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Rod Gilbert: 1962-63 Topps 59

1962-63 Topps 59 Rod Gilbert Hockey Card (Front)

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1962-63 Topps 59 Rod Gilbert Hockey Card (Back)

rod gilbert new york rangers 1962-63 topps 59 nhl hockey card

1962-63 Topps NHL Checklist

Card Notes

Slick right wing who was voted MVP of OHA before turning pro last season. Serious back injury sidelined him in first half. He was recalled in playoffs and scored two goals and three assists.

En Français

Habile ailier droit fut nommé le joueur le plus utile de l’OHA avant de devenir professionnel l’année dernière. Une sérieuse blessure au dos le mis au rancart durant la lère moitié. Il fût rappelé durant les éliminatoires et obtint 5 points en 4 parties sur 2 buts et 3 assistances.

Details

Rod Gilbert was the Red Tilson Trophy winner in the OHA Junior A in 1960-61, playing for the Guelph Royals. He also led the league in scoring with 103 points on 54 goals and 49 assists over 47 games to earn the Eddie Powers Trophy as the league’s top scorer. It was his fourth year with Guelph.

The stats shown on the back of the card are actually from Gilbert’s time in 1961-62 with the Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers of the EPHL. He did appear in one regular season game with the Rangers that year, along with the four playoff games noted in the snippet. New York lost in the opening round to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.

Rod’s injury issues resolved themselves and he was able to put in three consecutive complete seasons (70 games each) from 1962-63 to 1964-65. His 31 points over 70 games in his rookie 1962-63 season did not get him considered for the Calder Trophy. That award went instead to Kent Douglas of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Gilbert played 1,065 regular season and 79 Stanley Cup playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1960-61 and 1977-78, all with the Blue Shirts. Rod was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982. His number seven was retired in 1979 by New York, the first number to ever be sent to the rafters by the team.

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Rod Gilbert NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

SeasonTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1960-61New York Rangers10112
1961-62New York Rangers10000
1962-63New York Rangers7011203120
1963-64New York Rangers7024406462
1964-65New York Rangers7025366152
1965-66New York Rangers3410152520
1966-67New York Rangers6428184612
1967-68New York Rangers7329487712
1968-69New York Rangers6628497722
1969-70New York Rangers7216375322
1970-71New York Rangers7830316165
1971-72New York Rangers7343549764
1972-73New York Rangers7625598425
1973-74New York Rangers7536417720
1974-75New York Rangers7636619722
1975-76New York Rangers7036508632
1976-77New York Rangers7727487550
1977-78New York Rangers192796
Totals10654066151021508

Stanley Cup Playoffs

SeasonTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1960-61New York Rangers00000
1961-62New York Rangers42354
1962-63New York Rangers00000
1963-64New York Rangers00000
1964-65New York Rangers00000
1965-66New York Rangers00000
1966-67New York Rangers42246
1967-68New York Rangers65054
1968-69New York Rangers41012
1969-70New York Rangers64590
1970-71New York Rangers1346108
1971-72New York Rangers16781511
1972-73New York Rangers105162
1973-74New York Rangers133584
1974-75New York Rangers31342
1975-76New York Rangers00000
1976-77New York Rangers00000
1977-78New York Rangers00000
Totals7934336743

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