1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 104 Ross Lonsberry Hockey Card (Front)
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 104 Ross Lonsberry Hockey Card (Back)
1969-70 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
“Lonnie” appears much older than his 22 years, due to thinning hair. He led Boston in training camp two years ago before severely injuring finger in a brawl. Not a high scorer, but tough in corners. Likes to dig.
En Français
“Lonny” parait avoir plus que 22 ans car il n’a pas beaucoup de cheveux. Il a dirigé les Bostons au camp d’entrainement il ya a deux ans, avant d’être blessé grièvement au doigt au cours d’une bagarre. S’il n’est pas parmi les meilleurs compteurs, il est dur a battre dans les coins.
Details
Ross Lonsberry came to the Los Angeles Kings from the Boston Bruins in a May 14, 1969 trade with Eddie Shack for Ken Turlik and draft picks. Over the previous three seasons, he had played a total of just 33 games with the Bruins. With the Kings, he became an instant regular.
In 1969-70, Lonsberry scored 20 and totaled 42 points, leading the team in points and finishing two behind Shack for the goal scoring lead. He got some consideration for the Hart Trophy, finishing eighth in voting, a great distance behind winner Bobby Orr.
On a Los Angeles Kings team that won just 14 games in 1969-70, finishing dead last in the NHL, Lonsberry had four game winning goals, accounting for nearly 30% of the team’s GWG. In a game against the Minnesota North Stars on March 28, 1970, his value to the team shone through.
In that game at the Forum in L.A., the North Stars jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. After a scoreless second frame, Ross and the Kings came roaring back in the third. After Butch Goring got them on the board, Lonsberry scored a pair of goals. The first, scored shorthanded on Cesare Maniago, tied the game. The second, assisted by Skip Krake and Garry Monahan, served as the game winner in the 4-2 win for the home team.
Over his NHL career, Ross reached the 20 goal plateau seven times. His career best of 32 was scored with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1973-74. Between 1966-67 and 1980-81, Lonsberry played 968 regular season and 100 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won two Stanley Cups with the Flyers.