Rick MacLeish: 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 105

1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 105 Rick MacLeish Hockey Card (Front)

1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 105 Rick MacLeish Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

After brief sojourn with Flyers and seasoning in the minors, Flyers are now confident Rick will develop into stardom – forecast for him. He was the first choice of Boston in the 1970 amateur draft. He scored 24 goals in 42 games with Richmond of the American league before being recalled by the Flyers late in 1971-72.

En Français

Après un bref séjour à Philadelphie et un plus long séjour dans les mineures, Rick devrait se tailler une place dans la Ligue Nationale. Premier choix de Boston au repêchage des amateurs de 1970. Il compta 24 buts en 42 parties pour Richmond de la Ligue Américaine avant d’être rappelé par les Flyers en 1972.

Details

Rick MacLeish would not take the long road to fulfil the prophecy on the back of this 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee hockey card. In 1972-73, he would immediately achieve stardom. After scoring a total of 3 goals over his first two NHL seasons, MacLeish would become a 50 goal scorer in 1972-73.

MacLeish achieved symmetry with 50 goals and 50 assists for 100 points. He became the first in Philadelphia Flyers franchise history to reach the 50 goal plateau. Rick was one of three 50 goal scorers in 1972-73 with Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins leading with 55 and Mickey Redmond of the Detroit Red Wings coming in second with 52.

Included in the 50 were a pair of four goal games, one each against the New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs. On February 13, 1973, MacLeish scored half of Philadelphia’s goals in an 8-2 win over the Islanders at the Spectrum. Rick also led all skaters with eight of the 44 shots put toward Billy Smith.

A few weeks later, on March 4, 1973, the Flyers had their way with the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 10-0 home victory. MacLeish led the way with seven points on four goals and three assists. Doug Favell made 29 saves for the shutout.

Between 1970-71 and 1983-84, MacLeish played 846 regular season and 114 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. He would never reach the 50 goal plateau again over his career but would top 30 goals seven times.

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