Reg Fleming: 1965-66 Topps 104

1965-66 Topps 104 Reg Fleming Hockey Card (Front)

1965-66 Topps 104 Reg Fleming Hockey Card (Back)

1965-66 Topps NHL Checklist

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Card Notes

Originally a Montreal candidate, Reg was sold to Chicago in June, 1960, and quickly established himself as a rugged handy man with Hawk fandom.

En Français

Originairement candidat a Montreal, Reg fut vendu a Chicago en juin 1960 et s’est merité la réputation de rude mais serviable homme-a-tout-faire Chez les Hawks.

Details

There’s a trivia question on the back of this 1965-66 Topps Reg Fleming hockey card, asking how many penalty minutes he accumulated in a single game to set the (at the time) NHL record. The answer is 37. This happened on October 19, 1960 in a game at Madison Square Garden, 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers. Reg had fights with Dean Prentice and Eddie Shack to go with a couple of misconducts and a minor penalty.

Of course, the 70’s and 80’s happened and this mark doesn’t even place him in the top 40. In fact, 44 players have had games of 40 PIM or more. The record most likely forever belong to Randy Holt and his 67 penalty minute game with the Los Angeles Kings in 1979.

Fleming came to Chicago from the Montreal Canadiens through a June 7, 1960 trade with Bob Courcy, Ab McDonald and Cecil Hoekstra for Lorne Ferguson and Terry Gray. Reg played just three games with the Habs, all in 1959-60.

Midway through the 1965-66 NHL season, Fleming was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for John McKenzie. On February 12, 1966, he put it to the team that traded him. In a 9-2 win at Madison Square Garden, Reg had a four-point game on a goal and assists on goals by Vic Hadfield, Earl Ingarfield and Jean Ratelle. He also had a fight with Ed Westfall for a Gordie Howe Hat Trick.

Between 1959-60 and 1970-71, Reg Fleming played 749 regular season and 50 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres. He also appeared in 120 regular season and 12 playoff games in the WHA, all with the Chicago Cougars.

Reg Fleming NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	3	0	0	0	2
1960-61	Chicago Blackhawks	66	4	4	8	145
1961-62	Chicago Blackhawks	70	7	9	16	71
1962-63	Chicago Blackhawks	64	7	7	14	99
1963-64	Chicago Blackhawks	61	3	6	9	140
1964-65	Boston Bruins	67	18	23	41	136
1965-66	Boston Bruins	34	4	6	10	42
1965-66	New York Rangers	35	10	14	24	124
1966-67	New York Rangers	61	15	16	31	146
1967-68	New York Rangers	73	17	7	24	132
1968-69	New York Rangers	72	8	12	20	138
1969-70	Philadelphia Flyers	65	9	18	27	134
1970-71	Buffalo Sabres	78	6	10	16	159
	Totals	749	108	132	240	1468

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	Chicago Blackhawks	12	1	0	1	12
1961-62	Chicago Blackhawks	12	2	2	4	27
1962-63	Chicago Blackhawks	6	0	0	0	27
1963-64	Chicago Blackhawks	7	0	0	0	18
1964-65	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1966-67	New York Rangers	4	0	2	2	11
1967-68	New York Rangers	6	0	2	2	4
1968-69	New York Rangers	3	0	0	0	7
1969-70	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	50	3	6	9	106