ten points in seven games.

Between 1963-64 and 1980-81, Phil Esposito played 1,282 regular season and 130 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. The two-time Stanley Cup champion won the Art Ross Trophy five times and the Hart twice. Esposito was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.

Phil Esposito NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963-64	Chicago Blackhawks	27	3	2	5	2
1964-65	Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	32	55	44
1965-66	Chicago Blackhawks	69	27	26	53	49
1966-67	Chicago Blackhawks	69	21	40	61	40
1967-68	Boston Bruins	74	35	49	84	21
1968-69	Boston Bruins	74	49	77	126	79
1969-70	Boston Bruins	76	43	56	99	50
1970-71	Boston Bruins	78	76	76	152	71
1971-72	Boston Bruins	76	66	67	133	76
1972-73	Boston Bruins	78	55	75	130	87
1973-74	Boston Bruins	78	68	77	145	58
1974-75	Boston Bruins	79	61	66	127	62
1975-76	Boston Bruins	12	6	10	16	8
1975-76	New York Rangers	62	29	38	67	28
1976-77	New York Rangers	80	34	46	80	52
1977-78	New York Rangers	79	38	43	81	53
1978-79	New York Rangers	80	42	36	78	37
1979-80	New York Rangers	80	34	44	78	73
1980-81	New York Rangers	41	7	13	20	20
	Totals	1282	717	873	1590	910

Playoffs

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963-64	Chicago Blackhawks	4	0	0	0	0
1964-65	Chicago Blackhawks	13	3	3	6	15
1965-66	Chicago Blackhawks	6	1	1	2	2
1966-67	Chicago Blackhawks	6	0	0	0	7
1967-68	Boston Bruins	4	0	3	3	0
1968-69	Boston Bruins	10	8	10	18	8
1969-70	Boston Bruins	14	13	14	27	16
1970-71	Boston Bruins	7	3	7	10	6
1971-72	Boston Bruins	15	9	15	24	24
1972-73	Boston Bruins	2	0	1	1	2
1973-74	Boston Bruins	16	9	5	14	25
1974-75	Boston Bruins	3	4	1	5	0
1975-76	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1975-76	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1976-77	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1977-78	New York Rangers	3	0	1	1	5
1978-79	New York Rangers	18	8	12	20	20
1979-80	New York Rangers	9	3	3	6	8
1980-81	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	130	61	76	137	138