Rick MacLeish: 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 207

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 207 Rick MacLeish Hockey Card (Front)

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee 207 Rick MacLeish Hockey Card (Back)

1971-72 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

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Card Notes

Flyers have high hopes for this youngster, whom they acquired from Boston midway through the 1970-71 season. After scoring 95 goals in his last two junior seasons, Rick was the fourth choice in the 1970 Amateur Draft by Boston. Joined Flyers in the deal which sent Mike Walton to Boston.

En Français

Les Flyers comptent beaucoup sur ce jeune homme qu’ils ont acquis des Bruins au milieu de la saison 1970-71. Après avoir compté 95 buts durant ses deux dernières saisons comme junior, Rick fut le quatrième choix de Boston au repêchage des amateurs en 1970. Se joignit aux Flyers à la suite de l’échange qui envoya Mike Walton à Boston.

Details

The back of the card has a bit of a head-shaker statement but it is not an error. It is true that Rick MacLeish was traded from the Boston Bruins to the Philadelphia Flyers on January 31, 1971, in exchange for Mike Walton. However, Walton never played for the Flyers. Shaky had been picked up the same day in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs that saw the Buds and Flyers exchange goaltenders Bernie Parent and Bruce Gamble. Walton was then immediately traded to the Bruins.

MacLeish played his major junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes for three seasons from 1967-68 to 1969-70 (he appeared in two games with the London Nationals in 1966-67). In 1968-69, he was third in goal scoring with 50. The following year, his production dropped to 45 goals but it was still good for fourth in the league, ten goals behind leader Marcel Dionne of the St. Catharines Black Hawks.

Rick was the fourth overall pick at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Boston Bruins. Selected before him were Gilbert Perreault, Dale Tallon and Reg Leach. Leach was also drafted by the Bruins and after being traded to the California Golden Seals, would also join the Flyers as an important part of the franchise’s success in the 1970’s.

In a National Hockey League career that spanned from 1970-71 to 1983-84, Rick MacLeish played in 846 regular season and 114 playoff games with the Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. He helped the Flyers win a pair of back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

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Rick MacLeish NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970-71	Philadelphia Flyers	26	2	4	6	19
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	17	1	2	3	9
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	50	100	69
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	78	32	45	77	42
1974-75	Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	41	79	50
1975-76	Philadelphia Flyers	51	22	23	45	16
1976-77	Philadelphia Flyers	79	49	48	97	42
1977-78	Philadelphia Flyers	76	31	39	70	33
1978-79	Philadelphia Flyers	71	26	32	58	47
1979-80	Philadelphia Flyers	78	31	35	66	28
1980-81	Philadelphia Flyers	78	38	36	74	25
1981-82	Hartford Whalers	34	6	16	22	16
1981-82	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	13	12	25	28
1982-83	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	0	5	5	2
1983-84	Philadelphia Flyers	29	8	14	22	4
1983-84	Detroit Red Wings	25	2	8	10	4
	Totals	846	349	410	759	434

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970-71	Philadelphia Flyers	4	1	0	1	0
1971-72	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
1972-73	Philadelphia Flyers	10	3	4	7	2
1973-74	Philadelphia Flyers	17	13	9	22	20
1974-75	Philadelphia Flyers	17	11	9	20	8
1975-76	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
1976-77	Philadelphia Flyers	10	4	9	13	2
1977-78	Philadelphia Flyers	12	7	9	16	4
1978-79	Philadelphia Flyers	7	0	1	1	0
1979-80	Philadelphia Flyers	19	9	6	15	2
1980-81	Philadelphia Flyers	12	5	5	10	0
1981-82	Hartford Whalers	0	0	0	0	0
1981-82	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	1	1	2	0
1982-83	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
1983-84	Philadelphia Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
1983-84	Detroit Red Wings	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	114	54	53	107	38