Phil Russell: 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee 243

1973-74 O-Pee-Chee 243 Phil Russell Hockey Card (Front)

1973-74 O-Pee-Chee 243 Phil Russell Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Chicago’s candidate for rookie of the year last season. Phil was very impressive for the Hawks, as the team advanced to the Stanley Cup finals. He’s cool under pressure and is learning not to take needless penalties. A good skater and a good puck handler, he should be a fine addition to the Hawks’ defensive corps for several years to come.

En Français

Phil, la meilleure recrue des Hawks l’an dernier, aida son club à se rendre aux finales de la Coupe Stanley. Il ne s’énerve pas et il reçoit moins de punitions inutiles. Phil devrait être très utile aux Black Hawks car il patine bien et sait manier la rondelle.

Details

Phil Russell was a first round pick, 13th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft, selected from the Edmonton Oil Kings. He moved right into a full-time role with the Hawks without a game in the minors.

Russell was a candidate for the Calder Trophy in 1972-73. He placed tied for sixth with Gregg Sheppard in what was one of the tightest races. Steve Vickers won the award but with just less than 25% of the votes. Also in the running were Bill Barber, Billy Harris, Jim Schoenfeld and Dan Bouchard.

A career 99 goal scorer over 1,016 regular season games, three of those came in consecutive games in his rookie campaign. Russell scored his first NHL goal in his 19th game, the lone marker in a 5-1 home loss to the Minnesota North Stars. The goal was scored on Gilles Gilbert, assisted by Lou Angotti and Jim Pappin. He then scored in the following two games, a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks and a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.

He was part of the blockbuster March 13, 1979 trade that sent him, along with Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota to the Atlanta Flames for Greg Fox, Tom Lysiak, Harold Phillipoff, Pat Ribble and Miles Zaharko.

Between 1972-73 and 1986-87, Phil Russell played in 1,016 regular season and 73 playoff games in the National Hockey League. Along with the Blackhawks and Flames (both Atlanta and Calgary), he also played for the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres.

Phil Russell NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972-73	Chicago Blackhawks	76	6	19	25	156
1973-74	Chicago Blackhawks	75	10	25	35	184
1974-75	Chicago Blackhawks	80	5	24	29	260
1975-76	Chicago Blackhawks	74	9	29	38	194
1976-77	Chicago Blackhawks	76	9	36	45	233
1977-78	Chicago Blackhawks	57	6	20	26	139
1978-79	Chicago Blackhawks	66	8	23	31	122
1978-79	Atlanta Flames	13	1	6	7	28
1979-80	Atlanta Flames	80	5	31	36	115
1980-81	Calgary Flames	80	6	23	29	104
1981-82	Calgary Flames	71	4	25	29	110
1982-83	Calgary Flames	78	13	18	31	112
1983-84	New Jersey Devils	76	9	22	31	96
1984-85	New Jersey Devils	66	4	16	20	110
1985-86	New Jersey Devils	30	2	3	5	51
1985-86	Buffalo Sabres	12	2	3	5	12
1986-87	Buffalo Sabres	6	0	2	2	12
	Totals	1016	99	325	424	2038

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972-73	Chicago Blackhawks	16	0	3	3	49
1973-74	Chicago Blackhawks	9	0	1	1	41
1974-75	Chicago Blackhawks	8	1	3	4	23
1975-76	Chicago Blackhawks	4	0	1	1	17
1976-77	Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	1	1	2
1977-78	Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0	0
1978-79	Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0	0
1978-79	Atlanta Flames	2	0	0	0	9
1979-80	Atlanta Flames	4	0	1	1	6
1980-81	Calgary Flames	16	2	7	9	29
1981-82	Calgary Flames	3	0	1	1	2
1982-83	Calgary Flames	9	1	4	5	24
1983-84	New Jersey Devils	0	0	0	0	0
1984-85	New Jersey Devils	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	New Jersey Devils	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
1986-87	Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	73	4	22	26	202