Rick MacLeish: 1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 125

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 125 Rick MacLeish Hockey Card (Front)

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 125 Rick MacLeish Hockey Card (Back)

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Onlookers think Rick has one of NHL’s best wrist shots.

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Les spectateurs sont convaincus que Rick a l’un des meilleurs lancers du poignet dans la LNH.

Details

1978-79 saw Rick MacLeish’s numbers drop to the lowest of his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers, outside of his injury shortened 1975-76 campaign. However, he would bounce back, topping the 30 goal plateau over the next two seasons.

Always up for a game against the team that drafted him fourth overall at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, Rick and the Flyers took it to the Boston Bruins on December 9, 1978 at the Spectrum. After the first period, Rick had a pair of goals on Gilles Gilbert and Philadelphia was up 4-0.

MacLeish scored the hat trick goal at 7:02 of the third, shorthanded while Jimmy Watson was in the box. Gerry Cheevers had just replaced Gilbert in the Boston goal. Rick also assisted on a Blake Dunlop goal with 13 seconds left in the game. It was the ninth of the match for the Flyers in a 9-2 win. Bill Barber also had a four point game while Bobby Clarke and Dunlop contributed three points each.

Between 1970-71 and 1983-84, Rick MacLeish played 846 regular season and 114 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. He was the first player in Flyers history to score 50 goals in a season and he helped the club to two Stanley Cup championships.

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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