1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 213 Rob Ramage Hockey Card (Front)
1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 213 Rob Ramage Hockey Card (Back)
1980-81 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
A poised and steady player, he led WHA’s Birmingham Bulls with 214 shots during 1978-79 season. A good puckhandler, he’s effective at clearing slot for Rockies.
Dave Hudson scored Rockies’ 1st empty-net goal, 10-15-76.
Details
On the front of the card, what stands out to me is that Rob Ramage is wearing number 6 for the Colorado Rockies. Ramage wore the number for his first year in the NHL before returning to his usual number 5. When he arrived in Denver, Barry Beck already had number 5 but Beck was dealt to the New York Rangers during that 1979-80 season, leaving the number up for grabs.
Rob Ramage played 1,044 regular season and 84 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1979-80 and 1993-94 with the Rockies, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers.
Ramage was with the Calgary Flames for a Stanley Cup championship in 1988-89. He received his second ring in 1992-93 as a member of the Montreal Canadiens.
Trivia Snippet
In a game on October 15, 1976, the Colorado Rockies were hosting the Chicago Blackhawks at the McNichol Sports Arena in Denver. This was the franchise’s fifth game in the 1976-77 season, their first since relocating from Kansas City.
At 17:37 of the third period, the Blackhawks drew within a goal of the Rockies when Stan Mikita scored, assisted by Bobby Orr. However, with goaltender Tony Esposito on the bench, Dave Hudson put the puck into the empty net with 31 seconds left in the game. Assisting on the goal was Barry Dean. The Rockies won the game 5-3.
Interestingly, in between those two final goals of the game, Bobby Orr was taken out of the picture after getting into a fight with Roger Lemelin. Orr’s offensive ability definitely would have come in handy with the sixth attacker on the ice.