1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 12 Ron Ellis Hockey Card (Front)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 12 Ron Ellis Hockey Card (Back)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Durable and reliable, Ron has never played a game in the minor leagues, graduating right to the Maple Leafs from the amateur Toronto Marlboros. Ron is rapidly closing in on the 500 career point plateau. Ron is a strong skater with a sizzling shot. He is considered one of the top defensive players in the league.
En Français
Ron, un gars durable et fiable, n’a jamais joué une seule partie dans les mineures. Il passa directement des Marlboros aux Maple Leafs. Ron atteindra bientôt un total de 500 points durant sa carrière. Il a un lancer redoutable et il patine bien. On le considère comme l’un des meilleurs joueurs défensifs dans la ligue.
Details
It’s true, Ron Ellis jumped right from junior to the NHL without a game in the minors. In 1964-65, Ellis played 62 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring an impressive 23 goals as a rookie. This performance placed him second in voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year behind just Roger Crozier of the Detroit Red Wings.
Ellis went into the 1974-75 NHL season with 476 points. He easily surpassed the 500 point plateau with a season total of 61. Point number 500 came in dramatic form during a December 28, 1974 game against the New York Islanders. He went into the game three points shy of the milestone. Toronto won the game 3-1 and Ron had a goal and two assists. His 500th came in the form of an assist on a third period Norm Ullman goal on Billy Smith that was also assisted by Bill Flett.
Those 61 points in 1974-75 were a career high for Ellis. His 32 goals was the second of two times he would surpass 30 with his career high of 35 coming in the 1969-70 campaign. He finished his career with 640 points on 332 goals and 308 assists.
Between 1963-64 and 1980-81, Ron Ellis played 1,034 regular season and 70 playoff games, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was limited to just a single regular season games in 1963-64 while still a junior, thus missing out on a Stanley Cup championship that year. However, he was an important part of the Buds Cup win in 1966-67.