Rod Gilbert: 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 72

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 72 Rod Gilbert Hockey Card (Front)

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Long predicted stardom for this handsome right winger finally arrived last season, as he finished fifth in NHL soring with 77 points. Two back operations haven’t detoured him in his quest of the top.

En Français

Rodrigue devint finalement une étoile l’an passé alors qu’il se classa en cinquième position des compteurs de la LNH avec 77 points. Deux opérations au dos ne l’ont pas empêché de parvenir au sommet.

Details

Despite missing several games in 1968-69 due to injury, Rod Gilbert equaled his 77 point output from the previous season. He was a single point behind Jean Ratelle for the Rangers team lead but, in a higher scoring NHL, he was just outside the top 10 in the league.

Gilbert would reach a career high of 97 points twice, in 1971-72 and 1974-75. In 1971-72, he placed fifth in the league and third on the Rangers. His career high 43 goals tied him for seventh with Frank Mahovlich of the Montreal Canadiens. In 1974-75, he finished eighth in the league, a single point ahead of Gilbert Perreault of the Buffalo Sabres.

In 1967-68, Rod had a pair of four point games and one with five. That performance was on February 24, 1968 at the Montreal Forum when he scored four goals and assisted on Jean Ratelle goal in a 6-1 win over the Canadiens. Gilbert pounded Montreal goalie Rogie Vachon with 16 shots.

Between 1960-61 and 1977-78, Rod Gilbert played 1,065 regular season and 79 playoff games in the National Hockey League all with the New York Rangers. Rod was the Bill Masterton Trophy winner in 1975-76. He was third in voting for the Lady Byng Trophy in 1967-68 behind Stan Mikita and John Bucyk. Gilbert was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.

Rod Gilbert NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960-61	New York Rangers	1	0	1	1	2
1961-62	New York Rangers	1	0	0	0	0
1962-63	New York Rangers	70	11	20	31	20
1963-64	New York Rangers	70	24	40	64	62
1964-65	New York Rangers	70	25	36	61	52
1965-66	New York Rangers	34	10	15	25	20
1966-67	New York Rangers	64	28	18	46	12
1967-68	New York Rangers	73	29	48	77	12
1968-69	New York Rangers	66	28	49	77	22
1969-70	New York Rangers	72	16	37	53	22
1970-71	New York Rangers	78	30	31	61	65
1971-72	New York Rangers	73	43	54	97	64
1972-73	New York Rangers	76	25	59	84	25
1973-74	New York Rangers	75	36	41	77	20
1974-75	New York Rangers	76	36	61	97	22
1975-76	New York Rangers	70	36	50	86	32
1976-77	New York Rangers	77	27	48	75	50
1977-78	New York Rangers	19	2	7	9	6
	Totals	1065	406	615	1021	508

Playoffs

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960-61	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	New York Rangers	4	2	3	5	4
1962-63	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1966-67	New York Rangers	4	2	2	4	6
1967-68	New York Rangers	6	5	0	5	4
1968-69	New York Rangers	4	1	0	1	2
1969-70	New York Rangers	6	4	5	9	0
1970-71	New York Rangers	13	4	6	10	8
1971-72	New York Rangers	16	7	8	15	11
1972-73	New York Rangers	10	5	1	6	2
1973-74	New York Rangers	13	3	5	8	4
1974-75	New York Rangers	3	1	3	4	2
1975-76	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1976-77	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1977-78	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	79	34	33	67	43

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